Austin Macauley Publishers
Austin Macauley Publishers Limited is a British publishing company, with offices in London, New York and Sharjah. The company was founded in 2006 and publishes fiction and non-fiction books. They give the opportunity to both new and established authors to get their work published.[1] They publish books in English and Arabic languages.[2]
Status | Active |
---|---|
Founded | 2006 |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Headquarters location | London |
Distribution | United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada |
Publication types | Books |
Official website | www |
Business model
It operates what it calls a 'hybrid' publishing model,[3] claiming to offer some 'traditional' contracts to prospective authors as well as 'contributory' contracts, in which the author pays the cost of publication.
Published authors
Authors published by the company have included:
- Austin Stevens[4][5]
- Carey Blyton[6][7]
- Kjell Aas[8][9]
- Tariq Anwar[10][11]
- Javaid Laghari[12][13]
- Fabrice Jaumont[14][15]
- Maryam Saqer Al Qasimi[16][17]
- Ira David Wood III[18][19]
- Lawrence Salander[20][21]
- Oliver Friggieri[22][23]
- Bonita Lawrence[24][25]
- Simon May[26][27]
- Claire Liddell[28][29]
- Kevin Lueshing[30][31]
- Alexander Matthews[32][33]
Controversy
Austin Macauley is flagged with a Watchdog Advisory warning in a comparative list of self-publishing services published by the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), citing concerns about 'Value, Service, Communication' and 'Transparency'. In the list, Watchdog Advisory warnings are given about services 'which fail to align with [ALLi's] Code of Standards, receive consistent complaints and, in some cases, have been subject to legal action.'[34]
Austin Macauley also appears on the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America 'Thumbs Down' Publishers List, which, according to the association, contains the companies ''about which [they] have received the largest number of complaints over the years, or which [they] consider to pose the most significant hazard for writers".[35]
Recognition
Publisher Weekly named Austin Macauley one of the fastest growing independent publishers in 2018.[36]
Associated with Independent Publishers Guild (IPG)[37] Austin Macauley Publishers is a member of The Publishers Association.[38]
References
- "Lessions from leaders: Jade Robertson, International Publishing Director for Austin Macauley Publishers". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- "Interview: Jade Robertson on Entering the Arabic Market at Sharjah Publishing City". Publishing Perspectives. 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- "What is Hybrid Publishing? Here Are 4 Things All Writers Should Know | WritersDigest.com". WritersDigest.com. 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- "Austin Stevens".
- "Stevens Austin". www.austinmacauley.com. 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- "Blyton RIP Carey". www.austinmacauley.com. 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- "The Doggy Tales of Arnold".
- "Aas Kjell". www.austinmacauley.com. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- "Environmental Chemistry and You".
- "Anwar Tariq". www.austinmacauley.com. 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- "Movers and Shakers, The Monster Makers".
- "Laghari Javaid". www.austinmacauley.com. 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- "Ifrit".
- "Fabrice Jaumont, Author at Austin Macauley Publishers | UAE". Austin Macauley Publishers | UAE. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- "The Bilingual Revolution".
- "Maryam Saqer Al Qassimi, Author at Austin Macauley Publishers | UAE". Austin Macauley Publishers | UAE. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- "Diversity".
- "Wood III Ira David". www.austinmacauley.com. 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- "The Russian Galatea".
- "Salander Lawrence". www.austinmacauley.com. 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- "Art as I See It".
- "Friggieri Oliver". www.austinmacauley.com. 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- "Jasmine Blossoms for All Time".
- "N'in D'la Owey Innklan: Mi'kmaq Sojourns in England".
- "Lawrence Bonita". www.austinmacauley.com. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- "May Simon". www.austinmacauley.com. 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- "Doof Doof: My Life in Music".
- "The Clan McToffee".
- "Liddell Claire". www.austinmacauley.com. 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- "The Belt Boy".
- "The Belt Boy".
- "Matthews Alexander". www.austinmacauley.com. 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- "My One True Friend".
- "Best and Worst Self-Publishing Services Reviewed & Rated". Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi). Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- "THUMBS DOWN PUBLISHERS LIST". SFWA. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- "Fast-Growing Independent Publishers, 2018". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- "Meet the Member: Austin Macauley Publishers". Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- "The Publishers Association".