Welcome to Turas Press, an independent, Dublin-based publisher dedicated to providing a platform for new and innovative writing.
In Irish and Scottish Gaelic, “turas” means “journey.” Turas Press was founded in May 2017 to support writers of poetry and fiction in launching their work into the world and finding an audience.
Introduction to D. S. Maolalai’s “Sad Havoc Among the Birds” : Launch Speech by Ross Hattaway
I am delighted to be able, on behalf of DS Maolalai and Turas Press, to play the smallest of parts in delivering this book into the world. And what a gorgeous book it... READ MORE
More Innovative Irish Poetry from Turas Press!
Turas Press – additions to list for 2019 announced! Turas Press is delighted to announce that two more writers have been signed to the Turas Press list for 2019: David Toms’ collection “Northly”... READ MORE
Eamonn Lynskey (2017) “It’s Time.” Review by Liz McSkeane
The title of Eamonn Lynskey’s third collection poetry, “It’s Time,” evokes a sense of meditation – on life, on the urgency of tackling our life’s work, whatever that may be. The reader expecting... READ MORE
Launch introduction of Ross Hattaway’s “How to Sleep with Strangers” by Anne Tannam
When Ross asked me to launch his third poetry collection “How To Sleep with Strangers” I was faced with a dilemma. His two earlier self-help books, “The Gentle Art of Rotting” and “Pretending... READ MORE
Gabriel García Márquez and the Alchemy of Translation by Liz McSkeane
Fifty years after the first Spanish publication of “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” Liz McSkeane reflects on Gabo’s most famous work and the magic of its journey into English. In these days of... READ MORE
Bill Manhire (2017) “Some Things to Place in a Coffin,” Review by Anamaría Crowe Serrano
by Anamaría Crowe Serrano Bill Manhire, (2017) “Some Things to Place in a Coffin,” by Bill Manhire, Wellington: Victoria University Press, 2017. ISBN: 978 -1 -776561 -056. NZ $25.00 + $10 P &... READ MORE
Kate Camp (2017) “The Internet of Things,” Review by Liz McSkeane
Kate Camp (2017) “The Internet of Things,” Wellington: Victoria University Press, ISBN 978 -1-77656 -106. NZ$25.00 + $10 P& P from http://vup.victoria.ac.nz/the-internet-of-things/ Kate Camp is an award-winning New Zealand poet whose sixth collection,... READ MORE