Fum d'Estampa Press

What Fum d'Estampa Press does

Fum d'Estampa Press Ltd. is a London-based independent literary publisher founded in 2020 by translator Douglas Suttle to bring Catalan-language literature to English-speaking readers. The press publishes translated novels, poetry collections, essays, and short stories — a backlist of over 30 titles spanning Catalan, French, and Spanish source languages — with translations delivered by award-winning literary translators including Peter Bush, Christopher Whyte, Margaret Jull Costa, Mara Faye Lethem, and Ronald Puppo. Its publishing operation is human-translator-driven; the company operates no proprietary technology platform and its 'core technology' per the source data is non-applicable. The Squarespace-based website at fumdestampa.com functions as the primary e-commerce and marketing surface, though website sales are currently paused.

The press operates a traditional book-publishing business model: titles are sold as one-time purchases (paperback and ebook editions) at unit prices ranging from US$6.99 to US$14.99, distributed through direct e-commerce, independent bookstores (e.g., Malaprops Bookstore), and — following its 2024 transition to operating as an imprint of US-based Deep Vellum — through Deep Vellum's wholesale and trade channels. The go-to-market motion is editorial-led and product-led, with literary prize nominations (Republic of Consciousness Prize, Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize, English PEN Award, IRL Best Literary Translation) and earned media coverage in outlets such as Le Monde, The New Yorker, and El País serving as primary demand-generation levers; social media (Instagram #WITMonth) and email newsletters provide organic amplification. Customer segments are predominantly individual literary readers interested in translated and feminist literature, complemented by academic readers, indie booksellers, and global English-speaking book buyers.

Name

Fum d'Estampa Press

Legal name

Fum d'Estampa Press Ltd.

Website

https://www.fumdestampa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fum d'Estampa Press is a London-based independent literary publisher founded in 2020 that publishes translated Catalan, French, and Spanish novels, poetry, and essays into English for global literary readers, now operating as an imprint of Deep Vellum.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Literary Book Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Genre & Category Publishing (Romance, Mystery/Thriller, Sci‑Fi/Fantasy, etc.) (MPAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Politics, Current Affairs & Social Commentary Publishing (MPAJAAAM), Author Website, Storefront & Direct-to-Reader Commerce (D2C Sales) (MPAJAJAE)

Keywords

• Literary translation publishing
• Catalan literature translation
• Independent book publishing
• Translated fiction and poetry
• Literary press imprint

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Book Sales (Paperback and Ebook): Fum d'Estampa sells translated literary works as individual paperback and ebook titles directly through its website. Each title is a one-time purchase; there is no subscription model. Prices range from approximately US$6.99 to US$14.99 per title. Many titles sell out after initial print runs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fum d'Estampa Press is an independent literary publisher that commissions, translates, and publishes Catalan and other world literature into English as paperback and ebook editions. The press curates a catalogue of more than 30 titles spanning novels, poetry collections, essays, short story collections, and memoirs, and sells them directly to readers through its own online storefront, independent bookstores, and via distribution through its parent imprint Deep Vellum.

Product overview

Fum d'Estampa Press is an independent literary publisher founded in 2020 by translator Douglas Suttle to bring Catalan language literature to English-speaking audiences. The press publishes translated works including novels, poetry collections, essays, and short story collections. Their portfolio includes titles such as Forty Lost Years (winner of English PEN Award), The Song of Youth (Victor Català Award winner), The Others (Premi Llibreter 2017 winner), One Day of Life is Life (IRL Best Literary Translation winner), and The Intimate Resistance (Premio Nacional de Ensayo winner). The company operates as a traditional book publishing house, not a technology platform, and all their products are physical and digital books available through their online shop.

