Arkbound
Arkbound is the name of a publisher and charity based in the United Kingdom. Formed as a social enterprise in 2015, Arkbound publishes books and magazines and the Arkbound Foundation is "a UK charity that is concerned with improving accessibility and diversity within both publishing and journalism".[1]
History[edit]
Arkbound started in Bristol, South West England, as a small social enterprise in 2015[2]. The social enterprise mission of Arkbound is described as "supporting social inclusion, community development and environmental sustainability".[3] It published a regional magazine called Boundless with a focus on the environment, community and local arts.[4] In May 2017 the Arkbound Foundation was registered with the UK Charity Commission and Arkbound is represented as the trading arm of this body.[5][6]
Today Arkbound has other offices in Glasgow (UK), Lisbon (Portugal) and Athens (Greece), working with English-speaking publication Athens Live.[7][8] Arkbound runs a literary award called the "Zooker" (for new disadvantaged authors) and an annual writing competition.[9][10] The Arkbound Foundation runs a project that seeks to 'help aspiring journalists from disadvantaged backgrounds start their own media outlets' along with creative writing workshops and mentoring.[11]
Notable publications[edit]
- Just Sky by Stephen Jackley, a true crime memoir which resulted in an article within the Sunday Times newspaper and other media coverage[12]
- Lyrically Justified by Urban World Collective, a collection of urban word poetry, with performances across the UK on BBC radio and at events (a second volume has now been published featuring 42 contributors)[13][14]
- Boundless, which is a quarterly Bristol magazine that has featured investigations into alleged paranormal activity and an interview with UK graffiti artist Banksy[15]
Controversy[edit]
In January 2017, the Daily Telegraph newspaper ran an article criticising the new UK media regulator IMPRESS for accepting Arkbound as a regulated organisation.[16] Arkbound was one of the first media outlets to be accepted for regulation by IMPRESS and the Telegraph article criticised this because Arkbound was setup by a former prisoner convicted of armed robbery, Stephen Mcnought. Mr Mcnought responded to the Telegraph article arguing that it was inaccurate and attacked the principle of allowing ex-offenders to reintegrate, something under hot debate in the UK.[17]
Achievements and connections[edit]
The publisher Arkbound won Bristol City's "Go Green Awards" in 2016 for Sustainable Travel and Transport.[18] The organisation was one of the 10 media outlets across Europe to receive mentoring under the Council of Europe Accelerating Media Diversity initiative.[19] Arkbound also delivered the UK's first ever National Writing Day, in partnership with UK charity First Story.[20]
References[edit]
- ↑ Ways to Work. Bristol City Council http://ways2work.org.uk/employment-support/2017/10/10/arkbound-foundation-empowering-people-through-writing-arkbounduk/. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Arkbound http://arkbound.com/about/. Retrieved 3 November 2017. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Poetry Can http://www.poetrycan.co.uk/news/1225-arkbound.html. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Bristol Green Capital http://bristolgreencapital.org/arkbound-launch-latest-boundless-magazine-following-successful-better-bristol-campaign/. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ UK Charity Commission http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1173072&subid=0. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Arkbound Foundation http://www.arkfound.org/about-the-arkbound-foundation.php. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Arkbound http://www.arkbound.com/. Retrieved 3 November 2017. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Arkbound http://arkbound.com/other-magazines/. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ The Write Factor http://www.thewritefactor.co.uk/synchronicity-and-collaboration/. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Self Publishing Review http://www.selfpublishingreview.com/2016/08/about-arkbound-uk-community-publisher/. Retrieved 3 November 2017. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Arkbound Foundation http://www.arkfound.org/projects.php. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Ben, Machell. "Mr". The Times. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ↑ . BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2008/12/29/music_lyrically_justified_feature.shtml. Retrieved 3 November 2017. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ . Bristol 247 https://www.bristol247.com/whats-on/books-and-spoken-word/poetry/lyrically-justified-speaks-volumes/. Retrieved 3 November 2017. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ . The Daily Star https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/634949/Banksy-Massive-Attack-DJ-Goldie-Robert-Del-Naja-Bristol-music. Retrieved 3 November 2017. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Robert, Mendick. Telegraph Media Group https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/21/armed-robber-turned-publisher-wins-approval-state-approved-press/. Retrieved 3 November 2017. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Freddy, Mayhew. The Press Gazette http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/magazine-publisher-with-criminal-past-says-telegraph-used-him-to-attack-impress/. Retrieved 3 November 2017. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ http://gogreenbusiness.co.uk/2016-awards/. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ . Council of Europe https://www.coe.int/en/web/diversity-accelerator/. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ First Story https://www.firststory.org.uk/national-writing-day/. Missing or empty
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