Tindal Street Press
Encyclopedia
Tindal Street Press is a Birmingham
-based independent publisher of contemporary literary fiction
, with a particular focus on writers born, or living, in Birmingham and the West Midlands
. According to its website, it is "a publicly funded organisation committed to providing a national and international platform for talented new writers from the English regions".
It emerged out of Tindal Street Fiction Group, a Birmingham
writers' group whose members have included Alan Mahar (its founder), Alan Beard, Jackie Gay, Joel Lane, Gul Davis, Mick Scully, Annie Murray, that was set up in 1983. Tindal Street is a no-through-road street in Balsall Heath
where the group used to meet in the Old Moseley Arms pub.
Titles published by Tindal Street Press have been recognised by many prizes and listings including three Booker nominations, and two Costa First Novel of the Year awards. They have published first novels by several Midlands based writers, including Anthony Cartwright, Paul McDonald
, Clare Morrall
, and Catherine O'Flynn
.
Tindal Street Press is run as a not-for-profit arts organization and is supported by the Arts Council England
and Birmingham City Council
. It is based in the Custard Factory
.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
-based independent publisher of contemporary literary fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
, with a particular focus on writers born, or living, in Birmingham and the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
. According to its website, it is "a publicly funded organisation committed to providing a national and international platform for talented new writers from the English regions".
It emerged out of Tindal Street Fiction Group, a Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
writers' group whose members have included Alan Mahar (its founder), Alan Beard, Jackie Gay, Joel Lane, Gul Davis, Mick Scully, Annie Murray, that was set up in 1983. Tindal Street is a no-through-road street in Balsall Heath
Balsall Heath
Balsall Heath is a working class, inner-city area of Birmingham, England. It is home to a diverse cultural mix of people and the location of the Balti Triangle.-History:...
where the group used to meet in the Old Moseley Arms pub.
Titles published by Tindal Street Press have been recognised by many prizes and listings including three Booker nominations, and two Costa First Novel of the Year awards. They have published first novels by several Midlands based writers, including Anthony Cartwright, Paul McDonald
Paul McDonald (writer)
Paul McDonald born 1961 in Walsall is a British academic, comic novelist, and poet. He teaches English and American Literature at the University of Wolverhampton, where he also runs the Creative and Professional Writing Programme. He left school at 16 and began work as a saddlemaker, an occupation...
, Clare Morrall
Clare Morrall
Clare Morrall is an English novelist. Born in Exeter, she has lived mainly in Birmingham, where she worked for many years as a music teacher. She achieved sudden success with her first published novel, Astonishing Splashes of Colour, which reached the shortlist for the 2003 Booker Prize. Her...
, and Catherine O'Flynn
Catherine O'Flynn
Catherine O'Flynn, born in 1970, is a British writer. Her novel, What Was Lost, won the prestigious First Novel prize at the Costa Book Awards in 2008.-Biography:...
.
Tindal Street Press is run as a not-for-profit arts organization and is supported by the Arts Council England
Arts Council England
Arts Council England was formed in 1994 when the Arts Council of Great Britain was divided into three separate bodies for England, Scotland and Wales. It is a non-departmental public body of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport...
and Birmingham City Council
Birmingham City Council
The Birmingham City Council is the body responsible for the governance of the City of Birmingham in England, which has been a metropolitan district since 1974. It is the most populated local authority in the United Kingdom with, following a reorganisation of boundaries in June 2004, 120 Birmingham...
. It is based in the Custard Factory
Custard Factory
The Custard Factory is an arts and media production centre in Birmingham, England .Located on the redeveloped site of the Bird's Custard factory in the industrial district of Digbeth, it is home to a community of businesses, primarily with an artistic and media slant, but also including...
.