Saraband

Fiona Hyslop and Sara Hunt

Sara Hunt of Saraband (right) receives the Saltire Society Publisher of the Year Award 2013 from culture minister Fiona Hyslop. Picture credit: Graham Clark and the Saltire Society.
His Bloody Project

His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet
Expecting

Expecting by Chitra Ramaswamy
The Nature Of Winter

The Nature of Winter by Jim Crumley
Cross Purpose

Cross Purpose by Claire MacLeary
The Jewel

The Jewel by Catherine Czerkawska
The Accident on the A35

The Accident on the A35 by Graeme Macrae Burnet
The Four Marys

The Four Marys: A Quartet of Contemporary Folk Tales by Jean Rafferty
A Handbook of Scotland's Coasts

A Handbook of Scotland's Coasts edited by Fi Martynoga

Saraband is a creative independent publisher known for its engaging, well-written and beautiful non-fiction titles (especially in nature, history and memoir), and for its emerging literary and crime fiction lists. The crime, mystery and noir titles are published under a separate imprint, Contraband.

Saraband was named inaugural Saltire Society Publisher of the Year (in 2013) and published Graeme Macrae Burnet's 2016 Man Booker Prize-shortlisted His Bloody Project.

Saraband have also been innovators in the digital realm, creating the hit Burns Night app, and co-producing Bookspotting with Publishing Scotland and Nesta.

Established: 2000

Publications (yearly average): 12

Types of books published: Literary and commercial fiction, narrative non-fiction, memoir and biography

Submission details: Rarely accept unsolicited manuscripts

Publishing Scotland Company Development Project Saraband was one of the publishers that participated in the Publishing Scotland Company Development Project. For more information on Saraband's involvement you can watch the Saraband Case Study video. For a general overview, visit the Project page.