The Lilliput Press

Name

The Lilliput Press

Legal name

The Lilliput Press

Website

https://lilliputpress.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Book Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (51313)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Mass Market & Paperback Publishing (MPAJAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Politics, Current Affairs & Social Commentary Publishing (MPAJAAAM)

Keywords

• Independent publishing
• Literary publishing
• Book retail
• Foreign rights
• Poetry publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: Physical book sales through their Dublin bookshop and online store. Products range from standard paperbacks ($16-31) to premium limited editions ($176-2,340). Includes fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and illustrated books.
2. E-book Sales: Digital ebook versions of titles available through the website and Amazon. Most Lilliput titles are available in both print and ebook formats.
3. Foreign Rights Licensing: Licensing of translation rights, serial rights, large print rights, audio rights, reprint rights, and film rights to foreign publishers through international rights agents.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Lilliput Press is an independent Irish publishing house that publishes high-quality fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and illustrated books, with over 600 titles in its catalog. The press operates a physical bookshop in Dublin 7 and sells books online through a Shopify-powered store. The company also licenses foreign rights to international publishers, extending its titles to overseas markets.

Product overview

The Lilliput Press is an independent publishing house founded in 1984, publishing fiction, non-fiction, poetry, illustrated books, and rare/limited editions focused on Irish themes. The company operates a physical bookshop in Dublin 7 and offers both print and eBook formats. With over 600 titles published over 40 years, their catalog includes works by notable authors such as James Joyce, Jonathan Swift, J.P. Donleavy, John Moriarty, and Martina Devlin. They specialize in Irish history, biography, memoir, literary fiction, and architectural titles, with recent publications including new fiction from Jessamine O'Connor, Niamh Mac Cabe, and Sue Rainsford, as well as non-fiction works on Irish architecture and literary interviews.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dead as Doornails A literary title by Colm Tóibín released by The Lilliput Press, offered through the press's bookshop and online store.
• The Lock-Keeper's Wife A literary title by Laura Barry released by The Lilliput Press and offered through its retail and online channels.
• CTRL: Essays on Video Games A non-fiction essay collection by Brian Earl Taylor published by The Lilliput Press.
• Four Night Seas A poetry title published by The Lilliput Press as part of its 2026 poetry list.
• A Hosting: Interviews with Irish Writers 1991–2026 A non-fiction anthology of interviews with Irish writers published by The Lilliput Press.
• Somewhere A poetry title published by The Lilliput Press.
• The Pilgrimage A poetry title published by The Lilliput Press.
• Gulliver's Travels (Anniversary Subscriber Edition) An anniversary subscriber edition of Gulliver's Travels issued by The Lilliput Press.
• The Waking of Willie Ryan A literary title published by The Lilliput Press.
• Middle Quarter A poetry title published by The Lilliput Press.
• The Unexpurgated Code A literary title published by The Lilliput Press.
• An Apology For Roses A poetry title published by The Lilliput Press.
• From Out My Heart A poetry title published by The Lilliput Press.
• The Fourth Wall A literary title published by The Lilliput Press.
• X+Y=K A literary title published by The Lilliput Press.
• Glorious Monsters A literary title published by The Lilliput Press.
• The Irish Aesthete: Buildings of Ireland, Known and Unknown An illustrated book on Irish architecture published by The Lilliput Press.
• Foreign Rights Licensing Licensing of translation and publication rights for The Lilliput Press's catalog to international publishers, enabling overseas editions of Irish literary titles.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Arts Council of Ireland (An Chomhairle Ealaíon)coreOthersThe Lilliput Press is proudly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland. Their invaluable bolstering of literature in Ireland cannot be understated. The press is truly grateful for their continued belief in the publishing programme, as they look to publish the very best of Irish literature and writing to an audience both local and global. In line with Arts Council guidelines, financial statements are filed with the CRO.
• Rightol Media LimitedminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRights agent for Asian territories. Chloe Pan serves as Rights Coordinator. Contact: [email protected], Tel: +86-28-86183888. Address: 1408, Building A Guanghua Centre, No.98 Guanghua North Third Road, Qingyang District, Chengdu 610074, China.
• Sebes & Bisseling Literary AgencyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRights agent for Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway. Jeanine Langenberg is the contact agent.
• Michelle Lapautre AgencyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRights agent for France. Catherine Lapautre serves as the contact. Address: 91 ter, rue du Cherche-Midi, 75006 Paris, France.
• Mohrbooks AGminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRights agent for Germany. Sebastian Ritscher is the contact. Main Office: Hofackerstr. 13a, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland. Branch: Herzogstraße 73, 80796 Munich, Germany.
• Graal Literary AgencyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRights agent for Poland. Paulina Machnik is the contact. Address: ul. Pruszkowska 29 lok. 252, 02-119 Warszawa, Poland.
• Piergiorgio Nicolazzini Literary Agency (PNLA)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRights agent for Italy. Maura Solinas serves as contact. Address: via G.B. Moroni 22, 20146 Milano, Italy.
• AJA Anna Jarota AgencyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRights agent for Eastern and Central Europe including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine. Iza Cupiał is the contact.
• Vision IrelandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccessibility partnership working with Vision Ireland and Bookstore to improve access to books for the visually impaired. Currently bringing all ebooks up to highest accessibility standards in line with European Accessibility Act.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tramp Press: Independent Irish literary publisher founded 2014, publishing contemporary Irish fiction and nonfiction. Closely comparable in mission (championing Irish literature), scale (small team), and direct-to-consumer positioning.
• The O'Brien Press: Long-established Irish independent trade publisher (founded 1974) with a broad Irish-themed catalog across fiction, nonfiction, biography, and children's titles. Comparable in independent Irish publisher positioning and multi-channel distribution.
• Bloodaxe Books: UK's leading independent poetry publisher, founded 1978. Comparable in niche specialist focus (poetry) and small-team curatorial operating model.
• New Island Books: Dublin-based independent Irish trade publisher of literary fiction and nonfiction. Direct peer — Publishing Manager Stephen Reid previously worked here in editorial/sales roles, indicating functional overlap.
• Gallery Press: Ireland's leading poetry publisher and a specialist niche operator (founded 1970). Highly comparable to Lilliput's poetry vertical and similar curatorial/small-team operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Faber & Faber: Prestigious UK independent literary publisher (founded 1929) with comparable author-list positioning (T.S. Eliot legacy, contemporary literary fiction and poetry). A larger-scale analog of Lilliput's prestige niche.
• Picador: Literary fiction and nonfiction imprint of Pan Macmillan. Comparable editorial focus on prestige literary writers and Irish/UK contemporary voices, with much broader scale and distribution.
• Penguin Random House Ireland: Irish arm of the world's largest trade publisher, publishing Irish and international literary fiction and nonfiction. Comparable product offering but vastly larger scale and broader genre/category coverage.
• HarperCollins Ireland: Irish office of major global trade publisher. Direct competitor for Irish-authored literary manuscripts; Publishing Manager Stephen Reid previously worked in both editorial and sales at HarperCollins Ireland.

Regional players

• Daunt Books: UK independent bookshop chain with a curated publishing program (Daunt Books Originals). Comparable in combining a physical bookshop with literary publishing, but UK-focused rather than Ireland-focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/lilliputpress
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-lilliput-press

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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