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{{Short description|English independent publisher, specializes in Latin America}}
'''Charco Press''' is an independent publisher based in [[Edinburgh]]. Established in 2017 by Samuel McDowell and Carolina Orloff, Charco specialises in translating contemporary [[Latin American fiction]] into English. The publisher has met with notable success, with three titles so far nominated for the [[International Booker Prize]]. Among other honours, it published the 2021 [[Premio Valle Inclan]] winner. Its titles have also been nominated for the [[Republic of Consciousness Award]] and the [[TA First Translation Prize]]. It was named Scotland Small Press of the Year 2021 and 2019 at the [[Nibbies]] ([[British Book Awards]]), and has been nominated as Publisher of the Year in the Scottish National Literary Awards.<ref>
'''Charco Press''' is an independent publisher based in [[Edinburgh]] that specialises in translating contemporary [[Latin American literature|Latin American fiction]] into [[English language|English]]. It was launched in 2016 by [[Carolina Orloff]] and [[Samuel McDowell (publisher)|Samuel McDowell]] and has since enjoyed considerable success. Its professed aim is to introduce groundbreaking works of contemporary Latin American literature through carefully crafted translations to an audience that may be unfamiliar with its themes or narrative styles.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://charcopress.com/about |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Charco Press |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Publisher spotlight: Charco Press |url=https://www.publishingscotland.org/feature/publisher-spotlight-charco-press/ |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Publishing Scotland |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2019, the house began distribution in [[Canada]] and the [[United States|US]]. In 2021, it launched a collection of original works in [[Spanish language|Spanish]], and in 2022, one of original works in English.
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/charco-press-aims-to-ramp-up-publicity-with-midas-hire-as-fifth-birthday-approaches</ref><ref>https://www.publishingscotland.org/ps-member/charco-press/</ref>


== Name ==
In 2021, three of the five nominees for the Premio Valle Inclan were published by Charco. The award was won by [[Fionn Petch]] for her translation of ''A Musical Offering'' by [[Luis Sagasti]]. It has recently obtained the rights for [[Jeferson Tenório]]'s novel ''The Flipside of Skin'', which was the 2021 winner of Brazil's most prestigious literary prize, the [[Premio Jabuti]].<ref>https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/charco-snaps-jabuti-prize-winners-english-debut-1292701</ref>
The name "Charco", meaning "[[puddle]]" or "[[pond]]" in Spanish, derives from a [[Colloquialism|colloquial expression]] used in some [[Latin America|Latin American]] countries to refer to the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref name=":4" /> More specifically, the expression ''cruzar el charco'' ("to cross the pond") refers to the act of going overseas or travelling between continents, and may carry connotations of the migratory waves that moved to and from Latin America in different historical periods.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Mango |first=Agustín |date=2023-09-03 |title=Charco Press: A love of Latin American literature across the pond |url=https://buenosairesherald.com/culture-ideas/charco-press-a-love-of-latin-american-literature-across-the-pond |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Buenos Aires Herald |language=en-US}}</ref> Thus, the publisher's name stands for its aim to act as a cultural and linguistic bridge between Latin America and the English-speaking world.<ref name=":4" />


==References==
== History ==
Charco Press was launched in November 2016 in the city of Edinburgh by Carolina Orloff and Samuel McDowell. According to Orloff, who earned her PhD in Latin American literature at the [[University of Edinburgh]], the Latin American authors who until the first decade of the 21st century were available in English-language bookshops and discussed in English-language academia were always the same. Thus, when she and McDowell started to develop their publishing project, they decided to seek out recent Latin American books of great impact and make them accessible to English-speaking readers.<ref name=":3" /> In 2019, Charco partnered with Consortium, a brand of [[Ingram Content Group|Ingram Publisher Services]], to commence distribution of its titles in Canada and the US.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charco Press signs North American distribution deal |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/charco-press-signs-north-american-distribution-deal-1007181 |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}}</ref> In 2021, it launched a collection of original works in [[Spanish language|Spanish]], and in 2022, a collection of original works in English focusing on works of non-fiction and memoirs with a tangible link to Latin America. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Charco Press Catalogue 2022 (UK) |url=https://charcopress.com/catalogues |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Charco Press |language=en-GB}}</ref> By 2023, Charco's catalogue included almost 40 titles from all over Latin America and had influenced other houses to translate Spanish-language works into English.

