Fly on the Wall Press awarded 2024 Small Press of the Year in the North of England!
We are delighted that Northern Fiction Alliance member, Manchester-based Fly on the Wall, has been named the North England winner for Small press of the year at the British Book Awards! Isabelle and Fly on the Wall Press are described thus by The Bookseller: “Its endlessly energetic founder Isabelle Kenyon achieved excellent media coverage for its bold publishing and put on around 30 events, including the popular Northern Publishers Fair… Its revenue has grown by a third in 2023, further raising funds for charity partners.”
We are delighted that Northern Fiction Alliance member, Manchester-based Fly on the Wall, has been named the North England winner for Small press of the year at the British Book Awards!
Isabelle and Fly on the Wall Press are described thus by The Bookseller:
“Its endlessly energetic founder Isabelle Kenyon achieved excellent media coverage for its bold publishing and put on around 30 events, including the popular Northern Publishers Fair… Its revenue has grown by a third in 2023, further raising funds for charity partners.”
This award is affirmation of the incredible trajectory of this independent Manchester press, and of the drive and ambition of its MD, Isabelle: publishing unparalleled political fiction, evocative poetry and genre-defying anthologies addressing urgent global concerns; offering a platform to new and exciting authors, as well as established writers; working collaboratively with publishers and writers across the North.
From art-books and children’s titles to the first publisher of dyslexic-friendly fiction for adults, ten small presses across the UK and Ireland were honoured yesterday as regional and country winners for The British Book Awards 2024 Small Press of the Year, with a record six further companies highly commended.
Selected by the judges from 55 finalists announced last month, the award, which is sponsored by CPI Books, celebrates the independent presses delivering imaginative, forward-looking and diverse publishing.
Fellow Northern Fiction Alliance shortlistees were:
North England
Smokestack Books | Ripon Saraband | Manchester Carcanet Press | Manchester Dead Ink Books | Liverpool Bluemoose Books | Hebden Bridge
A massive congratulations to all.