Lapwing Publications is a
publisher based in
Belfast and specialising in
poetry.
History
The press was founded in 1988 by Dennis and Rene Greig. Since then it has published over a hundred and fifty poetry collections. It is known for its openness with regards to publishing innovative poetry. Lapwing Publications publishes in a variety of formats: pamphlets, chapbooks, and soft back books. Lapwing Publications sells some of their pamphlets in E-Book format and plans to eventually have the entire back catalogue in electronic form.
Lapwing mainly publishes poets from Ireland, both north and south of the border. It has also published poets from other parts of Europe, as well as Canada and the US.
According to MEAS report providing statistics for Irish poetry publications, Lapwing Publications in 2018 was the joint-second most prolific poetry press on the Island of Ireland.
Dr Kenneth Keating and Dr Ailbhe McDaid. Gender in Poetry Publishing in Ireland. MEAS, Measuring Equality in the Arts Sector: Literature in Ireland, 2018
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Lapwing has published some of Ireland's best known authors.
Notable poets published by the press
*Tony Bailie
Tony Bailie is a novelist, and journalist from Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Works
Tony Bailie is an Irish writer and journalist who, as of 2018, has published three novels and two poetry collections.
His first novel, ''The Los ...
* Patrick Chapman
* Fred Johnston
* Hugh McFadden
*Padraic Fiacc
Padraic Fiacc (born Patrick Joseph O'Connor; 15 April 1924 – 21 January 2019) was an Irish poet, and member of Aosdána, the exclusive Irish Arts Academy.
Biographical information
Born Patrick Joseph O'Connor in Belfast to Bernard and Annie ( ...
* Robert Greacen
* Jean O'Brien
* Desmond O'Grady
*Adam Rudden
Adam Rudden is a Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dubl ...
* James Simmons
*Todd Swift
Stanley Todd Swift (born April 8, 1966), is a British-Canadian poet, screenwriter, university teacher, editor, critic, and publisher based in the United Kingdom.
Background
Swift was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and raised in Saint-Lambe ...
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.lapwingpoetry.com
Lapwing on the National Poetry Library of the UK website
* Irish Publishing News
Publishing companies of the United Kingdom
Publishing companies of Ireland
Irish poetry
Poetry publishers
Literary publishing companies
Book publishing companies of Ireland
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