Myriad Editions

Myriad Editions
Parent companyNew Internationalist (since May 2017)
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
FounderAnne Benewick
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationOxford
DistributionTurnaround Publisher Services (UK)
Consortium Book Sales and Distribution (US)
Key peopleCandida Lacey (Publishing Director), 2005–2021
Corinne Pearlman (Creative Director)
Publication typesBooks
Official websitemyriadeditions.com

Myriad Editions is an independent UK publishing house based in Brighton and Hove, Sussex, specialising in topical atlases, graphic non-fiction and original fiction, whose output also encompasses graphic novels that span a variety of genres, including memoir and life writing, as well political non-fiction. The company was set up in 1993 by Anne Benewick, together with Judith Mackay, as a packager of infographic atlases.[1]

In 2005, Myriad began publishing under its own imprint, with Candida Lacey as Publishing Director.[1][2][3] With its stated aim being "to showcase new writers and artists, build fresh audiences for their work, and establish a literary niche against the mainstream",[4] Myriad has built a reputation for discovering and nurturing award-winning authors, such as Jonathan Kemp,[5] Elizabeth Haynes,[6][7] Lesley Thomson,[8] Darryl Cunningham,[9] and Natasha Soobramanien.[10][11]

Myriad's creative director, Corinne Pearlman, has stated: "Myriad's mission statement is quite simply to look for new voices, new ways of seeing. The First Drafts Competition for new writers who haven't yet been published has been a highly influential in bringing authors to our attention whom we go on to publish – or who find agents and other publishers as a result of their shortlisting. And the First Graphic Novel Competition was set up to reflect this – to encourage potential graphic novelists to get in on the act, whether established artists looking to adopt a new medium, or young artists on the first rung of the ladder, or experienced comics artists who had never before attempted a long-form work of graphic narrative."[12]

In May 2017, Myriad Editions merged with Oxford-based independent, non-profit media co-operative New Internationalist.[13]

  1. ^ a b "Background and mission". Myriad. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Myriad opportunities", BookBrunch, 23 May 2013.
  3. ^ "An Interview with Candida Lacey, Myriad Editions Managing Director", Creative Future Literary Awards, 13 April 2015.
  4. ^ "About", Myriad Editions.
  5. ^ Lisa Campbell, "London Triptych wins Authors Club prize", The Bookseller, 18 April 2011.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Amazon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Eloise Millar, "Hits and misses: indie publishers pick their books of 2016 | Candida Lacey: The book that made my year", The Guardian, 21 December 2016.
  8. ^ The People's Book Prize Short List 2009/10: Fiction.
  9. ^ Fox, Killian (22 April 2012). "The talking penguin's guide to climate change". The Observer.
  10. ^ Natasha Soobramanien Q&A, Foyles.
  11. ^ "Awards", Myriad.
  12. ^ Andy Oliver, "'Myriad's Mission Statement is Quite Simply to Look for New Voices, New Ways of Seeing' – Corinne Pearlman Talks About the Myriad Editions Philosophy", Broken Frontier, 24 April 2017.
  13. ^ Natalie Taylor, "Myriad Editions merge with New Internationalist", New Internationist blog, 6 May 2017.