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Gatehouse Press is a Norwich-based literary imprint of Story Machine, publishing new writing through its quarterly journal Lighthouse and poetry and short fiction pamphlets.

Last updated September 28, 2026

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Overview

Gatehouse Press is a Norwich-based literary imprint dedicated to serving the literary community. It exists to provide a platform both for new writers from across the UK and for established writers seeking to develop new and innovative projects. The imprint expands the range of avenues available to new writers by publishing innovative new work, both through its quarterly journal, Lighthouse, and through poetry and short fiction pamphlets. Gatehouse Press has published a tarot card collaboration between poet Helen Ivory and artist Tom de Freston, a collection of poetic responses to the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, and numerous poetry pamphlets and collections. Lighthouse Journal is a literary journal dedicated to publishing new writing and championing new writers. It publishes short fiction, poetry, and art emerging from the UK scene. Gatehouse Press accepts manuscript submissions by email and maintains a social media presence on Facebook and Twitter, with Lighthouse Journal also on Twitter. Gatehouse Press operates as an imprint within Story Machine, a publishing and live literature company founded in 2014. Story Machine publishes engaging, innovative, and important fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry, and is committed to planet-positive publishing practices. The company also creates live literary experiences and productions. As part of Story Machine, Gatehouse Press benefits from the parent company's editorial guidance, national distribution networks, and commitment to environmentally friendly business practices. Due to the European Union's new GPSR laws, Gatehouse Press and Story Machine are currently unable to send books to the EU or Northern Ireland, and purchases from these locations are refunded.

History

Gatehouse Press is a Norwich-based literary imprint that operates within Story Machine, a publishing and live literature company founded in 2014. The imprint was established to serve the literary community by providing a platform for new writers from across the UK and for established writers seeking to develop new and innovative projects. It publishes innovative new work through its quarterly journal, Lighthouse, and through poetry and short fiction pamphlets. Gatehouse Press has published a tarot card collaboration between poet Helen Ivory and artist Tom de Freston, a collection of poetic responses to the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, and numerous poetry pamphlets and collections. Lighthouse Journal is dedicated to publishing new writing and championing new writers, featuring short fiction, poetry, and art emerging from the UK scene. Story Machine, the parent company, began in 2014. Its founder spent a few months working with National Theatre Wales on a Clore Fellowship, where a production of Christopher Logue's translation of The Iliad inspired the vision of placing text at the centre of literature events. The first Story Machine events were delivered while the founder worked at National Centre for Writing. Story Machine publishes fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry, and creates live literary experiences and productions. It is committed to planet-positive publishing, transitioning to environmentally friendly energy and business practices, including printing shorter books with Seacourt, a planet-positive printer using waterless and chemical-free processes and 100% renewable energies. As of 2023, Gatehouse Press and Story Machine are unable to send books to the EU or Northern Ireland due to the European Union's new GPSR laws, and purchases from these locations are refunded.

  • Story Machine, the parent company, began in 2014.

  • Gatehouse Press published a tarot card collaboration between poet Helen Ivory and artist Tom de Freston.

  • Gatehouse Press published a collection of poetic responses to the centenary of the Battle of the Somme.

  • As of 2023, Gatehouse Press and Story Machine are unable to send books to the EU or Northern Ireland due to GPSR laws.

Products and positioning

A literary imprint providing a platform for new and established writers, publishing innovative work through a quarterly journal and pamphlets.

  • Lighthouse Journal

    A quarterly literary journal publishing short fiction, poetry, and art from the UK scene.

  • Poetry and short fiction pamphlets

    Pamphlets publishing innovative new work by new and established writers.

  • Tarot card collaboration

    A collaboration between poet Helen Ivory and artist Tom de Freston.

  • Battle of the Somme centenary collection

    A collection of poetic responses to the centenary of the Battle of the Somme.

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