Comma Pressis a publishing house based inManchester,United Kingdom,that publishes short story anthologies and single-author collections in paperback andeBookformats.
| Founded | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Ra Page |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | Manchester |
| Distribution | NBN International(UK) Independent Publishers Group(US)[1] |
| Publication types | Books |
| Official website | commapress |
History
editComma Press was founded in 2002 by Ra Page, a former editor at Manchester'sCity Lifemagazine. Comma Press is one ofArts Council England's National Portfolio Organisations for the funding period from 2018 to 2022.[2]
Comma is a founding member and coordinator of The Northern Fiction Alliance, a cohort assembled to showcase the output of northern independent presses.[3][4]
Publications
editComma Press publishes anthologies of short stories, including theBBC National Short Story Award Anthology.[5]
Comma runs the Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction in collaboration with theUniversity of Central Lancashire.[6][7][8]
Awards
editIn June 2017 Comma was awarded the inaugural "Northern Publisher of the Year" award at the Northern Soul Awards in Manchester.[9][10][11]
References
edit- ^"Trade Orders".Comma Press.Retrieved30 May2018.
- ^"The data: 2018-22".Arts Council England.
- ^"About the Northern Fiction Alliance".Northern Fiction Alliance.Retrieved23 December2020.
- ^"Northern Fiction Alliance".Comma Press.Retrieved23 December2020.
- ^BBC National Short Story Award
- ^"Prizes".Comma Press.Retrieved23 December2020.
- ^"The Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction 2021".National Association of Writers in Education.Retrieved23 December2020.
- ^"Creative writing competition: The Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction 2020".Writers Online.23 July 2020.Retrieved23 December2020.
- ^"The Northern Soul Awards 2017: The Winners".Northern Soul.30 June 2017.Retrieved23 December2020.
- ^"Northern Soul: Northern Publisher of the Year 2017 Winner".Comma Press.Retrieved23 December2020.
- ^"7 Top BAME Book Publishers".Writing Tips Oasis.4 November 2020.Retrieved23 December2020.