Northern Publishers' Fair 2026

With new publishers and our popular chatty table to chat with agents and development agencies about your writing career, the Northern Publishers' Fair is BACK!

From trade to independent publishing, this book fair showcases what the North does best - you'll find a treasure trove of books from literary fiction, genre fiction, translated books, non fiction, children's, memoir, essays, short stories and poetry. Phew!

Publishers attending:

1.   Fox and Ink Books (formerly UCLAN publishing)

2.  The Liverpool Literary Agency (Chatty table)

3.   Cultureword (Development Agency, Chatty table)

3.   Fly on the Wall Press (Us! :D)

4.   Sionist books 

5.   Stairwell Books

6.   Manchester University Press

7.    Harper North (Harper Collins)

8.   Saraband

9.   Valley Press

10.  Flapjack Press

11.  Nightjar Press

12.  John Murray Press (Hachette)

13.  Confingo Publishing

13.  Dead Ink Books

14.  Peepal Tree Press 

Who is the Northern Publishers' Fair for?

For too long, the publishing industry has been London-centric. In 2019, Isabelle Kenyon (Fly on the Wall Press) set up the Northern Publishers' Fair at the fabulous venue of Manchester Central Library. Each Spring, independent and trade publishers from the North of England gather to sell books, network with the future generation of publishers, and meet writers and readers.

 With space for reading and coffee, the fair is the perfect place to grab a book that offers something different to mainstream bookshop offerings, and a fab place to get an idea of just what the North has to offer. We welcome families, students and readers to come be part of the fun. 

On alternating years, we operate a performance edition of the fair, inviting publishers to showcase their latest authors and their work and we collaborate with partners around the city, such as Manchester Literature Festival to bring northern talent to a larger stage.