The Broken Sleep Books Anthology 2025 gathers standout, risk-taking writing from every publication of the year, spanning poetry, non-fiction and fiction. It offers a sharp snapshot of contemporary literature while reflecting a working-class ethos and a commitment to degentrification, community power and accessible culture. A vibrant, dynamic and award-winning independent press distilled into one compelling volume.
 
Authors included: Will Alexander, Scout Tzofiya Bolton, Geoff Hattersley, Martin Hayes, Rishi Dastidar, Rhian Elizabeth, Aaron Kent, Shane McCrae, Rushika Wick, Richard Skinner, Maria Sledmere, Stuart McPherson, Daragh Fleming, Eva Aldea, Esme Allman, Elin ap Hywel, Colin Bancroft, Adam Barrett, Nisha Bhakoo, Laura Blomvall, Anna Brook, Ricky Monahan Brown, Kayleigh Campbell, GB Clarkson, Luigi Coppola, Helen Taith Curtis, Jeremy Dixon, Jo Morris Dixon, Yordan Efftimov, Jay Farley, Gareth Farmer, Alec Finlay, Sammi Gale, Geoff Gilbert, Lakshmi Gill, Jim Goar, Elenia Graf, Katie Hale, Mohamed Hassan, Daniel Hinds, Christopher Horton, Alex Houen, Peter Hughes, Lucy Hurst, Kit Ingram, Alice Kinsella, Len Lukowski, Meier, Holly Moberley, Jacques Moulin, Mary Mulholland, Róisín Ní Neachtain, Catherine Okoronkwo, Adam Panichi, Patrick Paridee Samuel, Eleni Philippou, Ricky Ray, Eleanor Rees, Sam Retallick, Patrick Davidson Roberts, Robert Sheppard, Mark Shuttleworth, Saif Sidari, Marcus Silcock, Laura Theis, Alex Tretbar, Jun Tsuji, Giles L. Turnbull, Aled Turner, Sue Vickerman, Natalie Whittaker, Adrienne Wilkinson, Cat Woodward, Patrick Wright.