Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1990 - 2014 (Creation)
Level of description
Archive Collection
Extent and medium
63 files 9 items paper. (2 linear metres)
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Name of creator
Administrative history
Flambard was a North East-based independent press which published a range of poetry and fiction, as well as some non-fiction and visual-art books. It was particularly focused on publishing new and neglected writers in the North of England, as well as promoting live literature.
Flambard Press was established in 1990 by Peter and Margaret Lewis. They began using early word processors and desktop publishing at Newcastle University, before securing funding from Northern Arts. In 2000, they were named a Regularly Funded Organisation of the Arts Council to cater for neglected writers of both poetry and prose, particularly of, but not exclusively from the northern region.
Over 20 years they published 129 titles, including several which were shortlisted for major prizes such as the Booker Prize, the T.S. Eliot Prize, and the Whitbread First Novel Award. Flambard Press supported many writers from the North East and Cumbria, as well as publishing authors from across the UK and overseas.
Flambard Press was supported by the Arts Council England until 2012, and officially closed in March 2013.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Consists of editorial material relating to published works by Flambard Press. Also contains documents relating to the marketing of the company.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open with some restrictions (researcher interview may be required)
Conditions governing reproduction
UK copyright law applies
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
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Name access points
- Flambard Press, 1990-2013 (Subject)
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Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
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Archivist's note
This catalogue was created by Rachel Hill, Senior Archives Assistant at Newcastle University Special Collections in 2016.