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26 July 2006
Dorchester Publishing Co.
Inc. and Wildside Press, LLC have signed an agreement
to launch a new mass-market paperback line, publishing both science fiction and
fantasy under the Cosmos Books imprint. Scheduled to premiere in
June of 2007 with two titles a month, the program will showcase works by
bestselling classic and award-winning contemporary authors under the editorship
of Sean Wallace, Executive Editor, and John Betancourt, President and Publisher
of Wildside Press.
"We're extremely pleased to be
working with Dorchester," said Betancourt. "This agreement provides us with the
opportunity to reach new audiences and allow our company to grow in new directions.
Dorchester and Wildside share the same vision for the line. We expect a long and
mutually rewarding relationship."
Since its founding in 1989,
Wildside Press has become a leading
publisherw of science fiction and fantasy, with a list of authors that includes
multiple award-winner Robert Silverberg, Science Fiction Grandmaster Anne
McCaffrey, New York Times best-selling author Alan Dean Foster, and the legendary Robert E.
Howard, creator of Conan the Barbarian. Nominated six times for the World
Fantasy Award for publishing excellence, Wildside Press
publishes books, magazines, and audiobooks in multiple genres, including not
only science fiction and fantasy, but mystery, classics, and paranormal
romance.
"Niche publishing has been Dorchester
Publishing's strength, providing a wide range of romances, westerns and horror novels to the consumer," said Dorchester Senior Vice President of Sales,
Marketing and Distribution Tim DeYoung. "Building on this unique approach,
Dorchester expanded into thrillers and recently, with the
publishing of Hard Case Crime, noir mysteries. The alignment with Wildside
Press brings a new level of excitement to our publishing program as we will be
able to fill additional genres with high quality science fiction and fantasy."
Dorchester Publishing has been involved in the
publishing of mass market books since 1971, making Dorchester
the oldest independent mass market publisher in America. From its
founding, Dorchester has strived to bring the freshest authors
to millions of fans, in a number of categories including romance, horror,
westerns, thrillers, and now science fiction and fantasy.
For more
information, contact Wildside Press:
(301)
762-1305
sean@wildsidepress.com |
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