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Publishing News - 'Living archive' of Canongate to be created
Canongate has entered into a deal with the University of Dundee to create a "living archive" of items including draft manuscripts, artwork and marketing material, as well as emails, letters and text messages.
The university described the archives as "a massively important literary collection, which has led the way in Scottish publishing".
Publisher and m.d Jamie Byng is to celebrate the deal at an event called 'Creating History - the story of Canongate' - at the Dundee Literary Festival this morning (25th June) alongside Alasdair Gray, Louise Welsh and Michel Faber.
He said: "When we were approached by the University of Dundee with a proposal to create and house a Canongate archive we were both flattered and thrilled - flattered for obvious reasons, thrilled because as the world becomes increasingly digital there are ever more ways in which language is experienced and communicated and stored.
"Having the expertise and knowledge of the University's Archive Services to help us record and document our past, present and future is a generous gift and a wonderful opportunity." Byng added: "Canongate has always attempted to publish the best writing and in the most imaginative ways. This new venture with the University of Dundee will help us to continue to do so."
Source: The Bookseller
