It was standing-room only as Chrys Salt, pictured, wrapped up a showcase evening of poetry last week at the Cheltenham poetry festival. A packed house at the Frog and Fiddle heard Deborah Harvey (Breadcrumbs), Ben Banyard (Communing), Anna Saunders (Burne Jones and the Fox) and Chrys Salt (Grass and Dancing on a Rock) read from their Indigo Dreams collections. IDP’s Ronnie Goodyer, who introduced the four, said: “It's nights like these, when you hear the quality and the feedback from those lucky enough to be here tonight that lift the spirits and drive you on.”

Indigo Dreams Publishing, which takes pride in publishing many first-time writers, has been shortlisted in three categories of the Saboteur awards – for most innovative publisher, best magazine, and best poetry pamphlet.