TARS Publications

TARS produces a range of quality publications only available to members. They are an important benefit of membership and, as such, TARS continually strives to improve, develop and enhance them. They are not distributed or sold to non-members by the Society. The publications are managed by The TARS Publications Committee, a subcommittee of the Board of Trustees.

Articles vary in length and can range from a news item of 50 words to a longer, more literary, article of up to 3000 words depending on the publication. Features cover all aspects of Ransome’s life, his works and the people and places which influenced and inspired him and his writing. There are also reports of TARS events, news items of interest to members, together with features on TARS members (groups or individuals), letters, notes and queries, quizzes or competitions, and the like.

Each publication relies for its production on volunteers from within the Society. The vast majority of articles, ideas, news items and photographs all come from TARS members. If you would like to write for one of the publications, or get involved with the backroom editorial team, please email:

Signals, our magazine. (Regional event news or reports: please send to your Regional Newsletter Editor or Chair) signals@arthur-ransome.org

Mixed Moss, articles mostly written by members about all things Ransome. mixedmoss@arthu r-ransome.org

The Outlaw, the Junior members magazine with activities and quizzes outlaw@arthur-ransome.org

Signals from TARSUS & North Pole News the members’ magazine for north America sjhorn@gmail.com

Furthest South: Journal of AusTARS and NZ TARS

The Arthur Ransome Club of Japan produces a newsletter, 1929. Contact Ms Mikako Tarashima

The Tars Library holds many books both by and about AR and his contemporaries and authors with similar interests.

Amazon Publications produce books of interest to TARS members, usually by subscription, and can only be sold to TARS members.

The transcripts of The Literary Weekend, talks given to TARS, are available to purchase, if you missed your attendee’s copy, from the TARS Stall. The Indexes are listed in Literary Weekend.