Tramp Press

{{Short description|Independent publisher in Ireland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=July 2015}} {{Infobox publisher | name = Tramp Press | image = | caption = | parent = | status = | traded_as = | predecessor = | founded = 2014 | founders = Lisa Coen and Sarah Davis-Goff | successor = | country = Ireland | headquarters = Dublin | distribution = Gill (Ireland)<ref>{{Cite web| title = Our Clients| work = Gill Distribution| accessdate = 2017-12-04| url = https://www.gilldistribution.ie/our-clients/our-clients/our-clients}}</ref><br>Turnaround<ref>{{Cite web| title = Publishers| accessdate = 2017-12-26| url = https://www.turnaround-uk.com//}}</ref><br>Global Book Sales<ref>{{Cite web| title = Publishers| accessdate = 2017-12-26| url = http://www.globalbooksales.co.uk/publishers/}}</ref> | keypeople = | publications = Books | topics = | genre = Irish fiction | imprints = | revenue = | owner = | numemployees = | website = {{URL|http://www.tramppress.com}} }} '''Tramp Press''' is a publishing company founded in Dublin in 2014 by Lisa Coen and Sarah Davis-Goff. It is an independent publisher that specialises in Irish fiction.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bartlett|first1=Stacey|title=Irish Publisher Tramp Opens for Business|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/irish-publisher-tramp-opens-business|accessdate=10 May 2015|publisher=The Bookseller|date=24 February 2014}}</ref> The company is named after John Millington Synge's tramp, a reference to the bold outsider.<ref name="The Irish Times Coen and Davis-Goff">{{cite news|last1=Coen|first1=Lisa|last2=Davis-Goff|first2=Sarah|title=Rediscovering neglected texts and muted voices|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/rediscovering-neglected-texts-and-muted-voices-1.2041370|accessdate=10 May 2015|publisher=The Irish Times|date=19 December 2014}}</ref>

==Publishing history== Tramp Press published its inaugural title in April 2014. ''Flight'', the debut novel of Oona Frawley, went on to be shortlisted for Best Newcomer Award at the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards.<ref name="Irish Book Awards">{{cite web|title=The Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year|url=http://www.irishbookawards.ie/award/sunday-independent-newcomer-of-the-year/|website=Irish Book Awards|accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref> The book also received positive reviews in both ''The Guardian'' and ''The Irish Times''.<ref name="The Guardian Gilligan">{{cite news|last1=Gilligan|first1=Ruth|title=Flight by Oona Frawley – immigrant experience in boom-time Ireland|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/09/flight-oona-frawley-novel-review|accessdate=10 May 2015|work=The Guardian|date=9 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="Irish Times Maleney">{{cite news|last1=Maleney|first1=Ian|title='Flight': a snapshot of Ireland a decade before its time|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/flight-a-snapshot-of-ireland-a-decade-before-its-time-1.1750595|accessdate=10 May 2015|publisher=Irish Times|date=5 April 2014}}</ref>

''Dubliners 100: 15 New Stories Inspired by the Original'', edited by Thomas Morris, was released in June 2014 on the centenary of the publication of James Joyce's ''Dubliners''. It comprises short fiction from established and emerging writers – including John Kelly, Mary Morrissy, Belinda McKeon and Eimear McBride – and an introduction by Morris.<ref name="The Guardian Power">{{cite news|last1=Power|first1=Chris|title=Dubliners 100: 15 New Stories Inspired by the Original – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jun/12/dubliners-100-15-new-stories-inspired-by-original-review|accessdate=10 May 2015|work=The Guardian|date=12 June 2014}}</ref>

