Prizes
Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013: Peirene No 8 longlisted
In March 2013 The Murder of Halland by Pia Juul, translated by Martin Aitken was longlisted for IFFP 2013.
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Time Out and The Hospital Club h.Club100 list: The most innovative and influential people in the British creative and media industries: Publisher Meike Ziervogel
Peirene Publisher Meike Ziervogel has been voted as one of Britain's 100 most innovative and influential people in the creative and media industries 2012.
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Arts Council England Grant for 2013
In October 2012 Peirene was awarded for the second year running a major Arts Council England Grant for the marketing and promotion of its 2013 series: The Turning Point - Revolutionary Moments.
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Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2012: Peirene No 4 longlisted
In March 2012 Next World Novella by Matthias Politycki, translated by Anthea Bell, was longlisted for IFFP 2012.
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Scott Moncrieff Prize 2011 for Best English Translation from French
In February 2012 our translator Adriana Hunter was awarded the Scott Moncrieff Prize for Peirene No 1, Beside the Sea by Veronique Olmi.
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British Book Design and Production Awards 2011
In November 2011 Peirene's Series of The Man was highly commended for the BBDP Awards 2011 in the Brand/Series Identity, second only to Picador's Don DeLillo series.
"Instantly recognisable as a series, the unusual mix of type and graphical elements ensured these books stood out, making this collection worthy of its highly commended status."
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Arts Council England Grant for 2012
In June 2011 Peirene was awarded a major Arts Council England Grant for our 2012 series of The Small Epic.
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Winner of IPG Newcomer of the Year Award 2011 :
In March 2011 Peirene was named the winner of the Independent Publishers' Guild Newcomer of the Year Award. The Judges congratulated Peirene on its beautifully produced and pitched books, and admired its marketing strategies and spin-off literary salons.
“Peirene is the very essence of independent publishing,” they commented. “It has a real passion for its books as well as a vision for what it wants to achieve. This is a very well thought through endeavour and deserves to succeed.”
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Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2011: Peirene No 1 longlisted
In March 2011 Beside the Sea by Véronique Olmi, translated by Adriana Hunter, was longlisted for the IFFP 2011.