@JamesCJenkins4

Writer gritty noir. “Parochial Pigs” and “Sun Bleached Scarecrows” @asliceofanxiety. Co-editor @UrbanPigsPress

 Ipswich, England
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The day has finally arrived! Pigs has hit the 50 rating 🐷🔥 Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read and review my very pink book! amzn.eu/d/bAftwEf

Parochial Pigs: 1 (The Pigs Trilogy)

Book 1 in the Pigs Trilogy. Welcome to your darkest fears, your highest desires, your shaded, deepest concerns. Bobby Cavendish carefully unravels all his personal reservations and past mistakes...

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Urban Pigs Press@UrbanPigsPressOct 19
The Pigs are pleased to announce...
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Join us this weekend @IpswichBookFestival We’ll be selling books from all of our authors at the Ipswich Institute Library at the Local Authors Showcase! 10-4 #MoreThanWords #IpswichBookFestival2026 #IBF26 Pop in, say hi and delight in books 🐷
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It’s a beaut!
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Look what's dropping in the near future from Mark Burrow!
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The day has finally arrived! Pigs has hit the 50 rating 🐷🔥 Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read and review my very pink book! amzn.eu/d/bAftwEf

Parochial Pigs: 1 (The Pigs Trilogy)

Book 1 in the Pigs Trilogy. Welcome to your darkest fears, your highest desires, your shaded, deepest concerns. Bobby Cavendish carefully unravels all his personal reservations and past mistakes...

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Urban Pigs Press@UrbanPigsPressAug 31
We wrap up our ‘Transformation’ series with a short story that hits hard – ‘Meat’ by Heather D Haigh. urbanpigspress.co.uk/2026/08… @HeatherBookNook #writingcommunity

Meat – Heather D Haigh

Pork The girls drag their heels as they are moved on, some flashing their knickers at the pigs, some showing them the forks. Mandy loiters, arms wrapped tight around herself, trying to strangle the…

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“Pastor Sperry Topsider was a total fox, but his personality was yuck.’ Take five minutes out of your day for our latest short story, ‘The Okayest Boy in the World’ by Jill Williams urbanpigspress.co.uk/2026/08… @JillWillia85528 #shortstory

The Okayest Boy in the World – Jill Williams

It was 1981. I had Tina Turner hair and a body designed for sin. I caught every boy’s eye, but still saw myself as loose dirt covering a sinkhole. I was destined for a fall. Been told that si…

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Urban Pigs Press@UrbanPigsPressJul 20
Good to see the subs coming in for our short story call out -- the topic is 'Transformation.' Please check the details / sub guidelines here urbanpigspress.co.uk/contact… #writingcommunity

Submissions

‘Transformation’ Urban Pigs Press is open for short story submissions! Mark Burrow will be running this one and the topic of choice is ‘Transformation’. Submissions should be between 500 and 1,500 …

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Urban Pigs Press@UrbanPigsPressJun 14
The subs deadline for our 'Still Hungry' short story anthology closes Friday 19th June so do get them in -- more details here. Please do read the guidelines here! urbanpigspress.co.uk/2026/05… urbanpigspress.co.uk

Still Hungry: Sub Extension

It may be hotter than your grandparents’ greenhouse but switch on your laptops and reach for your quills because we’re extending the deadline for subs for our STILL HUNGRY anthology to …

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Still open for subs for our printed charity anthology! Check out the guidelines and send us your words
Urban Pigs Press@UrbanPigsPressMay 25
We are extending the deadline for subs for our 'Still Hungry' short story anthology to 19th June -- more details here. And thanks to those who have already submitted; we will get back to you!!! urbanpigspress.co.uk/2026/05… #shortstories

Still Hungry: Sub Extension

It may be hotter than your grandparents’ greenhouse but switch on your laptops and reach for your quills because we’re extending the deadline for subs for our STILL HUNGRY anthology to …

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Urban Pigs Press@UrbanPigsPressJun 12
Summer Sale! 10% off all paperbacks and even bigger reductions on eBooks urbanpigspress.co.uk/2026/06…

