With new publishers and the popular chatty table to chat with agents and development agencies about your writing career, the Northern Publishers’ Fair is back.

From trade to independent publishing, this book fair showcases what the North does best – you’ll find a treasure trove of books from literary fiction, genre fiction, translated books, non fiction, children’s, memoir, essays, short stories and poetry.

Publishers, agents and development agencies announced shortly in full, a sample include…

Scribe

Carcanet

Confingo Publishing

Stairwell Books

Flapjack Press

Northodox Press

Saraband

Comma Press

Peepal Tree Press

Roaring Lion Newcastle

Organised by Fly on the Wall Press. 

Who is the Northern Publishers’ Fair for?

For too long, the publishing industry has been London-centric. In 2019, Isabelle Kenyon (Fly on the Wall Press) set up the Northern Publishers’ Fair at the fabulous venue of Manchester Central Library. Each Spring, independent and trade publishers from the North of England gather to sell books, network with the future generation of publishers, and meet writers and readers.

With space for reading and coffee, the fair is the perfect place to grab a book that offers something different to mainstream bookshop offerings, and a fab place to get an idea of just what the North has to offer. We welcome families, students and readers to come be part of the fun.

On alternating years, we operate a performance edition of the fair, inviting publishers to showcase their latest authors and their work and we collaborate with partners around the city, such as Manchester Literature Festival to bring northern talent to a larger stage.