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| education = [[Anglia Ruskin University|Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology]] |
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| nationality = British |
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| title = Editor-in-chief, [[Bloomsbury Publishing]] |
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| term = 1999–present |
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* Richard Peter Stroud |
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'''Alexandra Pringle''', |
'''Alexandra Pringle''', [[FRSL|Hon FRSL]] (born 1953), is a British publisher. A founding director of [[Virago Press]], she has been editor-in-chief of [[Bloomsbury Publishing]] since 2000.<ref name="thebookseller.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/pringle-hands-running-bloomsbury-adult-publishing-hopkin-742891|first=Natasha| last=Onwuemezi|title=Pringle hands over running of Bloomsbury's adult publishing to Hopkin - The Bookseller|website=www.thebookseller.com|date=28 February 2018|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Pringle |
Of Scottish descent and kinsmen of the [[Pringle baronets|Pringle baronets of Stichill]], her father Alexander Pringle (1920–2010) was the youngest son of the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]], [[William Pringle (Liberal MP)|William Pringle]]. In 1953 at Edith Grove SW10, she attended [[Anglia Ruskin University|Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology]] (CCAT), after which she embarked on her career in publishing at the British magazine ''[[Art Monthly]]'', before joining the women's publisher [[Virago Press|Virago]] in 1978. She worked on Virago's Modern Classics series and in 1984 she became their Editorial Director<ref name=bloom/> until 1991, when she moved to [[Hamish Hamilton]] with the same job title.<ref name="independent.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/how-we-met-esther-freud-amp-alexandra-pringle-2250850.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603070810/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/how-we-met-esther-freud-amp-alexandra-pringle-2250850.html |archive-date=2011-06-03 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|first=Adam |last=Jacques|title=How We Met: Esther Freud & Alexandra Pringle|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|publisher=|date=27 March 201|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref> Between 1994 and 1999, she was a [[literary agent]] for writers such as [[Amanda Foreman (historian)|Amanda Foreman]], [[Maggie O'Farrell]] and [[Ali Smith]].<ref name=bloom>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk/html/about/a_senior_team.asp|title=The senior team - Corporate and Investor Relations - Bloomsbury.com|website=www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> |
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Pringle joined Bloomsbury in 1999, as |
Pringle joined [[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]] in 1999, as Head of Adult Publishing.<ref name="thebookseller.com"/> Pringle is enthusiastic about authors and books but does not believe that paper has to be involved. At one point, [[Stephen King]] told his publishers that his books must only be on paper, to which Pringle commented in ''[[The Independent]]'' that authors should not tell their readers how they should read.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/embrace-the-e-book-stephen-king-it-is-not-for-an-author-to-tell-his-readers-how-to-read-8627076.html|first=Alexandra|last=Pringle|title=Embrace the e-book, Stephen King. It is not for an author to tell his readers how to read|date=2013-05-22|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> Her authors at Bloomsbury include [[Margaret Atwood]], [[Elizabeth Gilbert]], [[Sheila Hancock]], [[Celia Imrie]], [[Jhumpa Lahiri]], [[Colum McCann]], [[Anne Michaels]], [[Ann Patchett]], [[George Saunders]], [[Kamila Shamsie]], [[Patti Smith]], [[Kate Summerscale]] and [[Barbara Trapido]] among others.<ref name="bloom" /> |
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In March 2018, Pringle handed over the day-to-day running of Bloomsbury's |
In March 2018, Pringle handed over the day-to-day running of Bloomsbury's Adult Trade publishing division to Emma Hopkin, while remaining as Editor-in-Chief.<ref>[https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/alexandra-pringle/ "Alexandra Pringle"] at Bloomsbury.</ref><ref name="thebookseller.com"/> |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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Pringle has |
Pringle has been awarded [[Honorary doctorate]]s from [[Anglia Ruskin University]] (2009)<ref>[https://www.aru.ac.uk/graduation-and-alumni/honorary-award-holders2/alexandra-pringle "Alexandra Pringle"], Honorary award holders, A.R.U.</ref> and [[Warwick University]] (2014).<ref>[https://warwick.ac.uk/services/gov/hongrads/biographiessummer2014/ "Honorary Graduand Biographies - Summer 2014"], www.warwick.ac.uk.</ref><ref name="bloom" /> |
