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Poisoned Pen Press

American publisher

Field	Value
parent	Sourceaubooks (Penguin Random House)
founded	1997
founder	Robert Rosenwald, Barbara G. Peters, Susan Malling
country	United States
headquarters	Scottsdale, Arizona
keypeople	Robert Rosenwald (Publisher and President)
Barbara G. Peters (Senior Editor)
Jessica Tribble (Associate Publisher)
publications	Books
genre	Mystery
numemployees	8
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Barbara G. Peters (Senior Editor) Jessica Tribble (Associate Publisher) Poisoned Pen Press is a publisher of mystery fiction based in Scottsdale, Arizona, US. Poisoned Pen Press typically publishes thirty-six new hardcover mysteries per year, thirty-six new large type editions of those hardcovers, and between thirty and forty new trade paperback editions of previously published hardcovers.

History

Poisoned Pen Press was founded in 1997 by Barbara G. Peters, Robert Rosenwald, and their daughter, Susan Malling. Peters, who had founded Scottsdale Arizona's 'The Poisoned Pen, A Mystery Bookstore' a decade ago, sees consolidations in the publishing industry as a threat to cultural diversity and to the survival of the independent bookstore.

Poisoned Pen Press began by selling out-of-print books, but soon expanded to publish original titles. They earned two Edgar Award nominations (1998 and 2000) and many of their books receive positive reviews in trade publications and general press.

Poisoned Pen Press was acquired by Sourcebooks in 2018.

The Poisoned Pencil

In 2012, The Poisoned Pencil, an imprint of Poisoned Pen Press, was founded to publish mysteries for young adults. Ellen Larson was named editor of The Poisoned Pencil. The first release from The Poisoned Pencil was Death Spiral, by Janie Chodosh, on April 1, 2014. When Poisoned Pen Press was acquired by Sourcebooks in 2018, The Poisoned Pencil was merged into Sourcebooks' young adult imprint, Sourcebooks Fire.

Awards and recognition

In recognition of Barbara Peters' and Robert Rosenwald's contribution to the publishing industry, they received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2008 Bouchercon Crime and Mystery conference.

On April 29, 2010, at the Mystery Writers of America's 64th annual Edgar Awards dinner, Barbara Peters and Robert Rosenwald were given the Ellery Queen Award, which honors "writing teams and outstanding people in the mystery-publishing industry".

Notable authors

Notable authors the company has published include:

James Anderson
Robert Barnard
Claudia Bishop
Kate Charles
Ruth Dudley Edwards
Martin Edwards
Sulari Gentill
Kerry Greenwood
Steven F. Havill
Libby Fischer Hellmann
H.R.F. Keating
Laurie R. King
Ken Kuhlken
Edward Marston
Peter May
Val McDermid
Keith Miles
Susan Moody
Paul Moorcraft
Michael Norman
Barbara G. Peters
Frederick Ramsay
James Sallis
Rick Shefchik
David Waltner-Toews
Betty Webb
Joseph Jefferson Farjeon
Freida McFadden

References

"Poisoned Pen Press Website – history of the company".
"Interview with Barbara Peters".
"Poisoned Pen Press Will Become Sourcebooks' Mystery Imprint". PublishersWeekly.com.
"About Young Adult Mystery Publisher, The Poisoned Pencil".
(24 September 2012). "Poisoned Pen Press Creates YA Imprint".
Werris, Wendy. (11 March 2014). "The Poisoned Pencil Announces First YA Title". Publishers Weekly.
"Bouchercon Conference Details of Guests of Honor".
"A Good Night for Minotaur at the Edgars".
"Ellery Queen Award Winners".

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