Pendragon press
Encyclopedia
There are three unrelated publishers with the name Pendragon Press. One is a British small press
based in Maesteg in Wales
and specialising in science fiction
, fantasy
, horror
and weird fiction
. It is run by Christopher Teague. In 2005 the press was nominated for a British Fantasy Award
for best small press. It specialises in novella
s, anthologies and short story collections.
The second and unrelated Pendragon Press specialises in books on music, musicology, and music theory. Pendragon was founded in 1972 and is located in Hillsdale
, New York.
The third publisher (also unrelated to the others) with the name 'Pendragon Press' is a community newspaper publisher on Waiheke Island
, New Zealand
. Newspapers published by this company are Gulf News and Waiheke Weekender.
Small press
Small press is a term often used to describe publishers with annual sales below a certain level. Commonly, in the United States, this is set at $50 million, after returns and discounts...
based in Maesteg in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and specialising in science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
, fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
, horror
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
and weird fiction
Weird fiction
Weird fiction is a subgenre of speculative fiction written in the late 19th and early 20th century. It can be said to encompass the ghost story and other tales of the macabre. Weird fiction is distinguished from horror and fantasy in that it predates the niche marketing of genre fiction...
. It is run by Christopher Teague. In 2005 the press was nominated for a British Fantasy Award
British Fantasy Award
The British Fantasy Awards are administered annually by the British Fantasy Society and were first awarded in 1971. The membership of the BFS vote to determine recommendations, short-lists and winners of the awards...
for best small press. It specialises in novella
Novella
A novella is a written, fictional, prose narrative usually longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula Awards for science fiction define the novella as having a word count between 17,500 and 40,000...
s, anthologies and short story collections.
The second and unrelated Pendragon Press specialises in books on music, musicology, and music theory. Pendragon was founded in 1972 and is located in Hillsdale
Hillsdale
- Places :In Australia:* Hillsdale, New South Wales, a suburb of SydneyIn Canada:*Hillsdale , a neighbourhood of Nepean, Ontario*Hillsdale, Ontario, a village about 90 minutes north of Toronto*Hillsdale No...
, New York.
The third publisher (also unrelated to the others) with the name 'Pendragon Press' is a community newspaper publisher on Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island is an island in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, located about from Auckland.The island is the second-largest in the Hauraki Gulf after Great Barrier Island. It is the most populated, with nearly 8,000 permanent residents plus another estimated 3,400 who have second or holiday homes...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Newspapers published by this company are Gulf News and Waiheke Weekender.
Books Published by the British Pendragon Press
- Nasty Snips, an anthology edited by Christopher Teague, 1999
- Shenanigans, a short story collection by Noel K. Hannan, 2000
- Tourniquet Heart an anthology edited by Christopher Teague, 2002
- The Ice Maiden a novella by Steve Lockley & Paul Lewis, 2004
- The Extremist and Other Tales of Conflict, a short story collection by Paul Finch, 2004
- The Mask Behind the Face, short story collection by Stuart Young, 2005
- Double Negative, a novel by Robin Gilbert, 2005
- An Occupation of Angels, a novella by Lavie TidharLavie TidharLavie Tidhar is an Israeli born writer. He lived in the United Kingdom and South Africa for long periods of time. He had also lived in Vanuatu and Laos.-Early life:Tidhar grew up in the communal atmosphere of an Israeli Kibbutz...
, 2005 - In the Rain with the Dead, a novel by Mark West (author), 2005
- Triquorum One, a mini-anthology edited by Christopher Teague, 2005