About Out-Spoken Press
Out-Spoken Press is a London-based independent publisher of poetry and critical writing. Founded in 2015 by poet and editor Anthony Anaxagorou, the Press was shortlisted for the British Book Awards’ Small Publisher of the Year in 2024, 2025 and 2026 and for the Michael Marks Publisher Award in 2024 and 2026. Press titles have won the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, and been shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize, the Rathbones Folio Prize and the Forward Prizes.
Explore our authors and titles – or browse our catalogue below:
Our Team
Anthony Anaxagorou
Director & Commissioning Editor
Award-winning British-born Cypriot poet, Anthony Anaxagorou FRSL founded Out-Spoken Live in 2012 and Out-Spoken Press in 2015.
As Director and Commissioning Editor, Anthony is engaged in all areas of Press activity, from events to workshops, and his creative vision shapes our publishing list across poetry and non-fiction.
Patricia Ferguson
Director & Managing Editor
Patricia joined Out-Spoken Press in 2019. With a background in law, she works closely with Commissioning Editor Anthony Anaxagorou across all aspects of the Press, including co-ordinating the logistics of bringing titles from manuscript to publication, design, proofreading and typesetting.
Contact Patricia: press@outspokenldn.com
Maria-Sophia Christodoulou
Events & Publishing Co-ordinator
Maria joined the team in 2025, bringing her energy, expertise and attention to detail to our events, marketing, workshops and publishing.
Responsible for our upcoming events programme, Maria is also our key contact for author event and bookshop queries.
Contact Maria: maria@outspokenldn.com
Information for Stockists
Out-Spoken Press works with Inpress to distribute through BookSource, so orders may be placed through them. Alternatively, if you would like to order directly through Out-Spoken Press, please contact Patricia Ferguson on press@outspokenldn.com
Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)
In response to the call from Palestinian artists and cultural workers for a cultural boycott of Israel, and against the settler colonialism, violent apartheid and genocidal campaign of the Israeli state, Out-Spoken Press is committed to adhering to the guidelines for the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel.
We continue to reject censorship and uphold the fundamental importance of freedom of expression.
Read more about PACBI on the BDS Movement website here.
Accessibility
Out-Spoken Press is a participant in the RNIB Bookshare scheme, which supports learners with a print disability to access textbooks and resources for learners with sight loss, dyslexia, dyspraxia, autism and qualifying physical disabilities. To find out more about RNIB Bookshare, visit the website here.
Library and Prison Donation
We regularly donate our titles to libraries and prison libraries. If you are a librarian and would like to discuss obtaining Out-Spoken Press titles, please email Patricia Ferguson on press@outspokenldn.com.
Returns
Find our shop returns policy here.