Bedtime Stories for the End of the World

A Poetry podcast for our troubled times


Illustrated book

Six ground-breaking poets team up with the world-famous artist Inkquisitive to reinvigorate traditional fairytales.

In 2020 the Bedtime Stories for the End of the World podcast teamed up with artist Inkquisitive and publisher Studio Press to produce Ink Tales: Bedtime Stories for the End of the World.

Aimed at YA audiences, the book contains reimaginations of traditional stories, from leading poets: Malika Booker, Kayo Chingonyi, Inua Ellams, Will Harris, Helen Mort and Joelle Taylor. Illustrated throughout by Inquisitive.

The book hit #1 for poetry anthologies on Amazon within 24 hours of its pre-release.


Project credits

Featured poets: Malika Booker, Kayo Chingonyi, Inua Ellams, Will Harris, Helen Mort & Joelle Taylor.
Illustrated by:
Inkquisitive
Edited by:
Tom MacAndrew, Eleanor Penny, Frankie Jones & Helen Wicks.


Podcast series
An apocalyptic podcast series about the power if myth and the politics of storytelling

Bedtime Stories for the End of the World is a poetry podcast for our troubled times.

It asks what myths, fairytales and legends do we need to preserve for future generations. What kind of stories can help us survive the coming armageddon?

We ask some of the UK’s top poets and most exciting emerging artists rewrite traditional stories for our apocalyptic age.

All three series available now on iTunes and Spotify; featuring new work by: Jay Bernard, Malika Booker, Kayo Chingonyi, Inua Ellams, Andrew McMillan, Sabrina Mahfouz, Kei Miller and Joelle Taylor.

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Project credits

This project is the brainchild of writer and poet Eleanor Penny
Project produced by Tom MacAndrew
Series 1 produced & edited by Eliza Lomas
Series 2 & 3 produced & edited by Mair Bosworth
Supported by London’s writer development agency Spread the Word

 
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Featuring new work by: Amara Amaryah, Anthony Anaxagorou, Romalyn Ante, Mona Arshi, Fiona Benson, Jay Bernard, Jack Bigglestone, Leonardo Boix, Natalie Linh Bolderston, Malika Booker, Stuart Buck, Tice Cin, Kayo Chingonyi, Geraldine Clarkson, Kate Denereaz, Olga Dermott-Bond, Lucia Dove, Joe Dunthorne, Rhian Edwards, Inua Ellams, Chloe Elliott, Oliver Fox, Ella Frears, Alice Frecknall, Nick Garrard, Remi Graves, Jamie Hale, Annie Hayter, Amina Jama, Joshua Judson, Vanessa Kisuule, Rachel Long, Andrew McMillan, Sabrina Mahfouz, Momtaza Mehri, Kei Miller, Nina Mingya Powles, Helen Mort, Miriam Nash, S. Niroshini, Gboyega Odubanjo, Laurie Ogden, Leke Oso Alabi, Luke Palmer, Alycia Pirmohamed, Phoebe Stuckes, Joelle Taylor, Jack Underwood, Simran Uppal, R.A. Villanueva, Kade Walker, Maggie Wang, Antosh Wojcik and Fathima Zahra.