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Vala is an adventure in community supported publishing

Whether it is leadership, zen cooking, storytelling, forgiveness or creative writing, all our books explore brave and authentic ways of thinking and being. Welcome to Vala's website - we hope you will find a book to inspire you.





Stories of the Great Turning is here

"The Skip Garden was veritably buzzing as seventy people spent the evening celebrating the launch of the recently published book Stories of the Great Turning," writes Jane Riddiford of the book's London launch. 

The launch was set in the inner-city garden Jane write about in her chapter of the book, and brought together several contributors to read and draw together themes from their chapters. Read the full article here...

Stories of the Great Turning is Vala's latest book, and first multi-authored work. You can read the Introduction, by Joanna Macy, free here...

 

A storybook and the birthright of basic goodness

16 May 2013

In this audio extract Vala's Sarah Bird reads from our next book, The Crystal Mirror and Other Stories, and explains why basic goodness is so important in a storybook for children and adults.

Vala's first look into the Crystal Mirror

08 May 2013

I first met Katie Green two years ago. Tim Malnick had shared with me the stories that were to become The Crystal Mirror and Other Stories and I had fallen in love with them, and agreed that Vala should publish them.

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Writing Without a Parachute

Barbara Turner-Vesselago

"I’m always telling anyone who wants to write: Do Freefall!"

Helena McEwen, author of The Big House and Invisible River

£12.99

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Stories of the Great Turning

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The Crystal Mirror and Other Stories

£12.99

Feeding Orchids to the Slugs

£15.99

Invisible Giants

£16.99

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