Fairtrade is more than just a cause. It’s a way of life. Fair Trade Fictions (Volume 1) explores products such as Bananas, Coffee, Chocolate, Cotton, Tea and Sugar from a whole new perspective. They’re funny, they’re weird, they’re thought provoking and they all have a Fairtrade Flavour. Something to entertain you while you have your tea or coffee break.Published to mark Fairtrade Fortnight 2013 (February 25th – March 10th) by advocacy publisher Guerrilla Midgie, this collection of...

  After the success of Cally Phillips’ first collection of short stories in Scots (Voices in ma Heid) this is the companion volume – another handful of five short stories, but this time it’s personal. Written in the first person It Wisnae Me invites you into the world of a young Scots girl who is variously challenged by the Brownies and the Girl Guides and Feart of the Library. Along the way she is kicked out of Communion, has a brush with the Hare Krishna and in time honour...

Think Abigail’s Party meets James Bond.  Hardly a fair fight – but what a party! Kevin, Sam, Gary and Mark have been friends since childhood. And their joint obsession with James Bond is something they’ve never really grown out of. So Kevin’s wife Annette, against her better judgement, decides to throw a James Bond Themed party for Kevin’s 40th. But adult games are more dangerous than those played by children. And this  party is hardly the time to play truth or da...

'A powerful and cleverly constructed trio of plays linked in subtle but unmistakable ways.' In Love is an Urban Myth, we are cast as voyeurs into the relationship of Dave and Sarah and learn that beginnings, middles and endings in life rarely come in all the expected places. In When Time Stands Still, the kitchen sink drama is transported to Mars.  Matti, Armstrong and Elaine struggle with a love triangle which is literally out of this world and ou...

Five short stories in Scots exploring those common Scottish themes: sex, football and politics. Dark and hard edged but humorous characters from 'the scheme' and wasters from 'the pub' discuss issues as diverse as Scottish History and what might have happened to Oor Wullie when he grows up.THESE STORIES ARE ADULT IN CONTENT AND WRITTEN IN SCOTTISH DIALECT.

Two men. One box. The possibilities are endless. So forget everything you’ve ever learned and come on the hunt for Higgs Boson with two characters who may or may not be philosopher of language Ludwig Wittgenstein and quantum physicist Erwin Schrödinger . Exploring the nature of character and the relationship between author, character and audience, Chasing Waves (2004) sits firmly in the absurdist tradition of theatre. Faced with what appears to be an ordinary cardboard box, the tw...

‘Galloway is a wide, wild place where the raw edges of creation have not yet been rubbed down.’If Galloway is Scotland’s best kept secret, S.R.Crockett (1859-1914) is probably Galloway’s best kept secret.  In this first volume of the series, Cally Phillips takes the reader on an armchair adventure into the Galloway hills, revealing that ‘Crockett Country’ is at least as much a place of the imagination as of strict topography or geography.Inspired by Crockett’s 1904...

Down the Line is an updated version of Barrie’s classic play ‘The Admirable Crichton’ written  for and first performed at the 100th Anniversary Celebration in 2002.  In a world where Butlers have become bodyguards and lady’s maids are personal assistants, and where celebrity has replaced money as the criteria for ‘aristocracy’ we are asked to consider how much has really changed.  Caroline Carter, pop princess, is about to announce her engagement to her footballer ...

  Come and spend a whole week with No Labels (fictional) Drama Group and learn that there is no such thing as challenging behaviour, only creative behaviour. Meet the cast and share in their journey, as they dispense with the Learning Disability label and teach us through drama and comedy that labels are for tins not for people. These stories are poignant, funny and based on real experience. An insight into the world of marginalised people and a tribute to their strength and...

Product Description SYNOPSIS A love that is bigger than life and death. A mystery that transcends time. A young man struggling to make some sense of his life. Cally Phillips’ first novel takes the reader on an exploration of the connections, The Threads of Time, which form links between past, present and future; through the dimensions of the personality. All the time questions form about the nature of reality. The linearity of life is challenged through the parallel storylines...

Because life is just what you do between hockey games. As we hurtle towards another NHL Lockout you may need to look for other ways to live your life in between hockey games.  Written in 2004 during the last NHL lockout, Powerplay explores the importance of ‘the rules’ of life through three sets of relationships – and of course there’s a referee to keep them in check.  It’s fast and furious and it’s everything a hockey fan could wish for if you can’t ha...

Ten years ago the Lysistrata Project asked people to take part in a worldwide act of theatrical dissent (dramatic huh?) In Dumfries and Galloway a bunch of writers responded by writing their own sketches and monologues and performing them live.Ten years on we are revisiting the event by publishing some of the original pieces as well as some editorial reflection on the whole experience then and now.Contributing writers are: Jo Abbott, Jackie Baldwin, Mark Frankland, Vivien J...