Fairlight Books was founded in 2017 to publish and promote writers of highly original literary and quality fiction. Since its inception, its authors have been longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, the Republic of Consciousness Prize and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, and shortlisted for the Paul Torday Prize, the Diverse Book Awards and the BBC National Short Story Award.
By publishing just a small number of books each year, we believe we can give each book and its author the care and attention they deserve – from stunning and original cover designs to comprehensive e-book coverage and promotional campaigns sustained over the longer term.
On the Fairlight Shorts section of our website, we showcase some fantastic, but previously unpublished, short story writing. By making all of the stories on our website freely available to readers, our aim is to fight the corner for the short story as a form of literature which is often hidden behind paywalls, and to promote and support the writing of these talented authors.
The publishing house is home to the Fairlight Moderns, a series of pocket-sized books of brilliantly innovative contemporary fiction, set around the world. We also publish a small range of non-fiction titles, including the ‘How to…’ Modern Living series.
Finally, we are huge fans of physical bookshops, who themselves are constant champions of writers, quality writing and beautiful books, and we do everything we can to support them.
The Team
