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About Smith/Doorstop (The Poetry Business)
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THE GREAT POETRY BUSINESS RELOCATION SALE After 22 years in Huddersfield, we're relocating to Sheffield. To celebrate this event we're offering our books at knock-down prices for a limited period only.
This only applies to books direct from our Huddersfield office – not online sales.
PLEASE VISIT www.poetrybusiness.co.uk for full details.
Background and history
The Poetry Business was founded in 1986 by Peter Sansom. In 1989 Janet Fisher joined as co-editor and co-publisher.
In 1991 we became a Limited Company. We receive financial support Arts Council England.
In June 2008 we relocated to Sheffield. Janet Fisher has retired and Ann Sansom is co-editor and co-director. The new Office Manager is Sam Wood.
Priorities
The spreading of interest in contemporary poetry
The encouragement of new writers
The publishing of work of new and established writers
The setting of high artistic standards
Activities
We publish poetry books and pamphlets under our imprint Smith/Doorstop Books
We publish a literary magazine, The North, with two issues a year.
We run an annual Book and Pamphlet Competition - see below
We run monthly Writing Days.
Recognition and Awards
‘A small but enterprising publisher talent-spotting marvellous new poets’ – The Independent
‘Smith/Doorstop have been quietly pushing new or developing talent for years now’ – The Guardian
‘Poetry needs a thousand capitals if it is to survive, and The Poetry Business ensures that Huddersfield is one of the liveliest’ – Carol Rumens
‘The quality of the writing in these slim volumes is matched by the high production standards of the publishers Smith/Doorstop’ – Paul McDonald, PQR [on the Competition winners’ pamphlets, 1997]
‘Dark and true and tender is The North’ - a prescient Alfred Lord Tennyson
In the past few years, from our comparatively short list, we have gained:
Poetry Book Society Recommendations 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006
Poetry Book Society Special Commendation 1997
TS Eliot Prize shortlist 1999
Aldeburgh Poetry Festival (First Collection) Prize 1999; shortlist 2004, 2005
Forward Prize (First Collection) shortlist 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003
Forward Prize (Best Poem) 2005; shortlist 1995, 2003
Poetry Book Society Pamphlet Choice 2003 - the first to be awarded - and 2004
Children's Poetry Bookshelf Choice 2005
Poetry Business - Book & Pamphlet Competition
For more information about our annual Competition, please visit: www.poetrybusiness.co.uk/comp2000.htm
Winners receive publication of their poetry collections, plus cash prizes
Contact Details:
w: http://www.poetrybusiness.co.uk
t: +44 (0)1484 434840
f: +44 (0)1484 426566
Address: The Poetry Business
The Studio
Byram Arcade
Huddersfield
HD1 1ND
United Kingdom
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