Influx Press is an independent British publishing company, based in north London, founded in 2012 by Gary Budden and Kit Caless. They are known for publishing "innovative and challenging fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction from across the UK and beyond".[2]
| Founded | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Founders | Gary Budden; Kit Caless |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | London, England |
| Distribution | Turnaround[1] |
| Publication types | Fiction and non-fiction books |
| Official website | www |
Background
editInflux Press was founded by Gary Budden and Kit Caless as an independent publishing company based in North London.[3][4] The first title to be published, in 2012, was Acquired For Development By…, edited by Budden and Caless, an anthology of commissioned short stories and poetry inspired by the London Borough of Hackney.[5][6] Budden has said that he had not originally intended to set up a publishing company, "but after an internship at Richmond Literary Festival working with people like David Starkey and Quentin Letts, I realised I wanted to do something different to the mainstream", so with local donations and advice from other small publishers such as Penned in the Margins and Five Leaves, Influx Press was started.[7]
Authors since published by Influx Press include Eley Williams, Shiromi Pinto, Adam Scovell, Annabel Banks, Gareth E. Rees, Fernando Sdrigotti, Jeffrey Boakye, Eliza Clark, Joel Lane, Juliet Jacques, Marie Ndiaye, Chimène Suleyman, and Percival Everett.[8][9][10]
In 2018, Influx Press won the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses, sharing the award with author Eley Williams, whose debut collection Attrib. and other stories the company published to acclaim in 2017.[11]
In 2022, the imprint received its first Booker Prize nomination for Percival Everett's novel The Trees,[12] which was subsequently announced on the shortlist.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ Julia (27 July 2022). "After Sappho and The Trees on the Booker Prize Longlist 2022". The Turnaround Blog. Turnaround. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Fisher, Sam (21 June 2021). "Indie Fiction Subscription #10: Introducing Influx Press". Burley Fisher Books. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "About". Influx Press. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Influx Press". Medium.com. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ hazemtagiuri (9 May 2012). "'Acquired for development by…' – A Hackney Anthology". Bookleteer. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Laura (18 April 2012). "6 Questions for Influx Press [INTERVIEW]". Book Machine. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Hackney duo create local publishing success story". Hackney Citizen. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Books". Influx Press. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ Churchill, Callum. "Indie Publisher of the Day: Influx Press". Mr B's Emporium. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Attrib. and other stories". Influx Press. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Barnes, Andrew (21 March 2018). "Republic of Consciousness Prize and £5k cash Influx awarded to Stoke Newington independent publisher". Hackney Citizen. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Bayley, Sian (26 July 2022). "Booker Prize longlist dominated by indies as judges pick youngest and oldest ever nominees". The Bookseller. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Waite-Taylor, Eva (6 September 2022). "The Booker Prize 2022 shortlist features a diverse range of authors – read their novels now". The Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ Bayley, Sian (6 September 2022). "Garner, Bulawayo and Strout on Booker shortlist". The Bookseller. Retrieved 13 September 2022.