CARCANET

• 58110 - Book publishing

Carcanet was a literary magazine, founded in 1962. Michael Hind, a member of the original editorial committee, recalls how the idea was to 'collect together and publish as a periodical poetry, short fiction, and "intelligent criticism of all the arts"; there were to be both student and senior members contributions.' The intention was to link Oxford and Cambridge... 'Continue to build' is what independent literary houses must do. They build readership and backlist, but also authority and their own legitimacy. We make books available and, in an age of disposables, keep them available. As the balance of publishing shifts to front list, Carcanet, radical in disposition, keeps books in print for as long as possible. This kind of husbandry has more in common with forestry than with fast food... Carcanet enjoys Arts Council support and can range more widely than commercial publishers dare to do. Its list includes, alongside new writers from all over the world, major authors from the..

Also known as: Carcanet Press, CARCANET PRESS LIMITED, Carcanet Press Ltd

Registration numbers: 01005861 (CH)

Primary location: Manchester United Kingdom