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Welcome to UCLan Publishing and a very different approach to publishing books! We are a trade, independent publisher based in Preston, Lancashire.
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22/07/2024

It's officially summer! (we think!?)

To celebrate, you can get your hands on a range of ebooks across our Young Adult and Teen section for just 99p throughout the summer holidays.

Find your book of the summer through our website: https://bit.ly/3Y9P6fR.

17/07/2024

The Undying Tower by Melissa Welliver is in the shop!

If not, pre-order your copy online: https://bit.ly/4bLcyTW

Come down and grab your EARLY copy.

04/07/2024

"How does it feel to have my teeth in your heart?"

My Teeth in Your Heart by Joanna Nadin is out now!

When a diary connects Anna and Billy, it tells more than just a life story. It reveals a legacy of war, with consequences that could devastate two generations.

Cover by Anna Morrison

Order your copy: https://bit.ly/4b39HW1

04/07/2024

Happy book birthday Liz Flanagan!
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Wildsmith: The Hidden Sea is out now.⁠
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Continue your journey with Rowan as she travels deep into enemy territory and makes some surprising discoveries! ⁠
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Illustrations by Joe Todd-Stanton
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Order your copy: https://bit.ly/3RGMOAC

03/07/2024

Brilliant words for a brilliant book 👏

When love comes, closely followed by war, Anna’s carefully crafted world is blown apart...

My Teeth in Your Heart by Joanna Nadin is out tomorrow!

Pre-order your copy: https://bit.ly/4b39HW1

03/07/2024

Your favourite Wildsmith is back!

Join Rowan as she travels deep into enemy territory and comes face to face with great danger.

The Hidden Sea by Liz Flanagan, illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton, will be sailing into bookshops tomorrow 🌊

Pre-order your copy: https://bit.ly/3RGMOAC

01/07/2024

Happy publication day Justin!

Pirate Academy: Missing at Sea is OUT NOW 🏴‍☠️

Join Jasmine, Jacoby and Neo on the stormy seas 🌊

Illustrations by Teo Skaffa

Order your copy: https://bit.ly/3z5H9h2

29/06/2024

What a July it's going to be with these three books out!

Pirate Academy: Missing at Sea 🏴‍☠️
Wildsmith: The Hidden Sea 🌊
My Teeth in Your Heart ❤️

28/06/2024

When a diary connects Anna and Billy, it tells more than just a life story. It reveals a legacy of war, with consequences that could devastate two generations.

My Teeth in Your Heart by Joanna Nadin, cover design and illustration by Anna Morrison.

Coming 04/07/2024

Pre-order your copy: https://bit.ly/4b39HW1

27/06/2024

A FIRST for UP

10% of the print run for There is a Season by has already sold in pre-orders! Thank you so much to everyone who has bought a copy and thanks to 📚

This is our first hardback and such a big moment for us!

Pre-orders on all books make such a difference! Here's the link if you want to order a copy: https://ebbandflobookshop.co.uk/product/there-is-a-season-by-murphys-sketches-signed-dedicated-book-preorder/

25/06/2024

We've put a few proof copies of How to be a Revolutionary by around campus, grab yours and

24/06/2024

The Hidden Sea by Liz Flanagan, illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton, will be sailing into bookshops on 4th July 🌊

Join Rowan on another adventure as she travels deep into enemy territory and makes some surprising discoveries!

Pre-order your copy: https://bit.ly/3RGMOAC

24/06/2024

Join Jasmine, Jacoby and Neo on another voyage 🏴‍☠️⁠
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Pirate Academy: Missing at Sea by Justin Somper will be storming into bookshops on 1st July 🌊⁠
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Arrrrrrrre you ready for it? ⁠
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Illustrations by Teo Skaffa ⁠
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Pre-order your copy: https://bit.ly/3z5H9h2

22/06/2024

The is here! has teamed up with this year, to unleash children’s inner makers and storytellers through reading!

We've got some great books on this list!

Children can sign up at their local library or online at summerreadingchallenge.org.uk !

20/06/2024

🌸 Happy book birthday Zoë Richards 🌸

The Garden of Her Heart is out now! 🌻

Can Holly's heart heal and life blossom at Pinewoods Retreat?

The beautiful illustrations are by Jo Spooner

Order your copy: https://bit.ly/3Rnyv3M

18/06/2024

15/06/2024

The revolution begins!

Keep an eye out for proofs 📚👀

14/06/2024

Can Holly's heart heal and life blossom at Pinewoods Retreat?

Garden of Her Heart by Zoë Richards is an uplifting story of healing and recovery that will warm your soul…and get you into the garden 🌸

Illustrations by Jo Spooner

Pre-order your copy: https://bit.ly/3Rnyv3M

14/06/2024

Dive into this Crazy Little Thing Called Love with Mya in The Mercury in Me 🎶

Featuring one ride-or-die best friend, a smattering of theatre kids and a brother in turmoil, this is not to be missed

Order your copy: https://bit.ly/4bM42Vg

13/06/2024

Stormy seas are on the horizon for Jasmine, Jacoby and Neo, can they bravely navigate poisonous snakes, venomous spiders and sharks? 🌊🏴‍☠️

Pirate Academy: Missing at Sea by Justin Somper will be sailing into bookshops on 1st July 🌊

Illustrations by Teo Skaffa

Pre-order your copy: https://bit.ly/3z5H9h2

12/06/2024

Your favourite Wildsmith is back!

