Exact Editions Blog

We’re back at it again; interviewing our publisher partners for a deep dive into their careers, ambitions for their publications, and more.

This week, it’s the turn of Rima Rantisi, editor of Rusted Radishes: Beirut Literary and Art Journal.

Housed in the American University of Beirut, Rusted Radishes has established itself as a space for emerging and established writers and artists with a connection to Lebanon and the Arab world. Beirut’s revolving door of influences and cultures, its history, … Keep Reading

We’re delighted to welcome a publishing titan for this week’s instalment of Publisher 1-On-1; welcome to the stage, Margaret Obank, publisher of Banipal!

Margaret is renowned for her contributions to the dissemination of contemporary Arabic literature in English translation. In 1997, she co-founded Banipal magazine of modern Arab literature in translation with her husband, the Iraqi author and journalist Samuel Shimon. 

Some of her other roles include a founding trustee of the International Prize for Arab Fiction (2007) and … Keep Reading

Hello and welcome back to another Publisher 1-On-1, where we pick the brains of our publishing partners about the industry disruption that the pandemic has caused over the last year (as well as some lighter-hearted subjects!)

In the hot seat this week is Rebecca Wolff, founding editor, publisher and editor-in-chief of Fence, journal of poetry, fiction, art, and criticism.

Founded in 1998, Fence is a biannual journal has a mission to redefine the terms of accessibility by publishing challenging … Keep Reading

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…It’s time for another instalment of our Publisher 1-On-1 series! Today we are lucky enough to be chatting to the lovely Una MacConville, director of Wordwell and publisher of Archaeology Ireland.

The Wordwell Group, established in 1986, is the publisher of History Ireland, Archaeology Ireland and Books Ireland magazines, alongside Wordwell Books and, as of 2019, Eastwood Books. Archaeology Ireland, published every quarter since 1987, provides a comprehensive range of articles, news … Keep Reading

Exact Editions has been working with a group of publishers to provide a free open and temporary showcase to a selection of books relevant to the COP26 Climate Change conference taking place this Autumn in Glasgow. The showcase has not yet been completely assembled and is still to a considerable degree ‘under wraps’. Exact Editions, the contributing publishers and others will be making appropriate announcements and press releases in September. We occasionally encounter concerns about the suitability of using the … Keep Reading