An interview with translator Jonathan Wright

The highly-anticipated debut novel by award-winning Iraqi author, Hassan Blasim, is here. Behind the process of bringing God 99 from Continue reading →

#WorkInPublishing Week 2020: A remote intern’s perspective

Written by Hannah Sothcott, Marketing and Production Intern (Nov 2020) I never expected to find and secure an internship during Continue reading →

#WorkInPublishing Week 2020: Staff Journeys into Publishing

As part of #WorkInPublishing week (16th-20th November), we thought it would be useful to aspiring publishers if we shared the Continue reading →

Transmissions From the Disruptive Space: a keynote by Irenosen Okojie

This year, in collaboration with Manchester Writing School, Comma Press hosted the first online National Creative Writing Industry Conference, an Continue reading →

Halloween treats from indie publishers

Trick or treating may not be an option this year, but you can treat yourself or a loved one and Continue reading →

Understanding ‘The New Abject’: the theories behind Comma’s next release

Comma’s Marketing and Production Assistant, Hannah Sothcott, breaks down the theories on which our forthcoming horror anthology The New Abject is Continue reading →

Suspended Time and Interior Lives: What to Expect from The BBC National Short Story Award 2020

Written by Hannah Sothcott, Marketing and Production Intern (Sept 2020) According to The Guardian in May, time spent with books has doubled Continue reading →

Where to Start with Women in Translation

In 2005, PEN World Voices found that only 3% of all books published in English were translations. Though in the Continue reading →