== Awards ==
Titles published by Charco have won or received nominations for various awards:

* [[International Booker Prize]]: ''Elena Knows'', shortlisted 2022; ''The Adventures of China Iron'', shortlisted 2020; ''Die, My Love'', shortlisted 2018.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-01-09 |title=Full list of International Booker Prize winners, shortlisted authors, translators and books {{!}} The Booker Prizes |url=https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/full-list-of-international-booker-prize-winners-shortlisted-authors-and-their-books |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=thebookerprizes.com |language=en}}</ref>

* [[Premio Valle-Inclán]] of the [[Society of Authors]]: ''A Musical Offering'', winner 2021; ''Two Sherpas'', shortlisted 2023; ''Brickmakers'', shortlisted 2022; ''Dead Girls'', shortlisted 2021; ''Ramifications'', shortlisted 2021; ''Fish Soup'', shortlisted 2019; ''Die, My Love'', shortlisted 2018.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2020-05-08 |title=Spanish – Premio Valle Inclán - The Society of Authors |url=https://www2.societyofauthors.org/prizes/translation-prizes/spanish-premio-valle-inclan/ |access-date=2024-03-14 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[PEN Translates Award]]'': The Distance between Us'', winner 2018; ''Resistance'', winner 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PEN Translates awards showcase writers from seventeen countries |url=https://www.englishpen.org/posts/news/pen-translates-awards-showcase-writers-from-seventeen-countries/ |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=English Pen |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[Cercador Prize]]: ''Of Cattle and Men'', winner 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cercador Prize |url=https://www.cercadorprize.com/ |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Cercador Prize |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Other works were shortlisted for the [[Republic of Consciousness Prize]], the [[Warwick Prize for Women in Translation]], and the [[Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction|Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=PEN Translates awards showcase writers from seventeen countries |url=https://www.englishpen.org/posts/news/pen-translates-awards-showcase-writers-from-seventeen-countries/ |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=English Pen |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-09 |title=The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Announces the 2023 Shortlist. |url=https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/?newsItem=8a17841a8ba96485018bb39ca74c54f0 |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=News & Events |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=JCARMICHAEL |date=2023-10-16 |title=2024 Winners |url=https://www.ala.org/rusa/awards/carnegie-medals/2024-winners |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Reference & User Services Association (RUSA) |language=en}}</ref>
The house itself has also been distinguished at [[Saltire Society Literary Awards|Scotland's National Book Awards]], in which Charco Press was named Publisher of the Year 2023 and Carolina Orloff Emerging Publisher of the Year 2018, and at the [[British Book Awards]], in which Charco was named Scotland's Small Press of the Year in 2021 and 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-07 |title=Scotland's National Book Awards 2023 Announced |url=https://www.saltiresociety.org.uk/scotlands-national-book-awards-2023-announced |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=The Saltire Society |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-06 |title=Scotland's National Book Awards 2018: Emerging Publisher Shortlist |url=https://www.saltiresociety.org.uk/scotlands-national-book-awards-2018-emerging-publisher-shortlist |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=The Saltire Society |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The British Book Awards 2020: Small Press of the Year |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/british-book-awards-2020-small-press-year-1192782 |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}}</ref>

==Published authors==
* [[Katya Adaui]]
* [[Selva Almada]]
*[[Ave Barrera]]
*[[Cristina Bendek]]
*[[Gabriela Cabezon Camara]]
*[[Sergio Chejfec]]
*[[Giuseppe Caputo]]
*[[Renato Cisneros]]
*[[Jorge Consiglio]]
*[[Jennifer Croft]]
*[[Diamela Eltit]]
*[[Federico Falco]]
*Rodrigo Fuentes
*[[Julian Fuks]]
*[[Margarita Garcia Robayo]]
*[[Margo Glantz]]
*[[Daniel Hahn]]
*[[Ariana Harwicz]]
*[[Andrea Jeftanovic]]
*[[Martin Kohan]]
*[[Brenda Lozano]]
*[[Ana Paula Maia]]
*[[Carla Maliandi]]
*[[Sebastian Martinez Daniell]]
*[[Daniel Mella]]
*[[Sylvia Molloy (writer)|Sylvia Molloy]]
*[[Claudia Piñeiro]]
*[[Giovanna Rivero]]
*[[Ricardo Romero (writer)|Ricardo Romero]]
*[[Luis Sagasti]]
*[[Daniel Saldana Paris]]
*[[Karla Suarez]]
*[[Fernanda Trias]]
*[[Ida Vitale]]

