Legend Press
Encyclopedia
Legend Press is a small British book publisher
founded in 2005 by Tom Chalmers. Specialising in mainstream trade paperback fiction, Legend Press became the youngest-run publisher in the UK trade market. http://strugglingauthors.co.uk/InterviewTomChalmersLegendPress.aspx In 2006, the company set out its intention to double the number of titles it publishes each year until reaching 20-25 in 2009 http://www.londonbookfair.co.uk/page.cfm/action=Exhib/ExhibID=02931. As well as the range of novels, London-based Legend Press also began an annual short story series looking to boost the popularity of short fiction and make it more aligned to today's reader and society.
Legend Press additionally set out its aim to be as accessible and interactive as possible, as well as offering a variety of other services and initiatives, including Exclusively Independent.http://www.exclusivelyindependent.com/
In 2010 they published books including Dave Cameron's Schooldays by Bill Coles and The Sky is Changing by Zoe Jenny
http://www.new-books-in-german.com/english/650/253/253/129002/design1.html and launched Legend Business http://www.thebookseller.com/news/110235-legend-launches-business-list.html and took on management for the BOOKS etc website http://www.booksetc.co.uk.
In October 2007 Chalmers was shortlisted for the Young Music Entrepreneur of the Year Award.http://www.viewfromheremagazine-opportunities.com/2010/02/publisher-profile-legend-press-and.html The annual award is part of the Real Business/CBI Growing Business Awards.
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
founded in 2005 by Tom Chalmers. Specialising in mainstream trade paperback fiction, Legend Press became the youngest-run publisher in the UK trade market. http://strugglingauthors.co.uk/InterviewTomChalmersLegendPress.aspx In 2006, the company set out its intention to double the number of titles it publishes each year until reaching 20-25 in 2009 http://www.londonbookfair.co.uk/page.cfm/action=Exhib/ExhibID=02931. As well as the range of novels, London-based Legend Press also began an annual short story series looking to boost the popularity of short fiction and make it more aligned to today's reader and society.
Legend Press additionally set out its aim to be as accessible and interactive as possible, as well as offering a variety of other services and initiatives, including Exclusively Independent.http://www.exclusivelyindependent.com/
In 2010 they published books including Dave Cameron's Schooldays by Bill Coles and The Sky is Changing by Zoe Jenny
Zoë Jenny
Zoë Jenny is a Swiss writer. Her first novel, The Pollen Room, was published in German in 1997 and has been translated into 27 languages. Since 2003 she has been living in London. In 2008 she married Matthew Homfray, a British veterinary surgeon and pharmaceuticals consultant...
http://www.new-books-in-german.com/english/650/253/253/129002/design1.html and launched Legend Business http://www.thebookseller.com/news/110235-legend-launches-business-list.html and took on management for the BOOKS etc website http://www.booksetc.co.uk.
Founder
Chalmers set-up Legend Press in 2005 and, aged 25, became the youngest Managing Director of a publishing company in the mainstream UK market. In March 2007, Founder and Managing Director Tom Chalmers was shortlisted for the inaugural UK Young Publisher of the Year Award http://www.britishcouncil.org/arts-literature-ukypy-2007.htm.In October 2007 Chalmers was shortlisted for the Young Music Entrepreneur of the Year Award.http://www.viewfromheremagazine-opportunities.com/2010/02/publisher-profile-legend-press-and.html The annual award is part of the Real Business/CBI Growing Business Awards.