Summer Sale! 10% off all paperbacks and even bigger reductions on eBooks

Chris Andrews Cody Sexton Cody Sexton Cody Sexton Get 10% off all paperbacks from Urban Pigs Press now! Even bigger reductions on eBooks! Amazon.co.uk: Urban Pigs Press: books, biography, latest up…

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Urban Pigs Press@UrbanPigsPressMay 31
Great to see subs coming in after we extended the deadline for our 'Still Hungry' short story anthology to 19th June -- more details here. urbanpigspress.co.uk/2026/05… #shortstories

Still Hungry: Sub Extension

It may be hotter than your grandparents’ greenhouse but switch on your laptops and reach for your quills because we’re extending the deadline for subs for our STILL HUNGRY anthology to …

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Urban Pigs Press@UrbanPigsPressMay 25
We are extending the deadline for subs for our 'Still Hungry' short story anthology to 19th June -- more details here. And thanks to those who have already submitted; we will get back to you!!! urbanpigspress.co.uk/2026/05… #shortstories

Still Hungry: Sub Extension

It may be hotter than your grandparents’ greenhouse but switch on your laptops and reach for your quills because we’re extending the deadline for subs for our STILL HUNGRY anthology to …

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Urban Pigs Press@UrbanPigsPressMay 22
We're big fans of AEOS at Urban Pigs. It's a top mag -- prose, poetry & interviews. Always looks great too. Recommend you check it out.
AEOS PUBLISHING@AeosMagMay 22
Grab Issue 5 for half-price with promo code: AEOSM this weekend.
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Urban Pigs Press@UrbanPigsPressMay 1
BACK ON TRACK, and grass and concrete urbanpigspress.co.uk/2026/05…

BACK ON TRACK, and grass and concrete

A little disappointed that my 5m walk with Colin from the office to the stairway wasn’t included but I suppose we need to be realistic with these things. I even had on my new rucksack, I coul…

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Two steps forward, one step back! urbanpigspress.co.uk/2026/04…

Two steps forward, one step back

A slight set back for one of our Pigs, but nothing is going to stop these fellas from reaching that summit. I would join them but I also gave my bib to Emily… Emily… Emily! Just take th…

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Snowdon Part 2, was not meant to be! Read how our fellow pig and friend are running to raise money in Feb's blog. urbanpigspress.co.uk/2026/03…

Snowdon Part 2, was not meant to be

Another month, another mountain! Well, almost. Sounds like they have been slacking off this last month. I mean only completing a measly 10km on Mount Snowdon where people were being carried away in…

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Urban Pigs Press@UrbanPigsPressMar 1
A Q&A with Tammy Blakley on short stories, sources of inspiration and a novella she’s currently working on. urbanpigspress.co.uk/2026/03… @tammy_blakley #indieauthors #WritingCommunity

Interview with – Tammy Blakley

No Regerts by Tammy Blakley tells a tough story of abuse, failed support systems and homelessness. That said, it also manages to retains a sense of hope too. Tammy, can you tell us a little about t…

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Urban Pigs Press@UrbanPigsPressFeb 28
Detention centres. Oligarchs. Artificial intelligence. People on the margins. Enjoy this Q&A with the California-based writer and artist, Laura Bogner –urbanpigspress.co.uk/2026/02… #indieauthors #revolt @UrbanPigsPress

Interview with – Laura Bogner

Laura Bogner’s What Color is Your Machine Gun? taps into a very contemporary sense of fear, paranoia and danger. There’s also a desire for positive change — something I suspect ma…

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Zombies. Recommended reads. And the benefits of hunkering down. Read our Q&A with the excellent writer that is JP Relph urbanpigspress.co.uk/2026/02… #indieauthors @RelphJp

Interview with – JP Relph

A Man’s Gotta Eat by JP Relph may have zombies as the main characters but it seamlessly touches on the bigotry and hate-mongering that’s become all too familiar on the news and across s…

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Urban Pigs Press@UrbanPigsPressFeb 22
We're now open for submissions for our 2nd charity anthology in aid of foodbank FIND. Please read the guidelines. We look forward to reading your work! urbanpigspress.co.uk/2026/02…
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