News and Opportunities for Writers

News from Room 204:

Room 204 member Jenny Hope’s poetry collection, Wild Boar was published in February 2026 by V. Press.

Press was founded by and is run by Room 204 member Sarah James, and fellow member Ruth Stacey was an endorsee of the collection; she writes:

“Wild Boar invites the reader into the darkest parts of the forest where a previously silenced female voice finds a new wild power. Poems that expand, take up space, howl, cackle and buck with the feel of changing seasons. A mesmerising collection.”

Click here to purchase.

Victoria Axon’s first book, The Office of Useless Superpowers, was released in March.

When ordinary people start to get superpowers, what happens when yours isn’t a flashy one? You can’t read people’s minds. You don’t have super strength. You can’t even fly. No – all you get is something useless. You can create a small puddle of water under people’s feet, or you can regrow your teeth at will. Well don’t worry, we have a government department to help you and advise you. Problem is, now some of the “Useless” people are going missing, and no-one seems to care…

You can order the book on Kindle here. And in paperback here.