Calum Kerr

Editing

In 1997 I started a small press magazine called The Literary Proposition. This ran for 4 occasional issues until the summer of 1999 when its name was changed to Writer's Muse and it started to come out 6 times a year. I was editor up to issue 16 (March 2002) when, due to the pressure of studying for my PhD and teaching at the university, I handed over editing duties to my colleague Jim Palmer. He carried it on, with me still taking care of type-setting, printing and distribution, until issue 22 (March 2003) when the magazine was to cease. We edited this final issue together.

However, in 2004, Jim Palmer decided to resurrect the Muse and it continues to this day. As of January 2008, as I relaunch my career as a man of letters, I am taking over running the website for the magazine and will be helping out with editorial duties. In addition, I have been asked to be a judge on a short story competition that the magazine is running.

The website for the Writer's Muse can be found at www.writersmuseonline.com.

Other Related Pages

Writing

Creative Writing Bibliography and CV

My editing of the Writer's Muse led to the creation of a small press - CK Publishing. This company lasted until 2004 and published a number of pamphlets and books. I was the managing editor of the press and responsible for everything from choosing what we would publish and working with the authors up to type-setting, printing and distribution.

The titles we published included the following:

- 3 collections of short stories entitled: Imaginings, Intrigues and Interludes.

- A travel book called It Never Rains in Italy by David Critchley.

- A children's book called Anne Droyd and Century Lodge by Will Hadcroft.

- A collection of poetry called Stung by David Aldred.

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