Deep Vellum
Deep Vellum is a non-profit publishing house that specializes in translated literature based in Dallas, Texas, United States. The country's largest publisher of literature in translation. Its authors include Jon Fosse who received the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Deep Vellum
- Founded
- 2013
- Founder
- Will Evans
- Headquarters
- Dallas
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The publisher has helped grow the literary community in Dallas. In 2024 the founder was bestowed the title of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture for his work in bringing French literature to English-reading audiences through Deep Vellum.
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• Founded — 2013 • Founder — Will Evans • Country — United States • Headquarters — Deep Ellum, Dallas, Texas, U.S. • Imprints — A Strange Object, La Reunion, Phoneme Media • Url — deepvellum.org
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In 2019 the company acquired two independent publishing houses, Phoneme Media of Los Angeles and A Strange Object of Austin. In 2020, the company acquired the Dalkey Archive Press based in McLean, Illinois. The press was relaunched in April 2022.
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- 1.Deep Vellum. Deep Vellum – History.
- 2.Tepper, Anderson. They Saw Dallas as a Literary Hub, Then Got to Work Making It One. The New York Times. 25 April 2024.
- 3.Meier, Alicia Maria. How Dallas Became the National Capital of International Books. Texas Monthly. 18 October 2023.
- 4.Maddox, Will. Deep Vellum Published This Year's Nobel Prize Winner, Adding to Dallas' Growing Literary Scene. D Magazine. 20 October 2023.
- 5.Mercury, The. Deep Vellum expands literary and translation options in North Texas. THE MERCURY. 15 April 2024.
- 6.Knecht, Lyndsay. From The Newsroom: Translating Deep Vellum; Producing Indie Films. KERA News. 8 May 2014.
- 7.Rogers, Tim. The Owner of Deep Vellum Translated His Way to French Knighthood. D Magazine. 2024-05-07.
- 8.Rogers, Tim. Will Evans Is Now a French Knight. D Magazine. 2024-05-21.
- 9.Nawotka, Ed. Deep Vellum Acquires Two Publishers, Adds Imprints. PublishersWeekly.com. Jul 2, 2019.
- 10.Magazine, D. Deep Vellum Expands With Acquisition of Two Publishers and a New, Texas-Focused Imprint. D Magazine. 3 July 2019.
- 11.Cocking, Lauren. In Conversation with Shook, Founder of Phoneme Media and Literary Translator. LeyendoLatAm. 30 March 2021.
- 12.Maher, John. Deep Vellum Acquires Dalkey Archive. PublishersWeekly.com. Nov 24, 2020.
- 13.Briefs: Dalkey Archive Founder Dies and Company Is Acquired By Deep Vellum, and More. Publisher's Lunch. November 25, 2020.
- 14.Stewart, Sophia. Deep Vellum to Relaunch Dalkey Archive in April 2022. PublishersWeekly.com. Nov 3, 2021.
- 15.Caplan, Walker. Deep Vellum will relaunch the Dalkey Archive this April. Literary Hub. November 4, 2021.
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