Horror Publisher Barclay Books now officially dead

williemeikle · Jun 7, 2005

I got this from Becki McNeel this morning:

Quote: "Unfortunately, the storage warehouse where we have kept our books for the past year and a half was destroyed by a fire on Saturday.

Meanwhile, we did not have insurance on the books so we will not be reprinting any. We will be closing BB immediately. Therefore, you are released from your BB contract (for Island Life) and all author rights revert to you. I am so sorry."

Anybody out there want to publish a "Slightly used" novel that won a lot of praise but didn't get any advertising?

Willie
www.willie.meikle.btinternet.co.uk

Liam Jackson · Jun 7, 2005

Ouch. That just...sucks. (Eloquence isn't my strong suit at 3:30 AM) I feel your pain. On the bright side, you've got a finished novel, ready to submit. Hey, we have to claim victories where we can find them. Good luck. I hope your story finds a new home, quickly.

Spookster · Jun 12, 2005

Bummer! So sorry, Willie. But, LJ's right. You're already well on your way with your novel. Start re-submitting and keep your chin up. When one door closes, another is bound to open. (In my experience, the second door is usually better than the first.)

jdkiggins · Jun 12, 2005

Awh, Willie, I'm so sorry. Keep sending it out. Barclay isn't the only publisher.

Horror Publisher Barclay Books now officially dead

williemeikle

The force is strong in this one.

Liam Jackson

Heathen Horde Elder

Spookster

Maiden of the Blade

jdkiggins

Troubled-Talks with animals.