Pushkin Press

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Pushkin Press
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StatusActive
Founded1997; 24 years ago (1997)
FounderMelissa Ulfane
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationLondon, WC2
DistributionGrantham Book Services (UK)[1]
Hanover Publisher Services (US)[2]
Fiction genresLiterature in translation, General fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children's books,
ImprintsPushkin Press, Pushkin Children’s Books, ONE
Official websitehttp://pushkinpress.com

Pushkin Press is a British-based publishing house dedicated to publishing novels, essays, memoirs and children's books.[3] The London-based company was founded in 1997 and is notable for publishing authors such as Stefan Zweig, Marcel Aymé, Antal Szerb, Paul Morand and Yasushi Inoue, as well as award-winning contemporary writers, including Andrés Neuman, Edith Pearlman, Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, Eka Kurniawan and Ryu Murakami.

History[]

Pushkin Press was founded in 1997 by Melissa Ulfane whose ambition was to bring literature in translation to the UK.[4] Pushkin Press is notable for rediscovering less known European classics of the twentieth century and is largely responsible for reigniting worldwide interest into authors such as Stefan Zweig and Antal Szerb.

In 2012, Pushkin Press was bought by Adam Freudenheim, then Penguin Classics publisher, and Stephanie Seegmuller, a former Penguin senior business development manager.[5] Seegmuller left Pushkin in March 2015.

In 2013, Pushkin Press created Pushkin Children's Books, an imprint dedicated to publishing tales for younger readers.[6] In its first year, Pushkin Children's Books published English translations of the French children's series Oksa Pollock by Anne Plichota and Cendrine Wolf, the first of which, The Last Hope, was the company's bestselling title in 2014.[7] Dutch Classic The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt, translated into English by Laura Watkinson, has been the company's most successful children's book.

Also in Autumn 2013, Pushkin Press created ONE, an imprint focused on literary debuts that publishes one exceptional fiction or non-fiction title a season. All titles published under the ONE imprint were initially commissioned and edited by Elena Lappin.[8] Lappin left Pushkin in 2017, but the ONE imprint continues with the focus on contemporary English-language originals.

Pushkin Press is also known for its beautifully produced and designed books, many of which often feature thickly grained covers and French flaps.[9]

ONE[]

Titles published by ONE so far include the Man Booker Prize shortlisted

Key people[]

  • Publisher & Managing Director:
  • Deputy Publisher: Laura Macaulay
  • Editor: Daniel Seton
  • Publicist: Tabitha Pelly
  • Editor: Harriet Wade
  • Head of Marketing: Natalie Ramm
  • Digital Marketing Executive: Elise Jackson
  • Editorial Assistant: Rory Williamson
  • Managing Editor: India Darsley
  • Children's Editor-at-Large: Sarah Odedina
  • Children's Editor: Simon Mason

References[]

  1. ^ "Sales & Distribution | Pushkin Press". Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Hanover Publisher Services | About Us". Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Pushkin Press: About".
  4. ^ Philip Jones (8 May 2014), "Pushkin presses for growth", The Bookseller.
  5. ^ Williams, Charlotte (12 April 2012). "Freudenheim and Seegmuller buy Pushkin". The Bookseller.
  6. ^ Spencer Lenfield (November 2015). ""Once Upon a Time" in Translation". Harvard Magazine. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  7. ^ Charlotte Williams (25 January 2013). "Pushkin to launch children's imprint". The Bookseller.
  8. ^ Charlotte Williams (9 April 2013). "Pushkin Press launches One imprint". The Bookseller.
  9. ^ "Pushkin Press: Design".

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