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Small Presses
trAce is putting
together a list of small presses from around the world. If you would
like to be featured as part of this resource list, please contact Helen
Whitehead. We will link to your url, or create a basic page of information
for you to display online.
Please note that
trAce accepts no liability in connection with the information contained
in this list or via the links. The list is intended as a guide to small
press publishers only.
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AurA
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Best Trouser Press
Best Trouser Press is a small press/self-publishing set-up. It's run
on a very part-time basis by those that write for it. It began with
the Edward Jacket
in 1997 and to date has one publication out with a further two planned
for 1999 if funds permit. All our books are self-produced on readily
available equipment so the authors have to be handy with the glue. Concentrating
on publishing 'absurd' fiction that we can only categorise as 'childish'
books for most ages.
The
Big Little Poem Series
The
Bunting Centre
The Basil Bunting Poetry Centre fosters study and research on Northumbrian
poet Basil Bunting, and on poets associated with him through the region,
or the modernist/post modernist tradition. The Centre also continues
to promote the practice of "live" poetry reading which Bunting championed,
and gives support to the development of the Basil Bunting Poetry Archive
in the University Library.
Dragonheart
Press
Dragonheart Press is an independent publishing house dedicated to promoting
powerful new poetry, art and music, primarily via Internet technologies.
Types of work published are poetry, mallart and music. Dragonheart Press
uses the WWW as its primary delivery media. Ongoing publications include
Living Poets, the occasional
poetry journal at the Planet
Dada Studios art website. Unsolicited manuscripts are welcome. Publication
only is offered as payment.
Educational
Heretics Press
Publishes books that ‘question the dogmas of education in general, and
schooling in particular’. Work published on radical education, by commission,
from network of supporters only. A catalogue of published work is available.
Education
Now Publishing Co-operative
Publishes books and quarterly ‘News and Reviews’ devoted to the idea
of developing a flexible, humane and personalised educational system.
Work published on radical education, by commission, from network of
supporters only. A catalogue of published work is available.
Heart
of Albion Press
Heart of Albion Press was founded in 1990 to publish booklets on Leicestershire
and Rutland local history. The success of these initial publications
quickly led to a widening range of titles that explored areas usually
ignored by mainstream publishing. So far over 50 books, booklets and
disc-based publications have appeared. Heart of Albion Press continues
to specialise in short run publishing of books and booklets although
future projects will mostly involve electronic publishing on disc, CD-ROM
or via WWW.
Little
Magazines
This site contains information about little magazines published in the
United Kingdom.
Manchester
University Press
Manchester University Press was founded in 1903, primarily as an outlet
to publish academic research being carried out within the Victoria University
of Manchester. Manchester University Press is the third largest University
Press in the U.K and publishes textbooks for use by academics teaching
in higher education, students and the interested general reader. Currently
publishing 120 new titles a year, 6 journals and around 50 reprints
from its extensive backlist, the Press sells more than 100,000 books
each year. The press publishes in six main areas: History, Art History,
Politics, Economics, Literature and Cultural Studies, and Design, Film
and Media.
Missing
Spoke Press
Printing what is too naked or true for Wall Street.
New
Hope International
New Hope International established 1980, though with an earlier antecedent,
publishes a variety of chapbooks, mostly of poetry. Unsolicited submissions
of chapbooks are not encouraged but submissions of poetry (all genres)
to its printed magazine Aabye (formally NHI Writing) welcome. Its extensive
review section, covering books, mags, audio, software and videos of
literary and social interest is now published only on the Internet.
Papillon
Papillon is Derby's newest and tiniest magazine, publishing new local
writers. It was started by three writers - Andrew Wilson, Jerry Hope
and Val Toolin - who wanted to solve the "chicken and egg" problem of
writers not getting published without having been published already.
Now in its second edition (still at 50p) Papillon has a strong following
from within Derby and is looking for support from further afield.
Paupers'
Press
Paupers' Press publish essays of literary criticism: 10,000-15,000 words
in length. Occasionally we stray from these criteria into the realms
of philosophy or biography and produce full-length books. But only to
accommodate an exceptional manuscript. The press publishes up to 6 new
titles a year.
Pig
Press
Poetry
Monthly
This is a monthly poetry magazine for new and established poets world-wide.
The magazine features poetry and articles. Unsolicited manuscripts will
be considered for publication. Payment is ‘one contributor’s copy’.
Psychopoetica
Pulp
Faction
Ronsdale
Press
Salmon
Publishing Ltd
Salmon Publishing Ltd was established in 1982 with the publication of
The Salmon, a journal of poetry and prose. In 1985, Salmon began
to publish books and has since produced over 100 volumes; mainly poetry.
It has the most representative list of women poets in Ireland. Salmon
now produces 6 to 7 books per year. Editor: Jessie Lendennie.
WellSweep
WellSweep publishes literary translation from Chinese, and makes occasional
innovative forays into the human rights, history, fantasy and popular
culture of China. The press was founded in 1988. Its ultimate goal is
to allow the reading public to appreciate Chinese literature with the
degree of uncompromising sophistication and unalloyed enjoyment which
can be found in the exploration of other, better-known literatures which
have been translated into English.
wORking
Press
wORking Press works as an agency to encourage working class people,
especially from marginalised groups, to realise their work in book format.
Their area of publication is roughly that suggested by 'books by for
and about working class artists and writers'.
Xexoxial
Endarchy, Ltd.
A non-profit artist-run multi-arts organization devoted to the distribution
and support of, and education about the new and experimental arts, with
an emphasis on networking. XE acts as an umbrella; Xexoxial Editions,
publisher of experimentalvisual/verbal literature, Audio Muzixa Qet,
an audio/ video cassettes label; Avant Garde Museum of Temporary Art,
an archive, exhibition space, & sponsor of collaborative mail projects;
Autoceptor Experimedia, specializing in interactive hypermedia for Macintosh
computers.
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