Full Details
Pyr
| Founded: | 2005 |
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| Location: | 59 John Glenn Drive Amherst, New York 14228 USA |
| Titles/Circulation: | 29 titles per year |
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History
Pyr is an imprint of Prometheus Books, launched in March 2005. Our parent company was founded in 1969 and are based out of Amherst, NY. A mid-sized publisher, they publish around a hundred books a year and have several thousand titles in their backlist. We currently publish 29+ titles a year and have had works and/or persons nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C Clarke, Philip K Dick, Endeavour, John W. Campbell Best New Science Fiction Writer, John W. Campbell Memorial, BSFA, and World Fantasy Awards, (among others).
Awards & Recognition
- 2009 Hugo Award nominees (published in Fast Forward 2):
- Best Novella - "True Names" by Benjamin Rosenbaum & Cory Doctorow
- Best Novelette – "The Gambler" by Paolo Bacigalupi
- 2009 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award nominees (published in Fast Forward 2):
- "True Names" by Benjamin Rosenbaum & Cory Doctorow
- "The Gambler" by Paolo Bacigalupi
- 2009 Locus Award Finalists (published in Fast Forward 2):
- Best Novella: "True Names" by Benjamin Rosenbaum & Cory Doctorow
- Best Short Story: "The Kindness of Strangers" by Nancy Kress
- 2008 Chesley Award "Best Art Director" winner: Lou Anders
- 2008 Endeavour Award nominee - Kay Kenyon, Bright of the Sky
- 2008 Hugo Award nominee - Best Novel: Ian McDonald, Brasyl
- 2008 Hugo Award nominee - Best Professional Editor, Long Form: Lou Anders
- 2008 John W. Campbell Best New Science Fiction Writer Award nominee: Joe Aber
Submission Details
Pyr publishes only science fiction and fantasy novels. We are not currently looking for short story collections, anthologies, novellas or nonfiction. We do not consider material under 80,000 words in length. We strongly prefer that you query first. The required method for having manuscripts considered for publication is through an established literary agent. Agents can be found in such literary guides as Literary Marketplace and The Writer's Market.
Works in the WWEnd Database
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Authors Published
• Michael Resnick • Ian McDonald • Joel Shepherd • Mark Chadbourn • Mark Hodder • James Barclay • Ari Marmell • Jon Sprunk • Brenda Cooper • Paula Guran • James Pfundstein • Justina Robson • Sean Williams • K. Johansen • Tom Lloyd • Adrian Czajkowski • M. Planck • Clay Griffith • Susan Griffith • David Walton • John Meaney • Kay Kenyon • Kenneth MacLeod • Paul McAuley • David Edelman • Kristine Rusch • Tim Lebbon • Joe Abercrombie • Jasper Kent • Sam Sykes • Andrew Mayer • Martin Sketchley • K. McEntire • John Roberson • Erin Hoffman • Paul Crilley • Janet Edwards • Chris Willrich • Amanda Hager • Rajan Khanna • Richard Knaak • Laurence MacNaughton • Jeremy Lewis • K. Edwards • Tracy Townsend • Barbara Barnett • Mark Smylie • Stephanie Burgis • Dave Freer • Philippa Ballantine • E. Myers • George Mann • Pierre Pevel • Matthew Sturges • Paolo Bacigalupi • Louis Anders • Robert Silverberg • Michael Moorcock • Julie Czerneda • Paul Di Filippo • Allen Steele • Adam Roberts • Gardner Dozois • Gregory Bear • Stephen Baxter • Catherine Asaro • Jane Yolen • John Kessel • Scott MacKay • George Zebrowski • Storm Constantine • Tim Akers • Keith Brooke • Cory Doctorow • Kij Johnson • Tobias Buckell • Anthony Ballantyne • Karl Schroeder • Kage Baker • Alan Foster • Michaele Jordan • Fiona Avery • Michael Blumlein • Mike Grinti • Rachel Grinti • James Kelly • Paul Cornell • C. Suleiman • Mercedes Lackey • Benjamin Rosenbaum • Mary Turzillo • Theodore Judson • Charles Finlay • Michael Nelson
