Celebrating Student Voices.
Publishing the Next Generation.
Bandstand Books
Hello there and welcome to Bandstand Books.
At Bandstand Books, we believe great ideas shouldn't stay hidden in hard drives or forgotten in exam scripts. From first-class dissertations to powerful personal essays, short stories, and poetry, we publish the best work by university students across the UK and beyond.
We’re here to open the gates of a traditionally closed publishing world — spotlighting voices often unheard, and giving students a real platform to share their work with readers who care.
Whether you're a history undergraduate with a groundbreaking take on empire, a medical student writing speculative fiction in between placements, or a philosophy major with a knack for lyrical essays — your work deserves to be read.
What we publish…
We champion all forms of student writing, including:
Academic excellence – Distinction-level essays, dissertations, and research with public appeal
Creative writing – Short stories, flash fiction, poetry, memoir, hybrid forms
Cross-genre experiments – Where personal meets political, creative meets critical
Voices with something to say – Regardless of degree subject
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to make publishing as accessible, inclusive and sustainable as we can.
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