Myriad Editions

Myriad Editions is an independent UK publishing house based in Brighton, Sussex, specialising in three genres: topical atlases, graphic non-fiction and original fiction. With its stated aim being "to showcase new writers and artists, build fresh audiences for their work, and establish a literary niche against the mainstream", Myriad has built a reputation for discovering and nurturing award-winning authors, such as Jonathan Kemp,Elizabeth Haynes,Lesley Thomson,Darryl Cunningham, and Natasha Soobramanien. The publisher and managing director is Candida Lacey.

Myriad Editions was founded as a book packager in 1993 by the late Anne Benewick. Myriad's flagship atlas, The State of the World Atlas, was originally devised by Michael Kidron and Ronald Segal and is now authored by leading international peace researcher Dan Smith, OBE. It has sold more than 700,000 copies worldwide.

Myriad Editions continues to publish award-winning atlases that map political, social and environmental concerns. Most of the atlases are distributed internationally, through publishers including Penguin and the University of California Press in the USA, Earthscan in the UK, Éditions Autrement in France, Eva in Germany, Obeikan in Saudi Arabia, Publifolha in Brazil, Maruzen in Japan, Sigma in Taiwan and Pajera in Thailand.

Myriad Editions also publishes special projects for the United Nations and other international organizations. These include a miniAtlas series on global development for the World Bank and a series of atlases on health issues for the World Health Organization and the American Cancer Society.

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