== External links ==

* [https://charcopress.com/ Charco Press official website]
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 18:43, 8 April 2024

Charco Press is an independent publisher based in Edinburgh that specialises in translating contemporary Latin American fiction into English. It was launched in 2016 by Carolina Orloff and Samuel McDowell and has since enjoyed considerable success. Its professed aim is to introduce groundbreaking works of contemporary Latin American literature through carefully crafted translations to an audience that may be unfamiliar with its themes or narrative styles.[1][2] In 2019, the house began distribution in Canada and the US. In 2021, it launched a collection of original works in Spanish, and in 2022, one of original works in English.

Name[edit]

The name "Charco", meaning "puddle" or "pond" in Spanish, derives from a colloquial expression used in some Latin American countries to refer to the Atlantic Ocean.[1] More specifically, the expression cruzar el charco ("to cross the pond") refers to the act of going overseas or travelling between continents, and may carry connotations of the migratory waves that moved to and from Latin America in different historical periods.[3] Thus, the publisher's name stands for its aim to act as a cultural and linguistic bridge between Latin America and the English-speaking world.[1]

History[edit]

Charco Press was launched in November 2016 in the city of Edinburgh by Carolina Orloff and Samuel McDowell. According to Orloff, who earned her PhD in Latin American literature at the University of Edinburgh, the Latin American authors who until the first decade of the 21st century were available in English-language bookshops and discussed in English-language academia were always the same. Thus, when she and McDowell started to develop their publishing project, they decided to seek out recent Latin American books of great impact and make them accessible to English-speaking readers.[3] In 2019, Charco partnered with Consortium, a brand of Ingram Publisher Services, to commence distribution of its titles in Canada and the US.[4] In 2021, it launched a collection of original works in Spanish, and in 2022, a collection of original works in English focusing on works of non-fiction and memoirs with a tangible link to Latin America. [5] By 2023, Charco's catalogue included almost 40 titles from all over Latin America and had influenced other houses to translate Spanish-language works into English.

Awards[edit]

Titles published by Charco have won or received nominations for various awards:

The house itself has also been distinguished at Scotland's National Book Awards, in which Charco Press was named Publisher of the Year 2023 and Carolina Orloff Emerging Publisher of the Year 2018, and at the British Book Awards, in which Charco was named Scotland's Small Press of the Year in 2021 and 2019.[13][14][15]

Published authors[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "About". Charco Press. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  2. ^ "Publisher spotlight: Charco Press". Publishing Scotland. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  3. ^ a b Mango, Agustín (2023-09-03). "Charco Press: A love of Latin American literature across the pond". Buenos Aires Herald. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  4. ^ "Charco Press signs North American distribution deal". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  5. ^ "Charco Press Catalogue 2022 (UK)". Charco Press. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  6. ^ "Full list of International Booker Prize winners, shortlisted authors, translators and books | The Booker Prizes". thebookerprizes.com. 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  7. ^ "Spanish – Premio Valle Inclán - The Society of Authors". 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  8. ^ "PEN Translates awards showcase writers from seventeen countries". English Pen. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  9. ^ "Cercador Prize". Cercador Prize. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  10. ^ "PEN Translates awards showcase writers from seventeen countries". English Pen. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  11. ^ "The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Announces the 2023 Shortlist". News & Events. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  12. ^ JCARMICHAEL (2023-10-16). "2024 Winners". Reference & User Services Association (RUSA). Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  13. ^ "Scotland's National Book Awards 2023 Announced". The Saltire Society. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  14. ^ "Scotland's National Book Awards 2018: Emerging Publisher Shortlist". The Saltire Society. 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  15. ^ "The British Book Awards 2020: Small Press of the Year". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
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