We are a small independent British publisher based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (south west England) specialising in literary fiction, drama and poetry, advanced horticulture and the esoteric. Our niche sits somewhere just below the parapet of mainstream publishing, where we are nicely placed to issue gems of quality writing which may have slipped below the radar of bigger publishers.

Skylight Press was co-founded by Rebsie Fairholm and Daniel Staniforth, with author/publisher Gareth Knight as its adviser.

Rebsie Fairholm has over 20 years of publishing experience and is trained in book production, typesetting, editorial and graphic design. She worked in the production department at major educational publisher Stanley Thornes (now Nelson Thornes) for eight years before going freelance as a book designer and editor. She currently handles the design and production side of things for Skylight.

Daniel Staniforth is a writer and scholar of poetry, fiction, literary analysis, and musical composition, whose work has featured in various small press publications and literary webzines. He also teaches English Composition and Literature, having served in various capacities at Miami University, the Metropolitan State College of Denver, and the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics.

Gareth Knight is the author of some forty books and a seasoned lecturer within the esoteric field and an established expert on the Western Mystery Tradition. He founded the publishing arm of Helios Books in the 1960s which launched many significant esoteric books, some of which have found their way back to Skylight. Now retired, he worked for many years as a commissioning editor for Longman's (now part of the Pearson group) and served on a subcommittee of the Publishers' Association. He now sits on the editorial board of Skylight Press as an honorary adviser.

Skylight Press is the culmination of a long-held dream to found a small esoteric and literary press.

Rebsie

Daniel

Gareth

Submissions
All submissions are evaluated by an editorial committee. We are a small press publishing 20 titles a year, and often working at full capacity - so we are only able to accept a very small proportion of the scripts we receive. Please consider whether your work fits our remit before submitting to us, as we publish within a specialist niche.

Our aim is to support good writing and we are not looking for commercial or mainstream work. We're looking for individual and intelligent writing which has a special spark, and we're particularly keen to support and encourage British writers. Our royalty rate is decent but please note we don't pay advances.

Email submissions are preferred, rather than physical scripts. Please submit an initial synopsis or sample chapters to Daniel Staniforth for consideration by our editorial team.

We publish ...
- Inspired and visionary literary fiction, quality poetry, drama, and exceptionally interesting literary analysis.
- Serious esoteric and occult books with a focus towards the Western Esoteric Tradition, Faery, Arthurian legend, paganism and ritual magic.
- Serious horticulture books with an emphasis on ecological and sustainable gardening, which should be innovative and inspiring.

We DON'T publish ...
- Mainstream fiction, genre fiction, or mainstream poetry.
- Popular mind body & spirit, new age, or self-help books.
- Mainstream gardening books or coffee table books.

We only publish full-length scripts, not chapbooks or flash fiction.

It's our general policy to use British English in all our books.

Orders
We offer worldwide shipping on all our books, dispatched either from the UK or our subsidiary in the US. Payments are processed through a secure shopping cart system, which accepts payment by credit/debit card or PayPal. Prices are in British Pounds.

Customers based in the US have the option to pay in dollars using the orange buttons. These orders will be dispatched within the US, so domestic shipping rates apply.

Please note you can't mix currencies within the shopping basket - so please choose one or t'other!

Orders are dispatched within three or four working days - usually quicker!

You can also find all our books on Amazon and other major online retailers worldwide, or ask your local bookseller.

We fully respect our customers' privacy. When you order from us we will not put your details on a mailing list or pester you to buy anything else.

Postage and packing for UK and international orders is typically charged as follows:

UK: £1.80 for one book; add 80p for each additional book

Europe: £4 for one book; add £1.60 for each additional book

Rest of world: £7 for one book; add £3.00 for each additional book

For US customers using the orange buttons:

Priority shipping starts at $4.95. Economy rate also available.

Shipping to Canada: $9 for one book; add $4 for each additional book

Wholesale
We have international distribution via Ingram Book Company, and trade orders can be routed through them. We also accept direct orders if you prefer to deal with us direct. Please contact us and let us know what you would like. Our trade terms are 40%; returns must be in saleable condition.