Join Rowan as she travels deep into enemy territory and comes face to face with great danger.

11/06/2024

One loner, two secrets and three weeks at Pinewoods Retreat 🌸

Garden of Her Heart by Zoë Richards, illustrated by Jo Spooner, is perfect for readers who enjoy an uplifting story of self-love, friendship and community, with a hint of romance.

Pre-order your copy: https://bit.ly/3Rnyv3M

11/06/2024

Art is Everywhere by Joe Haddow, illustrated by Ellie Hawes has been shortlisted in the Hobbies & Interests category for

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The Tyrannosaur's Feathers by Jonathan Emmett and Dr Adam S. Smith, illustrated by Stieven Van der Poorten has been shortlisted in the Animals & Nature category for

Congratulations everyone! 👏

10/06/2024

Join Jasmine, Jacoby and Neo on another voyage 🏴‍☠️

Pirate Academy: Missing at Sea will be storming into bookshops on 1st July 🌊

Arrrrrrrre you ready for it?

Illustrations by Teo Skaffa

Pre-order your copy: https://bit.ly/3z5H9h2

06/06/2024

🎵 Happy Publication Day Rachael Fernandes 🎵

The Mercury in Me is ready to rock you!

Featuring an ensemble cast including one ride-or-die best friend, a smattering of theatre kids and a brother in turmoil, this is not to be missed!

Cover illustration by Chaaya Prabhat

Order your copy: https://bit.ly/4bM42Vg

06/06/2024

⚡️ Happy Publication Day Bryony Pearce ⚡️

Hannah Messenger and the Gods of Hockwold has landed 🐢

Can Hannah and her friends help the Gods remember who they really are and stop the thief?

Cover illustration by Claire Powell

Order your copy: https://bit.ly/3Kww5fK

06/06/2024

We're so excited for Empathy Day Live! 's FREE online festival featuring children's authors & illustrators, running throughout !

Plan your day at https://www.empathylab.uk/empathy-day

We're thrilled How to be More Hedgehog by Anne-Marie Conway is in the Read for Empathy Collection 2024 🦔

05/06/2024

This book is a Kind of Magic we know you'll love 🎵

The Mercury in Me by Rachael Fernandes is out tomorrow!

Cover illustration by Chaaya Prabhat ⁠

Pre-order your copy: https://bit.ly/4bM42Vg

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Ahoy! What's that on the horizon? A cover reveal 📕 Dive into a new adventure with Pirate Academy: New Kid on Deck by Justin Somper, illustrated by Teo Skaffa ⚔️🏴‍☠️ Set sail on 7th March 2024: https://bit.ly/48QOEWE A new dawn of piracy has begun. #PirateAcademy

The time has come... The long-awaited sequel to The Harm Tree is coming out this October.

📢 CALLING ALL BLOGGERS 📢 Finney needs your help! 🦊 Click here 👉 https://bit.ly/2VmMpFy to add your details to our list if you’re interested in hearing about our Blogger events, review copies and author interview opportunities! #bloggers #uclanpublishing

Drum-roll please... 🥁 🥁🥁 AND THE WINNER IS... #finneythefox #picturebooks

🤼‍♀️ GIRL POWER POST 🤼‍♀️ THE HARM TREE is out 19th July 2019! Remember TWO GIRLS, TWO SIDES, ONE WAR! Introducing Torny . . . #theharmtree #redwardswrites #theresistanceisrising

If you haven't noticed GIRL POWER is most definitely back! 😁 To celebrate we want to share a little more info about the two kickass females from our upcoming book, THE HARM TREE. Remember TWO GIRLS, TWO SIDES, ONE WAR! Introducing Ebba . . . #theharmtree #redwardswrites #theresistanceisrising

🔥COVER REVEAL ALERT🔥 As promised. IT'S TIME. ARE YOU READY? #WRITTENSTONELANE #coldbathstreetsequel #uclanpublishing #spookystory #YA #faceyourfears #newcover #halloweenbookrelease

"The problem with doors is that they open both ways. There are monsters inside, and some of them are trying to get out..." Get our copy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Monsters-Mirror-1-Beyond/dp/099551559X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=monsters+in+the+mirror&qid=1559298761&s=gateway&sr=8-1 #monstersinthemirror #MITM #uclanpublishing #uclan

NYA Lit Fest / Monsters Events!

Our interns have been running around campus, sticking up posters for the NYALitFest and Monsters in the Mirror event! Can you spot them?

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About UCLan Publishing

Welcome to UCLan Publishing and a very different approach to publishing books! We are a trade, independent publisher based in Preston, Lancashire. We have big ambitions and a big heart. Continually striving to produce the best books in every genre from children’s fiction, to YA and adult fiction and non-fiction. We’re 100% dedicated to putting Northern Publishing on the map, and our events team work closely with Lancashire Libraries, local schools and other Publishers to create truly unique events. The Northern YA Literary Festival being one of them!

Our staff are highly experienced and professional book publishers with many years in the trade behind them, many at the highest level including Waterstones Head Office, Penguin Random House, Bloomsbury and Macmillan.. Therefore, our books are superb quality and our noses are commercial.

We work with high-profile bestselling authors such as Jane Johnson and A J Hartley to bring the best fiction to life. However, we also work with communities across the world including Kenya, Zambia, Greenland, The Azores Australia and Oceania, giving them a voice, and address niche’s in the book market.