''Dubliners 100'' won the Journal.ie Best Irish-Published Book Award at the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards while Donal Ryan's story for the collection, entitled ''Eveline'', was shortlisted for the Writing.ie Best Short Story Award.<ref name="Irish Book Awards Book of the Year">{{cite web|title=TheJournal.ie Best Irish-Published Book of the Year|url=http://www.irishbookawards.ie/award/best-irish-published-book-of-the-year/|website=Irish Book Awards|accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="Irish Book Awards shortlist short story">{{cite web|title=Writing.ie Short Story of the Year|url=http://www.irishbookawards.ie/writing-ie-short-story-of-the-year|website=Irish Book Awards|accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref> It also received positive reviews in ''The Guardian'', ''Irish Times'' and ''The Times Literary Supplement''.<ref name="The Guardian Power"/><ref name="The Irish Times Doyle">{{cite news|last1=Doyle|first1=Martin|title=Irish authors step out of James Joyce's shadow to take on Dubliners|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/irish-authors-step-out-of-james-joyce-s-shadow-to-take-on-dubliners-1.1778851|accessdate=10 May 2015|publisher=The Irish Times|date=30 April 2014}}</ref><ref name="TLS Hopper">{{cite news|last1=Hopper|first1=Keith|title=New Dubliners|url=http://www.the-tls.co.uk/tls/public/article1418297.ece|accessdate=10 May 2015|publisher=Times Literary Supplement|date=4 June 2014}}</ref> The book was mentioned ahead of its publication in ''The New York Times''.<ref name="NYT Williams">{{cite news|last1=Williams|first1=John|title=Joyce's Town|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/books/review/joyces-town.html?_r=0|accessdate=10 May 2015|work=The New York Times|date=23 May 2014}}</ref>

''A Struggle for Fame'' by Charlotte Riddell was the first in a series called 'Recovered Voices', which aims to showcase literature that has been largely forgotten.<ref name="The Irish Times Coen and Davis-Goff"/><ref name="Irish Times Dillon">{{cite news|last1=Dillon|first1=Cathy|title=Word for Word: everything old is newly reissued again|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/word-for-word-everything-old-is-newly-reissued-again-1.2018889|accessdate=10 May 2015|publisher=The Irish Times|date=1 December 2014}}</ref> The ''Irish Independent'' described this rediscovered book by a prolific author as a "rare treat".<ref name="Irish Independent Conroy">{{cite news|last1=Conroy|first1=Deirdre|title=A reclaimed heroine for our time|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/book-reviews/a-reclaimed-heroine-for-our-time-30951505.html|accessdate=10 May 2015|publisher=Irish Independent|date=2 February 2015}}</ref>

In 2015, Tramp Press published Sara Baume's debut novel ''Spill Simmer Falter Wither''. Baume won the Davy Byrnes Award and the Hennessy New Irish Writer 2015 award.<ref name="The Irish Times Doyle 1114">{{cite news|last1=Doyle|first1=Martin|title=Six of the best: Davy Byrnes Stories 2014|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/six-of-the-best-davy-byrnes-stories-2014-1.1988889|accessdate=10 May 2015|publisher=The Irish Times|date=8 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="The Irish Times Doyle 0315">{{cite news|last1=Doyle|first1=Martin|title=Sara Baume named Hennessy New Irish Writer 2015|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/sara-baume-named-hennessy-new-irish-writer-2015-1.2115679|accessdate=10 May 2015|publisher=The Irish Times|date=25 March 2015}}</ref> The novel was described as an exciting debut by writer Joseph O'Connor and rights were sold to UK publisher Heinemann.<ref name="The Irish Times O'Connor">{{cite news|last1=O'Connor|first1=Joseph|title=Spill Simmer Falter Wither, by Sara Baume: Greatness already evident|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/spill-simmer-falter-wither-by-sara-baume-greatness-already-evident-1.2094028|accessdate=10 May 2015|publisher=The Irish Times|date=7 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="The Bookseller Shaffi">{{cite news|last1=Shaffi|first1=Sarah|title=William Heinemann signs two by Baume|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/william-heinemann-signs-two-baume|accessdate=10 May 2015|publisher=The Bookseller|date=7 April 2015}}</ref>

