Transworld is a British publishing house in Ealing, London that is a division of Penguin Random House, one of the world's largest mass media groups. It was established in 1950 as the British division of American company Bantam Books.[1] It publishes fiction and nonfiction titles by various best-selling authors including Val Wood under several different imprints. Hardbacks are published under the Doubleday imprint, whereas paperbacks are published under the Black Swan or Corgi imprint. The Bantam Press imprint publishes both Hardbacks and Prestige softcovers.[2]
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| Parent company | Penguin Random House |
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| Founded | 1950 |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | Ealing, London, England |
| Publication types | Books |
| Imprints | Bantam, Bantam Press, Black Swan, Corgi, Doubleday |
| Official website | www |
Terry Pratchett First Novel Award
editTransworld sponsors the Terry Pratchett First Novel Award for unpublished science-fiction novels.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ McDOWELL, EDWIN (17 August 1986). "BANTAM'S ECLECTIC NEW CHIEF: ALBERTO VITALE; Weighing Books on Financial Scales". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Publisher: Bantam Press". The Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
- ^ "The Terry Pratchett First Novel Award". terrypratchettbooks.com. 21 December 2011.
External links
edit- Official website
- Company history (as of 2012)
- Corgi Books - a book series published by Transworld from the 1950s
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