A publisher with a hunger for the unheard
By Heidi Hinda Chadwick
An enchanting tale where Manchester’s familiar streets tilt toward the uncanny. The Story of the Deer Woman is a strange, sensual and fiercely imaginative novella from writer and performer Heidi Hinda Chadwick.
After a chance encounter inside the Manchester Museum, an ordinary woman finds her life beginning to unravel in wild and impossible ways. Reality blurs. Desire stirs. Antlers bloom. What follows is a journey into metamorphosis, myth and the hidden animal inside us all.
Chadwick’s writing is vivid, lyrical and daring. Influenced by the unsettling brilliance of Mona Awad, Bora Chung, Sayaka Murata and Ottessa Moshfegh, she creates a world where the macabre meets the human, where power and eros live at the edges, and where the strange becomes a kind of truth.
This is the first adult fiction title from Lemon Jelly Press, chosen for its bold heart and its commitment to amplifying unheard and marginalised voices. A story that is unsettling, beautiful and unforgettable.
For release August 15th.
More than fifty writers. One unforgettable final line.
From lyrical poetry and literary fiction to flash fiction and experimental prose, every piece in this unique anthology ends with the same haunting sentence:
“By morning, the sea had taken it.”
The result is a remarkable collection of voices from around the world, each taking the reader somewhere entirely unexpected. Together, these poems and stories explore love, loss, memory, mystery, hope, humour, and the many ways a single line can transform a narrative.
A celebration of imagination and the endless possibilities of storytelling, this pamphlet proves that while every ending may be the same, every journey is completely unique.
A recipe journal for the food you love and the memories made around it.
Flavour has a remarkable way of holding memory. One familiar taste can take us back to a childhood kitchen, a crowded Sunday table or a meal shared with someone we love.
Write It Down is a recipe journal unlike any other. Alongside every page for ingredients, methods and cook’s notes is a dedicated space to record the story behind the meal.
Who finished first? Who asked for seconds? What jokes were told around the table? Was it made for a birthday, a celebration or an ordinary Tuesday that became special simply because you were together?
With space for more than 100 recipes and their stories, this beautiful hardback journal becomes more precious each time you use it. Fill its pages with family favourites, secret ingredients, kitchen mishaps, treasured traditions and the people who shared them.
More than a recipe book, Write It Down is a record of a life lived around the table and a keepsake to pass on to the people you love.
Product details
Hardback
212 pages
21 × 27cm
Space for more than 100 recipes and memories
By Justine M. Bean
Sometimes feelings get tangled. Sometimes they feel heavy. Sometimes they are just plain hard to explain.
I Feel Like Old Spaghetti is a powerful picture book that helps children explore and talk about big emotions such as grief, anxiety, sadness, and the sense of being left out or alone. With vivid illustrations and language children instantly understand, author Justine M. Bean captures what it’s like to feel messy and overwhelmed — like a plate of old spaghetti.
More than a story of struggle, this book is about hope. It gently reassures young readers that emotions can be shared, that help is always worth reaching for, and that they are never truly alone.
Perfect for families, teachers, and anyone supporting children, I Feel Like Old Spaghetti opens the door to conversations about mental health and provides comfort through connection and understanding.
Who We Are
Lemon Jelly Press is an independent publisher based on the Isle of Wight, dedicated to bold, original writing that challenges, surprises, and stays with you.
We publish work that is strange, offbeat, and quietly powerful, championing underrepresented voices and creating space for writers who may have faced barriers to traditional publishing. From children’s books that support emotional literacy to fiction that unsettles and transforms, everything we produce is shaped with care, intention, and a commitment to meaningful storytelling.
Alongside our publishing work, we are deeply rooted in our local community. We run a range of creative writing workshops and groups across the Isle of Wight, including a women’s writing group, children’s sessions delivered through Artswork, and targeted workshops supporting children’s mental wellbeing. Our heritage projects explore place, identity, and lived experience, bringing together voices from across the Island.
Together, this work forms a wider mission: to make writing accessible, empowering, and relevant to the communities we serve. You can read more about our impact and activity in our Activity Report.
Every book we publish is chosen with purpose. We champion underrepresented voices and writers who have faced barriers to traditional publishing. Our aim is simple: to create space for stories that might otherwise go unheard, and bring them to the forefront with clarity and care.
Our micro-book collection proves that small can be powerful. Each beautifully crafted booklet delivers a complete, memorable reading experience in just a few pages. Perfect for collecting, gifting, and returning to again and again.
Our children’s books are thoughtfully created to support emotional literacy from an early age. Through gentle storytelling and relatable characters, each book helps children recognise, understand, and express their feelings with confidence and care.
Our first fiction title, The Story of the Deer Woman by Heidi Hinda Chadwick, marks the beginning of our adult list with quiet confidence and striking originality.
Set against the backdrop of modern-day Manchester, the novella weaves folklore with contemporary life, exploring desire, transformation, and the blurred edges of identity. It is a story that lingers. Unsettling, tender, and deeply atmospheric, it speaks to readers drawn to the strange and the beautiful, and to narratives that refuse to behave.
This is fiction that invites you closer, then shifts beneath your feet.
Roar/Raw, our first poetry collection, is a powerful and deeply honest body of work exploring life as a neurodivergent and disabled woman in a world that often demands quiet. With unflinching vulnerability and sharp lyrical insight, Kathryn Rossati brings to the page the intensity of overstimulation, the grief of not fitting in, and the joy of self-recognition.
From the tenderness of A Letter to My Childhood Self to the raw sensory overload of Rattled Bones, these poems speak directly to the experience of living with AuDHD, offering both comfort and clarity to readers who see themselves reflected here, and a window into that world for those who don’t.
Be part of our growing community of readers and writers. On Substack, we share behind-the-scenes insights, monthly masterclasses, practical templates, and early access to submissions and opportunities. It’s a space for those who care about craft, creativity, and stories that stand apart.
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