In May 2016, Tramp Press published Mike McCormack's novel ''Solar Bones'' which won the year's Goldsmiths Prize. ''Vertigo'' by Joanna Walsh was published in March 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/04/vertigo-joanna-walsh-review-novel-paperback|title=Vertigo by Joanna Walsh review – a woman in fragmentsVertigo by Joanna Walsh review – the tale of a disparate woman|last=Hazelton|first=Claire Kohda|date=2016-03-04|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-03-04|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''Orange Horses'' by Maeve Kelly was 2016's Recovered Voices title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/rediscovering-maeve-kellys-brave-beautiful-voice-35227357.html|title=Rediscovering Maeve Kelly's brave, beautiful voice|website=Independent.ie|date=21 November 2016 |language=en|access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref>

Tramp Press' 2017 catalogue included ''The Iron Age'' by Arja Kajermo, A Line Made By Walking by Sara Baume and ''The Unforeseen'' by Dorothy Macardle.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/the-iron-age-review-steely-portrait-of-postwar-finland-1.3075495|title=The Iron Age review: steely portrait of postwar Finland|last=Gilmartin|first=Sarah|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en|access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/10/a-line-made-by-walking-review-sara-baume|title=A Line Made By Walking by Sara Baume review – the art of falling apart|last=Feigel|first=Lara|date=2017-02-10|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-03-04|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/book-reviews/unforeseen-treasure-by-a-forgotten-irish-voice-36483229.html|title=Unforeseen treasure by a forgotten Irish voice|website=Independent.ie|date=15 January 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref> ''The Unforeseen'' was part of the ''Recovered Voices'' series.

2018 saw the publication of Emilie Pine's essay collection ''Notes to Self''. This was Tramp's first foray into non-fiction. The book won the An Post Irish Book of the Year of 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/discover/notes-to-self-by-emilie-pine-named-an-post-irish-book-of-the-year-2018-900847.html|title=Notes to Self by Emilie Pine named An Post Irish Book of the Year 2018|date=2019-01-29|website=www.irishexaminer.com|access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref> Tramp Press also published the novel ''Problems'' by Jade Sharma in May 2018 and ''A Brilliant Void: A Selection of Classic Irish Science Fiction,'' which was edited by Irish academic Jack Fennell.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/book-reviews/exploring-irelands-forgotten-tradition-of-sciencefiction-writing-37556748.html|title=Exploring Ireland's forgotten tradition of science-fiction writing|website=Independent.ie|date=25 November 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref> ''A Brilliant Void'' was part of the Recovered Voices series.

In 2019, Tramp Press published a novel, ''The Red Word'' by Sarah Henstra, and ''Minor Monuments'', an essay collection by Irish journalist Ian Maleney.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tramppress.com/new-from-tramp-in-spring-2019/|title=New from Tramp in Spring 2019!|date=2019-01-22|website=Tramp Press|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref>

In 2020, Tramp Press published "A Ghost In The Throat" by Doireann Ní Ghríofa.

== Irish Book Awards == Tramp Press novels have performed strongly at the Irish Book Awards, claiming the top prize in three years out of five - ''Solar Bones'' in 2016, ''Notes To Self'' in 2018 and ''A Ghost In The Throat'' in 2020. <ref>{{Cite web |title=An Post Irish Book of the Year 2020 |url=https://www.irishbookawards.ie/an-post-irish-book-of-the-year-2020/ |access-date=2023-07-03 |website=Irish Book Awards |language=en-GB}}</ref>

=== Tramp Press books === ''Flight'' by Oona Frawley – 2014<ref>{{Cite book|title=Flight|last=Oona|first=Frawley|isbn=9780992817039|location=Dublin|oclc=875630122|year = 2014}}</ref>

''Dubliners 100: 15 New Stories Inspired by the Original'' edited by Thomas Morris - 2014<ref>{{Cite book|title=Dubliners 100 : fifteen new stories inspired by the original|others=Morris, Thomas (Short story writer), Joyce, James, 1882–1941.|isbn=9780992817015|location=Dublin|oclc=878860606|year = 2014}}</ref>

''A Struggle for Fame'' by Charlotte Riddell - 2014<ref>{{Cite book|title=A struggle for fame|author=Riddell, J. H., Mrs.|isbn=9780992817046|location=Dublin|oclc=896851976|year = 2014}}</ref>

