Pelican Publishing Company

For non-fiction imprint of Penguin Books, see Pelican Books.
Pelican Publishing Company
Parent companyArcadia Publishing
Founded1926
FounderJohn McClure
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationElmwood, Louisiana
DistributionUnited States and worldwide
Key peopleStuart Omer Landry, Hodding Carter, Milburn Calhoun
Publication typesbooks
Nonfiction topicshistory, travel guides, art, architecture, children's books, textbooks, Louisiana
Official websitepelicanpub.com, www.arcadiapublishing.com/imprints/pelican-publishing

Pelican Publishing Company is a book publisher based in Elmwood, Louisiana, with a New Orleans postal address.[1] It was acquired in 2019 by Arcadia Publishing, a leading publisher of local and regional content in the United States.[2]

Pelican publishes approximately 60 titles per year and maintains a backlist of over 2,500 books.[3] Most of its titles relate to Louisiana and Southern culture, cuisine, art, travel guides, history, children's books, and textbooks.

  1. ^ "Contact Us". pelicanpub.com. Retrieved 2023-12-27. Pelican Publishing 990 N. Corporate Dr., Suite 100 New Orleans, LA 70123 - The address states "New Orleans, LA" but the physical location is in the Elmwood CDP. The directions to a particular intersection refer to an earlier headquarters location in New Orleans proper, and does not reflect the latest update.
  2. ^ "In the age of distraction, one small publisher keeps local history alive in sepia tones". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  3. ^ Herman, Jeff (2012). Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors, & Literary Agents. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, Inc. p. 269. ISBN 9781402260612.