Canongate

Canongate was founded in 1973.

Good things and bad things happened, and they became independent again following a management buyout in 1994. Canongate Books has since emerged as one of the most dynamic publishing houses in Britain.

With a distinctly international outlook, Canongate Books continues to nurture and publish new talent from around the world, whilst retaining the essence of the Scottish Canon. They have no specific agenda other than to promote and publish challenging, quality work from as broad a perspective as they are able.

www.canongate.net

Faber and Faber

Faber and Faber is one of the last of the great independent publishing houses in London. The firm was established in 1929 by Geoffrey Faber, and one of his first successes was to bring in none other than T. S. Eliot to act as a ‘literary adviser’. Eliot stayed with Faber for the next 40 years. Today Faber is particularly well-known for its unrivalled list of modern poets and playwrights, as well as for publishing writers of prize-winning fiction and general non-fiction, including eleven Nobel laureates and six Booker Prize-winners.

www.faber.co.uk

Gallic Books

Gallic Books was founded by Managing Director, Jane Aitken, working with Editorial Director, Pilar Webb. Colleagues for many years at Random House UK, they are both committed francophiles.

Gallic published their first books in 2007 in the belief that English-speaking readers would welcome the chance to read new French writing in translation. And this has proved to be true notably with the success of Muriel Barbery’s The Elegance of the Hedgehog. Their books can be categorised as quality fiction, although not necessarily literary, and they have a range of genres from historical crime and historical fiction through contemporary fiction to black comedy.

• ‘I think Gallic Books has been one of the great publishing success stories of recent years.’ SCOTT PACK
• ‘Gallic Books are putting out loads of good stuff … and they deserve a lot of credit.’ BIG GREEN BOOKSHOP
• ‘I think that Gallic Books are unique and I’m hugely excited that they are making remarkable books accessible to us.’ CAROLINE SMAILES

www.gallicbooks.co.uk

John Murray

John Murray is one of Britain’s most distinguished literary publishers. From its foundation in 1768, the firm has published a dazzling roster of authors, including Byron, Darwin and Jane Austen, and now publishes a small and highly focused list specialising in travel, history, biography and memoirs, current affairs and fiction, publishing in both hardback and paperback.

www.johnmurray.co.uk

Sceptre

Sceptre publishes literary fiction and non-fiction that is designed to entertain but also to be stimulating, enlightening and to cast fresh light on the familiar: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, for example, a breathtakingly original exploration of humanity’s will to power; Clare Morrall’s The Language of Others, which takes us into the mind of a woman who doesn’t realise she has Asperger’s; or The Cloudspotter’s Guide by Gavin Pretor-Pinney, the bestselling book on clouds that has encouraged thousands to look at the skies anew. Their authors have won prizes from the Booker to the Prix Goncourt, come from around the globe, and cover a wide range of themes and subjects. What they have in common is skill, talent, intelligence and imagination, a passion for the written word and a belief in the value of literature.

www.sceptrebooks.co.uk

Simon & Schuster UK

Simon & Schuster UK is one of the leading general book publishing companies in the UK. The group is based in London with sister companies in Australia, India, Canada and the United States. Within the UK division, there are 3 imprints: Simon & Schuster; Pocket and Simon & Schuster Children’s Books, which publish a wide and eclectic mix of authors ranging across commercial fiction, literary fiction, general non-fiction, and children’s publications. Home to bestselling authors, Pulitzer Prize winners, Richard & Judy book club winners; Simon & Schuster UK prides itself on being a commercially driven publishing house of quality writing.

www.simonandschuster.co.uk

Windmill Books

Windmill Books are publishers of some of the finest literary fiction and non-fiction today. Their list includes a crop of critically acclaimed novels from new and established authors, mind-expanding popular science, compelling history, quirky reference, and much else besides. Their website features all the latest titles, news, reviews, competitions and author written pieces. Head on over to find out more!

www.windmill-books.co.uk