Scribe (publisher)

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Scribe
StatusActive
Founded1976
FounderHenry Rosenbloom
Country of originAustralia, United Kingdom
Headquarters location Melbourne
Distribution United Book Distributors (Australia)
Grantham Book Services (UK)
Pansing Distribution (Singapore)
Consortium Book Sales & Distribution (North America) [1]
Publication typesBooks
Official website scribepublications.com.au

Scribe Publications (or simply Scribe) is an independent publishing house founded by Henry Rosenbloom in Melbourne, Australia in 1976. It established a sister company, Scribe UK, in London in May 2013. [2] Scribe publishes nonfiction and fiction by authors from around the world, including many titles in translation. It publishes over 60 books a year in Australia, over 50 in the United Kingdom, and over 30 in the United States. It has a scout in New York. [3]

Awards

It was awarded the prize for "Australian Small Publisher of the Year" for 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011. [4]

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References

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  2. "Business profile: Scribe's Henry Rosenbloom | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. "About Scribe". scribepublications.com.au. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  4. "Scribe Publications (Australia) | GRAAL Literary Agency". www.graal.com.pl. Retrieved 8 March 2017.