Pan Macmillan announces ‘community led’ collaboration with the Black British Book Festival
Pan Macmillan is thrilled to announce the next step in its longstanding partnership with the Black British Book Festival
The Black British Book Festival’s landmark event at the Barbican on Sunday saw the announcement of the partnership, which will explore a new community-led publishing model with a clearly defined audience.
The collaboration is an evolution of Pan Macmillan’s four year relationship with the festival and will champion and amplify new talent. This new model will take a fundamentally different approach, combining our editorial expertise with the BBBF's community reach.
The partnership will build a dedicated pathway to acquire new talent, with a particular focus on author-entrepreneurs and self-published writers who have built engaged audiences.
‘Our partnership with the Black British Book Festival has already been so valuable, and we've learned a great deal from their team and their deep connection to the community. Now we're building on that success, leveraging their reach and expertise to explore a completely new and different approach to publishing. We will provide a dynamic home for talent from the community, selected by the community.’
Joanna Prior, CEO of Pan Macmillan
‘When I started the Black British Book Festival in 2021, it was about creating a platform where Black British writers could be seen, celebrated and supported. Four years on, to be collaborating with Pan Macmillan, one of the UK’s biggest publishers, on a new community-led publishing model is a full-circle moment and a powerful step forward. This collaboration is about reimagining how publishing can work: putting community, access and authenticity at the heart of decision-making. Together, we’re building a model that doesn’t just publish books for the community but with the community, creating space for new voices, new audiences and new possibilities.’
Selena Brown, Founder, Black British Book Festival
