Welcome to the online home of Fine Line Press, New Zealand
About Fine Line Press
Fine Line Press (FLP) was established in 2009 by Graham Bathgate in Kapiti, New Zealand. Now based in Kerikeri, Northland, NZ, we are a small publisher specialising in books on Japan, branching out to writings of many talented NZ and Australian authors, and even managing to publish some of my own stuff.
The wish and intention of Fine Line Press is to produce books of quality mostly by new writers with fine stories to tell about their lives.
Please browse our bookshelf of over 20 varied titles, each with its own personal charm and appeal.
Find out more about Fine Line Press here, and visit our pages for media, video and audio links as well as to find out about each of our titles and contributing authors.
Award, July, 2022
“To Wine“ (Pub. 2020) was a Finalist in the Indie Book Awards, 2022/2023 www.IndieBookAwards.com
“CatSpeak” (Pub. 2022) Award, Sept., 2023: Finalist in the Indie Book Awards category: Specialty / Novelty Book. Finalists:
- A Field Guide to Sheaffer’s Pencils, by Jonathan A. Veley (Self-Published)
- CatSpeak, written and compiled by Graham Bathgate (Fine Line Press)
Latest News / Productions:
Competitions entered at Sept., 2024:
1. Radio NZ Nine to Noon short story – “Village Life and Death” (2000 words)
2. NZ Writers’ College short story: “Pick-up in Paris?” (2,000 words)
“Japan on Foot” screenplay: Mary King, walker and writer, told me in August, 2024 that she’s been asked by a Hollywood producer to write a screenplay for her book, published by Fine Line Press in 2011, ten years after Mary’s 7,500-kilometre walk from the northernmost tip of Hokkaido to southern Okinawa.
“Favourite Elvis Songs”: The results of a survey of friends’ memories and hits of Elvis. Out before Xmas, 2024
“True Travel Tales“ by many writers. Published in October, 2023
“Sea Currooze“ by Billy Jones, a Scottish version of Frankie Ford’s hit. For this unique recording go to Media and Links on Home Page, then into Links.
“Little Sister“ by Graham Bathgate, a spoken version in Scots. By the same speaker is “Scottishisms”, a bunch o’ sayin’s in broad Scots. (Find in “Video&Audio”.)