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She was elected an [[Honorary Fellow]] of the [[Royal Society of Literature]] in 2017 and is patron of [[Index on Censorship]].<ref name="bloom" /> |
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==Private life== |
==Private life== |
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She lived in [[Hampstead]], London, |
She lived in [[Hampstead]], London, after marrying John Hilton in 1984 (divorced 2000).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/the-londoners-whove-switched-to-living-on-the-water-241489 |title=The Londoners who've switched to living on the water|website=[[Country Life (magazine)|Country Life]]|date=16 April 2022}}</ref><ref name="independent.co.uk"/> She married secondly Richard Peter Stroud, a writer and film-maker, who is chairman of the [[Chelsea Arts Club]].<ref name="independent.co.uk"/> They live on the [[Chelsea Embankment]], London SW3. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Clan Pringle]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:32, 25 September 2024
Alexandra Pringle | |
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| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) London, England |
| Education | Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology |
| Occupation | Publisher |
| Title | Editor-in-chief, Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Term | 1999–present |
| Spouses | John Hilton (div. 2000)
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| Relatives | William Pringle (Liberal MP) (grandfather); Pringle baronets |
Alexandra Pringle, Hon FRSL (born 1953), is a British publisher. A founding director of Virago Press, she has been editor-in-chief of Bloomsbury Publishing since 2000.[1]
Biography
[edit]Of Scottish descent and kinsmen of the Pringle baronets of Stichill, her father Alexander Pringle (1920–2010) was the youngest son of the Liberal MP, William Pringle. In 1953 at Edith Grove SW10, she attended Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology (CCAT), after which she embarked on her career in publishing at the British magazine Art Monthly, before joining the women's publisher Virago in 1978. She worked on Virago's Modern Classics series and in 1984 she became their Editorial Director[2] until 1991, when she moved to Hamish Hamilton with the same job title.[3] Between 1994 and 1999, she was a literary agent for writers such as Amanda Foreman, Maggie O'Farrell and Ali Smith.[2]
Pringle joined Bloomsbury in 1999, as Head of Adult Publishing.[1] Pringle is enthusiastic about authors and books but does not believe that paper has to be involved. At one point, Stephen King told his publishers that his books must only be on paper, to which Pringle commented in The Independent that authors should not tell their readers how they should read.[4] Her authors at Bloomsbury include Margaret Atwood, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sheila Hancock, Celia Imrie, Jhumpa Lahiri, Colum McCann, Anne Michaels, Ann Patchett, George Saunders, Kamila Shamsie, Patti Smith, Kate Summerscale and Barbara Trapido among others.[2]
In March 2018, Pringle handed over the day-to-day running of Bloomsbury's Adult Trade publishing division to Emma Hopkin, while remaining as Editor-in-Chief.[5][1]
Awards
[edit]Pringle has been awarded Honorary doctorates from Anglia Ruskin University (2009)[6] and Warwick University (2014).[7][2]
She was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2017 and is patron of Index on Censorship.[2]
Private life
[edit]She lived in Hampstead, London, after marrying John Hilton in 1984 (divorced 2000).[8][3] She married secondly Richard Peter Stroud, a writer and film-maker, who is chairman of the Chelsea Arts Club.[3] They live on the Chelsea Embankment, London SW3.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Onwuemezi, Natasha (28 February 2018). "Pringle hands over running of Bloomsbury's adult publishing to Hopkin - The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "The senior team - Corporate and Investor Relations - Bloomsbury.com". www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ a b c Jacques, Adam (27 March 201). "How We Met: Esther Freud & Alexandra Pringle". The Independent. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ Pringle, Alexandra (22 May 2013). "Embrace the e-book, Stephen King. It is not for an author to tell his readers how to read". The Independent. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Alexandra Pringle" at Bloomsbury.
- ^ "Alexandra Pringle", Honorary award holders, A.R.U.
- ^ "Honorary Graduand Biographies - Summer 2014", www.warwick.ac.uk.
- ^ "The Londoners who've switched to living on the water". Country Life. 16 April 2022.