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Headline signs debut by satirical magazine the Fence on literary siblings
Headline Publishing Group has acquired Sh*t Literary Siblings, a gift and humour title from London-based satirical magazine the Fence.
Senior commissioning editor Richard Roper acquired world English language rights from Matthew Hamilton at The Hamilton Agency for publication on 29th September 2022 in hardback and e-book.
The synopsis reads: "The imagined worlds of books are populated by some of the most loved and recognisable characters we know. But for every famous detective, Victorian heroine and beloved children’s character there often exists an overlooked, often rubbish, and frequently downright sh*t sibling.
"These unfortunate nobodies have never had the spotlight turned upon them. Until now. Prepare to meet the likes of Euston Bear – currently living off Burger King wrapper sandwiches after ending up at the wrong station, and Gandalf the Greggs – beardy, pastry-covered street wizard who spends long periods of time in the high street bakery chain."
The Fence is a quarterly satirical magazine based in Soho, London. Set up in 2019, it offers a mixture of investigations, features, fiction and comic shorts. The staff writers are Séamas O’Reilly, Fergus Butler-Gallie, Kieran Morris, John Phipps and editor Charlie Baker. Their articles have been syndicated by major national newspapers, including the Guardian and Times.
Baker said: “The Fence is delighted to be launching its first book with Headline. Thank you to Richard Roper for commissioning the project and thank you to Matthew Hamilton for kindly representing us.”
Roper said: "It’s high time that these overlooked literary outcasts, dubious as they are, were given their moment in the sun, and good on the talented people at the Fence for bringing them to the public’s attention. I look forward to them being discovered at all the gift and humour tables this Autumn.”
