TARS Publications

TARS produces a range of quality publications which are only available to members. They are considered to be an important benefit of membership and, as such, TARS continually strives to improve, develop and enhance them. They are the primary method of communicating news, views and items of interest to the membership of the Society and are not distributed or sold to non-members by the Society.

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 submissions by TARS members. If you would like to write for one of the publications, or get involved with the backroom editorial team, please email:

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

Mixed Moss mixedmoss@arthur-ransome.org

Outlaw outlaw@arthur-ransome.org

The publications are managed by The TARS Publications Committee, a subcommittee of the Board of Trustees.

The Arthur Ransome Society publishes:
Signals, its members’ magazine.

Mixed Moss Articles mostly written by members about all things Ransome.

The Outlaw, the Junior members magazine with activities and quizzes

Amazon Publications produce things interesting to TARS members, and can only be sold to TARS members. 

Overseas Publications include:
TARSUS and North Pole News from US and Canada:

Jan 20
Jan21, May 21, Sep 21, Dec 21
Jan 22, May 22, Sep 22
Jan 23, May 23, Sep 23
Jan 24, May 24

Furthest South: Journal of AusTARS and NZ TARS 

2017
2020
2021, 2021 June, 2021 Sept, 2021 Dec
2022, 2022 Apr, 2022 July, 2022 December
2023 May

The Arthur Ransome Club of Japan Founded in 1987, the Club was the first Arthur Ransome-interest group to set up, pre-dating TARS by three years. The Club holds events and 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.

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