Bloomsbury news

The W&A Working-Class Writers’ Prize 2026

W&A Working-Class Writers’ Prize 2026 judge, Jon Doyle   The Prize – once again supported by the Open University, the Ruppin Agency and the Society of Authors – has a growing reputation for…

02 Nov 2026

Company news

Paul Baggaley to retire from Editor in Chief of Adult Consumer Publishing role

The announcement was made by Kathleen Farrar, Managing Director, Bloomsbury UK Consumer Division who confirmed that Baggaley will remain in role through to the end of the current financial year - 28th…

29 Oct 2026

Bloomsbury Academic Supporting Equity

Bloomsbury unveils BASE

BASE makes additional financial support available to cover production-related costs for books whose authors may face barriers to publication. Projects that are eligible for the BASE initiative may inc…

13 Oct 2026

Joe Harkness

Joe’s loss will be felt by the teams at Bloomsbury that worked with him and by many people across education, conservation, nature writing and birdwatching.Joe’s writing combined curiosity, generosity…

21 Sept 2026

Company news

Bloomsbury to sell Who’s Who

The company will be selling all the assets related to Who’s Who and Who Was Who, a historically important set of reference works. Containing autobiographical entries of people from around the glo…

04 Sept 2026

DEI

Bloomsbury publishes Dyslexia-Friendly Edition of Letters to Our Sons

Bloomsbury soft-launched nine Dyslexia-Friendly Editions in 2024 and then followed it with a further eleven editions in 2025. The company was so encouraged by the positive reception and impact that it…

02 Sept 2026

#WeAreBloomsbury

#WeAreBloomsbury: Adriana Padilla Duran

So as a Design Assistant, in simpler terms I assist the designers at Bloomsbury Children’s Books! I organise and create agendas for them, attend meetings, research artists and present them to my desig…

20 Aug 2026

Company News

New UK book gifting and reading programme announced

The Queen’s Christmas Present celebrates the National Year of Reading 2026 – the biggest campaign in a generation designed to inspire every child, young person and adult to discover the joy of reading…

17 Jul 2026

Company Blog

Apprenticeships at Bloomsbury

We recently welcomed eight new apprentices to Bloomsbury in April, and it has been fantastic to see them settling into their roles.I therefore wanted to take a moment to reflect on the progress, growt…

10 Jul 2026

Company news

William Boyd Wins Give a Book: The Pleasure of Reading Prize 2026

Boyd was chosen by a panel of expert judges including this year’s guest judge, Bloomsbury author Esther Freud (My Sister and Other Lovers, Hideous Kinky, I Couldn’t Love You More).William Boyd is a Br…

09 Jul 2026

Company news

Bloomsbury champions 176 plays for schools to explore

Based on teacher feedback, the third (Incomplete) Play List, consists of 60 plays from writers of colour, organised by Key Stage and all suitable for study with secondary school-age students. Importan…

10 Jun 2026

Bloomsbury News

Hastings offers blueprint for tackling reading crisis

With 70% of participating pupils saying LitUp made them want to read more, the programme demonstrates a powerful early signal of what sustained, joined-up literacy work can achieve. Against a national…

13 May 2026