| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Book Publishing |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Founder | Jeremy Poynting |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Jeremy Poynting, Hannah Bannister, Kwame Dawes, Jacob Ross, Dorothea Smartt, Kadija Sesay, Adam Lowe (writer) |
Number of employees | 2 full-time, 10 part-time or freelance |
| Website | www |
Peepal Tree Press is a publisher based in Leeds, England which publishes Caribbean, Black British, and South Asian fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama and academic books.[1][2][3] Poet Kwame Dawes has said, "Peepal Tree Press's position as the leading publisher of Caribbean literature, and especially of Caribbean poetry, is unassailable."[4]
Peepal Tree publishes around 20 books a year, mainly from the Caribbean and its diasporas.[5] Caribbean Beat has called it a "publishing lifeline" for Caribbean writers.[6] In the UK, the press is noted for its success with literary prizes,[7][8][9] its international readership,[10] and its role in supporting and publishing Black British and British Asian writers.[11][12]
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