We are an independently-funded publishing group (made up of a little press or three) based in London, UK. Our books have been recommended by such figures as Stephen Fry, Gina Miller, Salman Rushdie, The Rev. Jesse Jackson and Vahni Capildeo.

We have a commitment to the wider world of prose, and poetry, in English and translation. We search for emerging talent and neglected out-of-work authors, as well as well-established figures.

Our authors include a Poet Laureate of Canada, a TS Eliot winner, a Pulitzer winner, and the world’s leading expert on John Ashbery. Our renowned pamphlet series has been shortlisted for the prestigious Michael Marks Award, given each year at The British Library. Our novels have been optioned for film, and adapted for radio and broadcast on the BBC.

Through our annual Melita Hume Poetry Prize we discover, support and develop exciting new poets, while also taking great pleasure in working with writers at all stages of their careers. Our Sexton and Beverly prizes also encourage writers, in various genres. Eyewear recently joined up with Black Spring Press (with its imprint Dexter Haven) to form a new Indie press group of remarkable cultural reach and quality in the heart of London, UK

Founded in 1985, The Black Spring list has published literary classics and major figure of the past 80 years.