Influx Press ends acquisitions hiatus

Independent publisher Influx Press has ended its acquisitions hiatus, with several new titles scheduled for 2024 and a plan to resume full operations by 2025.  

Co-founders Kit Caless and Gary Budden founded Influx Press in 2011, seeing significant success with the James Tait Black-winning Attrib. by Eley Williams in 2017, Eliza Clark’s Boy Parts in 2020, and Percival Everett’s Booker Prize-shortlisted The Trees in 2022. 

Caless is stepping back from day-to-day operations to pursue academic interests, but will remain on board as editor-at-large. 

Budden will be spearheading a new list and new direction for the press. He said: “I’m delighted to have made the decision to continue Influx, after a necessary period of rest and reflection deciding the future direction we wanted to take the press in. I am very excited about our 2024 titles and to be continuing our commitment to publishing bold and innovative literature."

Among the titles confirmed for 2024 are the debut novel by Canadian author Nour Abi-Nakhoul, Supplication. UK rights were acquired by Budden via Catherine Ryoo at Penguin Random House Canada. 

New UK editions of the Cass Neary series by Elizabeth Hand: Generation Loss, Available Dark, Hard Light and The Book of Lamps and Banners are also scheduled. UK rights were acquired by Budden via Danielle Bukowski at Sterling Lord Literistic. 

There will also be a revised and expanded edition of Gareth E Rees’ Marshland, first published by Influx in 2013 and further reissues of the work of Joel Lane, including The Lost District and The Terrible Changes.