Publicity

Non-Fiction Open Submission

We’ve teamed up with The Times and Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency to launch an open submission period for un-agented writers of narrative non-fiction. The winner will receive a £10,000 publishing contract with The Borough Press and representation with literary agent Emma Bal. We’re calling for unpublished, un-agented authors of narrative… Read More

BAME Open Submission Period

The Borough Press has teamed up with The Good Literary Agency to open submissions for un-agented BAME writers. The winner will receive a £10,000 publishing contract with The Borough Press, representation from The Good Literary Agency, and mentoring from Nikesh Shukla. The open submission, spearheaded by Assistant Editor Ore… Read More

Open submissions period from 1st -14th May for un-agented literary novels

THE BOROUGH PRESS is inviting un-agented submissions of literary novels for a limited two-week period between 1st and 14th May 2017. We are looking for authors from all backgrounds, who have written a literary novel in keeping with the spirit of The Borough Press list: fiction which couples passionate, intelligent writing with… Read More

Announcing Joanna Cannon’s new novel THREE THINGS ABOUT ELSIE

We cannot believe our luck, Joanna Cannon has signed another two-book deal with us here at The Borough Press. The deal signed with publishing director Suzie Dooré for UK and Commonwealth rights means the The Trouble With Goats and Sheep author will be published by us until at least 2022. The… Read More

Suzie Dooré on BBC Radio 4 Open Book

In January Borough Press’ Suzie Dooré braved the cold and headed over to BBC Broadcasting house to give her ‘Editor’s tip’ and a ‘New year’s resolution for the publishing industry’ on Mariella Frostrup’s Open Book. Suzie’s choice sparked conversation around gender fluidity, feminism and diversity in literature. And her new year’s resolution… Read More

CALLING ALL DESIGNERS!

We have launched a competition to design a tote bag inspired by our new tagline BOOKS THAT MAKE YOU. The winning designer will see their work featured on the bag along with a cash prize of £500. There may also be the opportunity for further work with the HarperCollins design… Read More

Sing for Chilbury: We need your choir!

Set in a Kent village in 1940, The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir is a joyful and inspirational tale of a village choir pulling together in times of crisis and great change. Singing is at the heart of the novel – and we need your choir to help us bring… Read More

Reader, I Married Him: Stories inspired by Jane Eyre

The twenty-one stories in Reader, I Married Him – one of the most celebrated lines in fiction – are inspired by Jane Eyre and shaped by its perennially fascinating themes of love, compromise and self-determination. Published at the beginning of April, we’ve been thrilled with some of the… Read More

Announcing a beautiful debut from Cherise Wolas

  Suzie Dooré at The Borough Press pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) in two books by Cherise Wolas, from Kerry Nordling at St Martin’s Press. THE RESURRECTION OF JOAN ASHBY was acquired in the US by Amy Einhorn for Flatiron Books who will publish in August 2017, and… Read More

Eligible is the book of the summer!

We could not be more excited about the release of Curtis Sittenfeld’s next novel, Eligible, and it seems we’re not the only ones. Here are a small selection of the fantastically good quotes we’ve had in lately… ‘In 2009 it was One Day. Four years ago it was Gone Girl. This… Read More