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Products and services

• Chrysalis, Pastoral in B Minor A novel by Susanna Rafart translated by Megan Berkobien and María Cristina Hall, telling of a plague of Asian hornets endangering honey production in a Dordogne neighbourhood and the fragile microclimate on the verge of collapse. Published as a paperback/ebook by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• Atlantis An epic poem by Jacint Verdaguer, a foundational work of Catalan literary tradition that won the Jocs Florals in 1877, published in English translation by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• Through the Forest A novel by Laura Alcoba following a narrator who tracks down survivors thirty years after Griselda drowned her two sons in 1980s France, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• Madrid Will Be Their Tomb A novel by Elizabeth Duval set between two occupied buildings in Madrid — a former Francoist propaganda headquarters and abandoned film studios converted into Marxist-Leninist barracks — published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• Summa Kaotica A novel by Ventura Ametller about a young boy living through the build-up to and outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, blending fact, fiction, legend, and history, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• September and the Night A novel by Maica Rafecas in which Anaïs demands her father refuse expropriation of their family vineyard, an elegy to the land and its people against modern-day capitalism, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• On Yellow Evenings A poetry collection by Jordi Larios featuring one hundred poems that recalibrate worn words and inject fresh focus for graphing elusive terrains of inner and outer experience, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• Forty Lost Years A novel by Rosa Maria Arquimbau translated by Peter Bush, telling the story of Laura Vidal from 1931 to the 1970s, a working-class woman who becomes a high-fashion dressmaker during Franco's dictatorship; winner of the English PEN Award, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• Poetry and Prose A collection by Jordi Llavina featuring The Hermitage (a 1,400+ line poem about a physical and metaphysical journey) and The Pomegranate (a mix of poetry and prose about a grieving wanderer), published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• London Under Snow A collection of six short stories by Jordi Llavina about winter, with characters confronting their different lives and pasts, all full of ghosts and memories, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• Deranged As I Am A novel by Ali Zamir set on the island of Anjouan in the Comoros, about a humble docker with a ramshackle cart — a tragicomedy about class, poverty, and exploitation — published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• The Song of Youth A collection of eight stories by Montserrat Roig translated by Tiago Miller, using language as a weapon against political and social dismemory; feminist and deeply critical work, winner of the Victor Català Award, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• The Seven Deadly Sins A collection of seven essays by seven writers (Anna Punsoda, Adrià Pujol, Oriol Ponsatí-Murlà, Raül Garrigasait, Oriol Quintana, Marina Porras, Jordi Graupera) on the seven deadly sins, translated by Mara Faye Lethem, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• One Day of Life is Life A bilingual collection of Joan Maragall's poetry and prose edited and translated by Ronald Puppo; winner of the IRL Best Literary Translation 2021, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• Other People's Beds A debut novel by Anna Punsoda about a protagonist whose body was carved out by her father's alcoholism and mother's apathy, leading to lost innocence, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• English Hours A memoir by Ferran Soldevila written as a diary from 1926 to 1928 about his time as a Spanish-language assistant at Liverpool University, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• The Silent Letter A poetry collection by award-winning poet Jaume Subirana in eloquent translation by Christopher Whyte, showcasing sharp observations and stunning images, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• Wilder Winds A collection of short stories by Bel Olid featuring brutal yet beautifully written moments about individual freedom, abuses of power, and life on the outskirts of society, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• The Others A novel by Raül Garrigasait set in 1837 during the Carlist wars, about a Prussian man named Rudolf von Wielemann navigating an abandoned city; winner of Premi Llibreter 2017, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• Wild Horses A novel by Jordi Cussà about the heroin epidemic in 1980s Catalonia, told from multiple viewpoints of friends buying, selling, and consuming drugs, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• Andrea Víctrix A dystopian novel by Llorenç Villalonga presenting a vision of Palma, Mallorca in 2050, exploring gender, sexuality, consumerism, and environmental disaster, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• Ruth A novel by Guillem Viladot about a sex change told through letters to an anonymous friend — a pioneering piece of trans literature — published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• The Angel of Santa Sofia A novel by Josep M. Argemí about a mysterious traveler arriving in Turin for an atypical congress — a journey into light and darkness, desire and secrecy — published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• Final Judgements A book of aphorisms by Joan Fuster using the aphoristic tradition to question established truisms and strip language of its artifice, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• François, Portrait of an Absent Friend An elegy by Michaël Ferrier to his friend François who died along with his daughter Bahia — a chronicle of friendship and memorial to a lost friend — published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• The Intimate Resistance A philosophical essay by Josep Maria Esquirol translated by Douglas Suttle, developing a theory of intimacy and celebration of the everyday; winner of Premi Ciutat de Barcelona and Premio Nacional de Ensayo, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• Pharmakon A personal account by Almudena Sánchez about depression exploding her life, written with humour and intimacy about the experience of mental illness and recovery, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• The Madness A novel by Narcís Oller analysing social and genetic causes of mental illness, following Daniel Serrallonga's deterioration into madness against the backdrop of the 19th-century Spanish political crisis, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• Goodbye, Ramona The first novel by Montserrat Roig told through three generations of women from the same family, exploring family, women's relationships, and historical weight, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.
• Jacobé & Fineta Two short stories by Joaquim Ruyra: Jacobé about a young boy and his caretaker facing mental illness, and Fineta about a girl accosted by a mysterious stranger, published by Fum d'Estampa Press.

Quantifiable outcome

• Shortlisted for Republic of Consciousness Prize 2022 and Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize 2022 for The Song of Youth
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Deep VellumcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFum d'Estampa Press now operates as an imprint of Deep Vellum, a publishing house based in the US. This partnership provides Deep Vellum's distribution infrastructure and trade channels for Fum d'Estampa titles, significantly expanding reach into the American market and beyond. Contact for editorial matters is directed to douglas(@)deepvellum.org.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Comma Press: UK-based independent publisher of short fiction and translated literature, including international anthologies. Comparable short-form translation focus and indie-prize trajectory.
• Seagull Books: Kolkata- and New York-based literary publisher focused on world literature in translation. Comparable international-translation remit, with broader language coverage but similar editorial-curation approach.
• And Other Stories: UK-based independent press publishing literary fiction in translation, with comparable scale, D2C storefront, and prize-recognition strategy. Closely aligned on translation-led editorial curation and indie bookshop distribution.
• Deep Vellum: Dallas-based independent literary translation press publishing international fiction and poetry in English. Direct peer — and now parent imprint partner — sharing the same translation-led editorial model and prize-focused positioning.
• Les Fugitives: London-based small press publishing French literature in English translation. Closely comparable scale and curated-translation ethos, with similar reliance on independent bookshop channels.
• Archipelago Books: US-based nonprofit literary translation press publishing international fiction, poetry, and essays. Comparable mission and Catalan-adjacent translation activity, with similar reliance on indie bookstore distribution.
• Open Letter Books: Rochester-based press publishing international fiction in translation, including from Catalan and Spanish. Directly comparable as a translation-only publisher with a literary-prize record and academic library penetration.
• Fitzcarraldo Editions: London-based independent publisher of literary fiction and essays in translation. Highly comparable ethos — small team, D2C-driven, prize-rich catalogue — making it one of the closest peer benchmarks for Fum d'Estampa.
• Dalkey Archive Press: US-based press dedicated to fiction in translation, including experimental and international works. Comparable focus on translation as core identity with strong library and academic positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Europa Editions: Larger US/UK independent publisher with significant translated-fiction output (e.g., Elena Ferrante). Overlapping catalogue but broader commercial scale and a much larger title roster than Fum d'Estampa.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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