New Binary Press

New Binary Press is an independent publishing house based in Cork city, Ireland. It publishes print books and electronic literature, specialising in more experimental works. It also publishes a number of periodicals, as well as critical works.

History

New Binary Press was founded in 2012 by James O'Sullivan,[1] who stated that he founded the press because other Irish publishers were ignoring the creative potential of digital technology, and that he wanted to make "a real tangible contribution" to the literary world.[2] The press was officially launched by Irish poet Leanne O'Sullivan at the City Library, Cork, on April 5th, 2013. A similar event was held at The Teachers' Club, Parnell Square, Dublin, several days later.[3]

In an interview with Books Ireland magazine, O'Sullivan said that New Binary Press was operating at a loss, remarking that "the value of dissonance outweights that of cents".[4]

Publications

Print

The press has had a number of critical successes: Graham Allen's The One That Got Away (2014) was shortlisted for the Shine/Strong Award 2015,[5] while Unexplained Fevers (2013) by Jeannine Hall Gailey came second in the 2014 Science Fiction Poetry Association's Elgin Award.[6] In 2016, the press published its first novel, Karl Parkinson's The Blocks, which would go on to earn considerable critical acclaim.[7][8][9]

Digital

New Binary Press has published a number of works of electronic literature, most notably by artists like Nick Montfort, Stephanie Strickland, Jason Nelson, and John Barber.[10] The first work that New Binary Press published was digital poetry by Graham Allen, entitled Holes. The one-line-a-day semi-autobiographical narrative has been widely praised and analysed by scholars and critics.[11][12] In 2017, two e-lit works published by New Binary Press, The Bafflement Fires and novelling, were shortlisted for the Turn on Literature Prize, co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.[13]

References

  1. "History of the Press". newbinarypress.com. Retrieved 14 Jan 2017.
  2. Nyhan, Tracy (19 Mar 2013). "A New Chapter in Irish Publishing". UCC Express.
  3. "New Digital Poetry Published by New Binary Press". Department of English, University College Cork. 2013. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  4. Horgan, Joseph (January 2017). "Keep going despite the prophets of doom". Books Ireland.
  5. "Poetry Award Nomination for Prof Graham Allen". ucc.ie. University College Cork. 4 Feb 2015. Retrieved 14 Jan 2017.
  6. "2014 Elgin Awards". sfpoetry.com. Science Fiction Poetry Association. Retrieved 14 Jan 2017.
  7. O'Reilly, Aiden (2016). "The Blocks review: Psalms of degradation, psalms of exaltation". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  8. O'Keeffe, Cormac (2016). "Book review: The Blocks". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  9. O'Donovan, Conor (2016). "Review of The Blocks". HeadStuff. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  10. "Publication Record". newbinarypress.com. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  11. "Holes, by Graham Allen". holesbygrahamallen.org. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  12. Karhio, Anne (2017). "The End of Landscape: Holes by Graham Allen". Electronic Book Review.
  13. "TOL 17 Prize and Exhibtions". www.turnonliterature.eu. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
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