WILLOW PITCH: VOLUME II. By various contributors.

2012 1st edition. 8vo (150 x 216mm). Ppx,ii,293. B/w photographs, b/w vignette illustrations, decorative end-papers. Red boards, spine titled in gilt. Signed by the publishers.

Willow Pitch I was published to mark the Little Egret Press's first ten years in publication, and sold out immediately upon publication. Willow Pitch II is the follow up. Forty-three chapters by contributors such as Fred Buller, Chris Ball, Bob Buteux, Paul Cook, Dexter Petley, Jon Berry, John Andrews, Bob Roberts, Mike Wilson, Tom O'Reilly, Luke Jennings, Martin James, David Tipping, Tim Ridge, Tony Miles, Bob Price, Graham Mabbutt, Leighton McDonnell, Eddie Chambers, David Turner, Peter Mohan, Chris Quinn, Graham Broach, John Nixon, Marc Harris and Dr Terry Baxter. This volume also contains a fascinating article written by Ian Cook about his life-long fishing friendship with the poet Ted Hughes. Willow Pitch II also serves to present the work of winners of the first LEP competition to encourage new writers and artists. New writers and artists included are Terry Theobald, Gil Graham, Steve Reed, Mark Welsh, Richard Brandon, Tom Hubmann, Chris Cullen, Robert W. Milne, Steve Reed, Edward Widdup, Melissa Plimmer, Stuart Harris and Ann Welsh.