Books
The Dark Mountain Books
At the heart of this project are the books we publish: beautiful hardback collections of uncivilised words and images where many voices come together to explore the questions which Dark Mountain frames.
Here you will find essays, conversations, stories, poems and artwork of all kinds, made by those who have lost faith in the stories our societies like to tell about the world and our place within it. Since 2015, each year’s autumn book has been a special issue, plunging deeper into a particular theme – technology, poetics, the sacred – while the spring book returns to the classic form of a Dark Mountain collection.
Many of our earlier books have now gone out of print. We hope one day to be able to make them available again in a physical form, but in their absence it is possible to order PDF downloads of individual issues – or the digital back catalogue in collections of Issues 1 to 14, and 15 to 17.
You can also view the online launches of our recent books with a selection of readings and artwork by contributors and introductions by the editors in our film and video section.
Dark Mountain: Issue 24 – Eight Fires
Our Autumn 2023 full colour edition is an ensemble exploration of the eight ceremonial fires of the year, celebrated in practices, stories, poetry and artwork.
Dark Mountain: Issue 23 – Dark Kitchen
The Spring issue 2023 is set around our Dark Kitchen table where writers, artists and cooks explore food culture in a time of unravelling
Dark Mountain: Issue 22 – ARK
Our full-colour Autumn 2022 edition is an ARK carrying a cargo of testimonies, stories and artwork gleaned after the flood
Dark Mountain: Issue 21
Our Spring 2022 issue is an anthology of non-fiction, fiction, poetry and artwork that revolves around the theme of confluence
Dark Mountain: Issue 20 – ABYSS
Our Autumn 2021 journal is a special all-colour collection of art and writing that delves into the legacy of extractivism
Dark Mountain: Issue 19
Please note: covers may be very slightly damaged.
Uncivilisation: The Dark Mountain Manifesto (slight seconds) SALE!
Slightly imperfect copies (e.g. surface marks and/or light nicks on the cover) of the pamphlet that launched the Dark Mountain Project.
Walking on Lava: Selected Works for Uncivilised Times
Essential paperback collection of essays, fiction, poetry, interviews and artwork, selected from the first ten issues of Dark Mountain.
Sheaf
A small book of regenerative stories about grains and the people who grow them by three Dark Mountain writers
Uncivilisation: The Dark Mountain Manifesto
The pamphlet that launched the Dark Mountain Project, republished in paperback with a new introduction.
The Digital Back Catalogue (I): Issues 1 to 14 (PDF)
A complete collection of Issues 1 to 14 of Dark Mountain in PDF format.
The Digital Back Catalogue (II): Issues 15 to 19 (PDF)
A collection of Issues 15 to 19 of Dark Mountain in PDF format.Dark Mountain: Issue 19 (PDF)
Our nineteenth book revolves around the theme of death, lament and regeneration.
Dark Mountain: Issue 18 – FABULA (PDF)
This is a PDF download of Dark Mountain: Issue 18 (FABULA) Our eighteenth issue, FABULA, is...
Dark Mountain: Issue 17 (PDF)
The Spring 2019 is a collection of non-fiction, fiction, poetry and artwork built around the theme of restoration and renewal.
Dark Mountain: Issue 16 (PDF)
Our sixteenth issue is a special anniversary collection, celebrating ten years of publishing uncivilised writing and art in turbulent times.
Dark Mountain: Issue 15 (PDF)
The Spring 2019 issue is a collection of non-fiction, fiction, poetry and artwork that responds to the ‘age of fire’.
Dark Mountain: Issue 14 (PDF)
The Autumn 2018 issue is a collection of essays, fiction, poetry and artwork charting a world in radical shift.
Dark Mountain: Issue 13 (PDF)
The Spring 2018 issue is a collection of essays, fiction, poetry and artwork about what it means to be human.
Dark Mountain: Issue 12 – SANCTUM (PDF)
The Autumn 2017 edition is a special issue of essays and artwork on the theme of the sacred.
Dark Mountain: Issue 11 (PDF)
The Spring 2017 issue is a classic Dark Mountain collection that begins with the notion of 'endings'.
Dark Mountain: Issue 10 – Uncivilised Poetics (PDF)
The Autumn 2016 edition is a special issue that explores the importance of poetry and the poetic.
Dark Mountain: Issue 9 (PDF)
The Spring 2016 issue is a collection of writing and artwork that responds to the idea of 'humbleness'.
Dark Mountain: Issue 8 – Technê (PDF)
The Autumn 2015 edition is a special issue of non-fiction and artwork on the subject of technê and technology.
Dark Mountain: Issue 7 (PDF)
The Spring 2015 issue is a classic Dark Mountain collection of essays, fiction, poetry and artwork.
Dark Mountain: Issue 6 (PDF)
The Autumn 2014 issue of essays, fiction, poetry and artwork invites responses to 'the rising of the waters'.
Dark Mountain: Issue 5 (PDF)
The Spring 2014 issue is a classic Dark Mountain collection of essays, fiction, poetry and artwork.
Dark Mountain: Issue 4 (PDF)
The Summer 2013 issue is a collection of writing and artwork telling 'post-cautionary tales'.
Dark Mountain: Issue 3 (PDF)
The Summer 2012 issue of writing and artwork responds to the question: how do we find our way home?
Dark Mountain: Issue 2 (PDF)
The Summer 2011 issue is our second collection of uncivilised essays, fiction, poetry and artwork.
