Carmen Callil’s publishing company has set about proving that there are many excellent but neglected women writers well worth publishing and reprintingMore women than men buy books; more women read books and more women write books, especially novels, and they always have. Yet women writers are more often than not consigned to some kind of weird ghetto called women writers. Whoever talked about men writers? Women writers are more likely to go out of print than male writers of the same reputation and calibre. Male writers are more likely to enter the canon of English literature and English school syllabuses than women writers who are equally good, or in many cases better. One English A level syllabus has no woman writer on it at all. In the last few years Virago Press has set about proving that there are many excellent but neglected women writers well worth publishing and reprinting. This year’s new catalogue appeared last week, listing 46 new books for 1981 — a remarkable success for a small feminist publishing collective which has been in business on its own for only five years. Carmen Callil first started the idea of a feminist press ten years ago. “I was in publicity for a large publishers. That’s traditional women’s work in publishing,” she says. She had founded her own publicity firm and was handling Ink, that alternative magazine of the late sixties and early seventies that flourished briefly and brightly and then perished with the flower children. Virago came out of... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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It has become a truism that “men don’t read women.” The assertion is taken as self-evident by feminist publications like Salon (“while women read books written by men, men do not tend to reciprocate”) and shown anecdotally by blogs. It is also perpetuated by male bastions like Esquire, which... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pushkin Press has acquired two further titles for its new imprint, One, with editor Elena Lappin... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The History Press has promoted sales and marketing director Tim Davies to the newly-created role... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Journalist killed in Syria is shortlisted for Orwell Book Prize, which celebrates political writing. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hilary Mantel is in contention for yet another award, with Bring Up the Bodies (Fourth Estate) on... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have appealed to the British government to rethink statutory regulation that threatens more than 300 years of press freedom in the UK. In a letter to Prim ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A previously unpublished writer has won the inaugural Historical Novel Society International... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over the course of its 100-year history, Harvard University Press in Cambridge, Mass., has had to navigate difficult times. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Linen Press has acquired Maureen Freely's seventh novel, Sailing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Capitalizing on the recognition of NOOK, Barnes & Noble has rebranded its self-publishing platform Pubit as NOOK Press and added features from FastPencil. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gale, part of Cengage Learning and a leading publisher of research and reference resources for libraries, schools and businesses, today announced an agreement with the Associated Press (AP) to di ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble's PubIt! self-publishing conduit has been active for well over two years, but you'd be forgiven for overlooking it with that somewhat forgettable (if very emphatic) name. The company might just know what you're thinking, as it's giving the service a considerably more memorable... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Association of Writers and Writing Programs annual conference (AWP) began decades ago as a meet-up for academic creative writing departments, students, and writers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crime publisher Bitter Lemon Press has acquired two new novels set for publication in spring 2014... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We've come a long way since an IBM 704 first croaked its way through Daisy Bell. Now we've got Siri copping an attitude when we ask a stupid question and Google Now feeding information in an incredibly realistic sounding voice. AT&T has its own initiative, dubbed Natural Voices. At this... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Accent Press has signed a 10-book deal with crime author Jean G Goodhind... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The death of novelist Chinua Achebe has been confirmed. A statement from The Wylie Agency... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anyone who thinks women's writing is all about sex and vampires should take a closer look. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald
[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ingram has announced the addition of three new publisher clients: The Mother Company, Mandevilla Press, and The Law School Admission Council (LSAC). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EWIP's annual Exceptional Women in Publishing conference was held earlier this month in San Fancisco. The event marked its fifth anniversary, while the organization itself notched its fifteenth year in operation. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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