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Carcanet Press

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Carcanet Press

@Carcanet

Award-winning independent publisher of modern/classic/translated poetry & @PN_Review

Manchester

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Joined November 2008

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Carcanet Press
@Carcanet
Aug 15, 2024
We’re withdrawing! This platform has increasingly been used to spread misinformation, stoke division and incite violence, and we’d rather carry on our conversation elsewhere. Biggest thanks to our 21k+ followers! Come say hi on Bluesky (carcanet) and Threads (carcanetpress)! 👋🏼
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Carcanet Press
@Carcanet
Oct 13, 2023
It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Louise Glück. Our statement is below in the images, and our condolences go out to all whose lives she touched --
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Carcanet Press
@Carcanet
Oct 8, 2020
There are just two of us in the office today, so celebrations are necessary... #NobelPrize2020
Carcanet Press
@Carcanet
Mar 8, 2021
It's #InternationalWomensDay! To celebrate we're giving away 3 bundles of our all-women March books lineup🤩 To enter & win all the books we're publishing this month, like & RT this tweet! Ends next Monday 15th at 12PM - multiple entries allowed across all platforms.
Carcanet Press
@Carcanet
Apr 29, 2019
We are deeply saddened at the passing of Les Murray, one of our authors and a true friend of Carcanet for well over 30 years
Les Murray, poet and 'gentle titan of Australian letters', dies aged 80
From theguardian.com
Carcanet Press
@Carcanet
Jan 9, 2023
📣SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN!📣 The 2023 submission window is now open for everyone until 20th January! We are looking for new poets and are considering work for Carcanet collections, New Poetries and PN Review – full guidelines here: bit.ly/3Qe9XZq
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Carcanet Press
@Carcanet
Oct 8, 2020
At Glück’s UK publisher Carcanet, which has published the poet for more than two decades, Michael Schmidt said staff were “completely surprised” at the news but also “astonished at the justice of the win”.
theguardian.com
Louise Glück wins the 2020 Nobel prize in literature
The Swedish Academy has chosen the American poet, citing her ‘unmistakable poetic voice’
Carcanet Press
@Carcanet
Jan 16, 2024
We're absolutely thrilled that @jallenpaisant has won the T.S. Eliot Prize for his outstanding collection, Self-Portrait as Othello! 🎉 We couldn't be more proud - congratulations from the whole team at Carcanet ⭐ @tseliotprize
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Carcanet Press
@Carcanet
Oct 3, 2023
We're thrilled to announce that THREE Carcanet titles have been shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize! 🎉 Huge congratulations to Jason Allen-Paisant, Joe Carrick-Varty and Kit Fan – it’s fantastic to see Northern talent recognised and celebrated✨
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Carcanet Press
@Carcanet
Jan 25, 2024
We are overjoyed to announce that Mimi Khalvati will be awarded the King's Gold Medal for Poetry! Mimi will be receiving the honour in recognition of her outstanding talent and ability to draw on diverse cultural traditions to enrich British poetry. 🔗bit.ly/47X4y0g
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Carcanet Press
@Carcanet
Oct 8, 2020
We are beyond thrilled at this news, and incredibly honoured and humbled to be Louise's UK publisher🎉🙏 A HUGE congratulations to Louise on this well-deserved honour - celebrations are needed!
The Nobel Prize
@NobelPrize
Oct 8, 2020
BREAKING NEWS: The 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to the American poet Louise Glück “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.” #NobelPrize
Carcanet Press
@Carcanet
Sep 24, 2019
We are saddened to learn that Elaine Feinstein (b. 1930), celebrated writer and Carcanet poet, has passed away peacefully at the age of 88. She was one of Carcanet's dearest and oldest friends, and she will be deeply missed.
Carcanet Press
@Carcanet
Mar 14, 2019
We won Northern Small Press of the Year! 🥳🌞🎊 Thank you so much to @thebookseller, our authors, editors, translators and our team here in Manchester! Also a massive congratulations to @commapress for their commendation - you're all so wonderful! 🌟💝 #Nibbies
Catherine Jessop
@BooksCanHelp
Mar 14, 2019
Yippee! Compass are immensely proud to represent @wildthingsbooks WINNER of the first ever British Book Awards Small Press of the Year! And hurrah also for @parthianbooks winners for Wales and @Carcanet winners for the North! And congrats @commapress - highly commended! #Nibbies
Carcanet Press
@Carcanet
Mar 2, 2020
Publishing powerhouse Michael Schmidt turns 73 today- happy birthday to king Carcanet! 🎂