''A Kind of Compass: Stories on Distance'' edited by Belinda McKeon - 2015 <ref>{{Cite book|title=A kind of compass : stories on distance|others=McKeon, Belinda, 1979-|isbn=978-0992817053|location=Dublin|oclc=931501644|year = 2015}}</ref>

''Spill Simmer Falter Wither'' by Sara Baume - 2015<ref>{{Cite book|title=Spill, simmer, falter, wither|last=Sara|first=Baume|year=2015 |isbn=9780992817060|location=[Dublin]|oclc=905485835}}</ref>

''The Uninvited'' by Dorothy Macardle - 2015<ref>{{Cite book|title=The uninvited.|author=Macardle, Dorothy|date=1942|publisher=Literary Guild of America|isbn=9780992817077|location=New York|oclc=288691}}</ref> (Recovered Voices series)

''Vertigo'' by Joanna Walsh - 2016<ref>{{Cite book|title=Vertigo|last=Joanna|first=Walsh|isbn=978-1908276803|location=High Wycombe, England|oclc=926822265|date = March 2016}}</ref>

''Solar Bones'' by Mike McCormack - 2016<ref>{{Cite book|title=Solar bones|author=McCormack, Mike|isbn=9780992817091|location=[Dublin]|oclc=950962901|year = 2016}}</ref>

''Orange Horses'' by Maeve Kelly - 2016<ref>{{Cite book|title=Orange horses|author=Kelly, Maeve|others=Workman, Simon|year=2016 |isbn=9780993459269|location=[Dublin, Ireland]|oclc=985259036}}</ref> (Recovered Voices series)

''The Iron Age'' by Arja Kajermo - 2017<ref>{{Cite book|title=The iron age|last=Arja|first=Kajermo|others=Kajermo Törner, Susanna|isbn=9780993459238|location=[Ireland]|oclc=974019067|year = 2017}}</ref>

''A Line Made By Walking'' by Sara Baume - 2017<ref>{{Cite book |title=A Line Made by Walking |last=Sara |first=Baume |isbn=9780544716957|edition=First US |location=Boston|oclc=953709514|year=2017 }}</ref>

''The Unforeseen'' by Dorothy Macardle - 2017 (Recovered Voices series)

''Notes to Self'' by Emilie Pine - 2018

''Problems'' by Jade Sharma - 2018

''A Brilliant Void: A Selection of Classic Irish Science Fiction'' edited by Jack Fennell – 2018

''The Red Word'' by Sarah Henstra – 2019

''Minor Monuments'' by Ian Maleney – 2019

''Dark Enchantment'' by Dorothy Macardle (Recovered Voices series) - 2019

''The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls'' by Mona Eltahawy - 2019

''A Ghost In The Throat'' by Doireann Ní Ghríofa - 2020

''handiwork'' by Sara Baume - 2020

''Corpsing'' by Sophie White - 2020

''Line'' by Niall Bourke - 2020

''It Rose Up: A Selection of Lost Irish Fantasy Stories'' edited by Jack Fennell - 2021

''Where I End'' by Sophie White - 2022

''The Horse of Selene'' by Juanita Casey (Recovered Voices series) - 2022

''seven steeples'' by Sara Baume - 2022

''Fayne'' by Ann-Marie MacDonald (Recovered Voices series) - 2023

''The Plague of Souls'' by Mike McCormack - 2023 ===Publishing awards=== In 2015, Tramp Press won the David Manley Award for Emerging Arts Entrepreneur and was also shortlisted for a Blacknight SME award.<ref name="David Manley Awards">{{cite web|title=2015 David Manley Awards Winner|url=http://www.davidmanleyawards.ie/2015-dma-winner/|website=davidmanleyawards.ie|publisher=David Manley Awards|accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="SME Awards">{{cite web|title=2015 Blacknight SME Awards|url=http://smeawards.ie/|website=smeawards.ie|publisher=Blacknight Solutions|accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref>

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==External links== * [http://www.tramppress.com/ Tramp Press website]

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