![]() ![]() To underline the fact that we publish an author and not just a book, we will publish three new novels by existing authors: Anthony Ferner, Michael Dean and Karen Jenning (her fifth publication with us!) I wish I still had time to translate more books. It was a particular pleasure to translate my brother’s novel Angel. The rare poetic dialogue about those parts of the world which are in turmoil by Marilyn Hacker and Deema Shehabi in Diaspo/Renga Particular highlights of the past ten years include:ġ00 Dutch-Language Poems – From the Medieval Period to the Present Day which is a poetry bestseller and has won the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prizeįinding Soutbek, a debut novel set in South Africa by Keren Jennings, which was shortlisted for the inaugural Etisalat Prize for Literature and which has been translated into French: Les oubliés du Cap Our books are my reader’s wish list, and that’s such a privilege. Readers often ask me: ‘Which book do you love most?’ They are all unique but I love every one of them otherwise I would have published them. The other people who deserve a big thank you are the people who have reviewed our books, given us support and you members of the general public who have taken the plunge and bought one of our books. They also developed and maintain our website which after 9 years steadfast service has just been completely overhauled. ![]() It has been an amazing literary journey and I’ve met many lovely people along the way: authors, translators, editors, the team at Reactive Web Design who design our covers and book layouts. In March 2009 I founded Holland Park Press and this makes 2019 our 10 th anniversary year. If you have a manuscript that you would like us to consider we would very much like to hear from you. We accept submissions in English and Dutch. We encourage you to find out more information about the Holland Park Press publishing deal. When you are published by us we will do our upmost to prevent that that your book is heavily discounted and we aim to maximise your income. We keep our list select so that we can provide promotional activities necessary to reach the full sales potential of your book. The work we are looking for is here to stay and we are committed to ongoing book & author specific promotion throughout its lifetime. We expect our authors to have their own unique voice and be able to add something new and lasting to literature. Literature is something we define as a work that the author was compelled to write and which provides compelling reading to book buyers. We accept literary fiction in the form of a novel, novella, memoir or collection of short stories. Holland Park Press aims to publish manuscripts that make a unique contribution to literature.
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