New indie signs five

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 26/07/2011 - 08:00 New publishing house Rickshaw Publishing has signed up a further five authors, having announced its launch list of three titles earlier in the year. The west-London based publisher plans to release eight to 10 titles next year, across fiction, non-fiction and teen titles, and build on that in future years. Rickshaw Publishing m.d. and founder Paul Michaelides said: "We've received over 600 submissions and we are working on eight projects . . The emphasis is very much on quality." read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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