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Traditional · United Kingdom · founded 2009

Northgate Literary

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Recommended

Verified track record, transparent terms, consistently positive author reports.

Seventeen years of trading with published terms and no author charges. Sold its poetry list in 2026 on terms that left author contracts intact. Eleven reviews on file, none describing a payment or reversion problem.

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026

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03 Aug 2026
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Seventeen years of trading with published terms and no author charges. Sold its poetry list in 2026 on terms that left author contracts intact. Eleven reviews on file, none describing a payment or reversion problem.
Ruth Kelleher

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The same operators frequently run several brands. These are the entities we have been able to link to Northgate Literary through filings, shared addresses or shared officers.

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Brightwater Press

Also traded as Brightwater Books

Recommended

Verified track record, transparent terms, consistently positive author reports.

At a glance

Model: Traditional
Typical author cost: No author fees
Services: Editorial, Design, Trade distribution
Royalty terms: 10% of net receipts, paid quarterly
Rights taken: World English
Contract length: 7 years
Genre focus: Fiction, Non-fiction

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Author reviews

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4 recommend · 1 with reservations · 0 do not

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Communication: 3.8
Contract clarity: 4.2
Value for money: 3.8
Editing quality: 3.8
Design quality: 4.2
Distribution & reach: 3.2
Payment timeliness: 4.2

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5.0VerifiedPaid for servicesPaid No author fees
Fair contract terms, responsive staff, and reliable payment reporting. One of the few publishers that actually lives up to their guidelines. In my experience with Northgate Literary, they handled communication professionally and contract clarity was excellent.
Communication
4/5
Contract clarity
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Editing quality
5/5
Design quality
5/5
Distribution & reach
4/5
Payment timeliness
5/5
Anonymous author13 Mar 2025Worked with them Aug 2024 – Feb 2025Recommends: Yes0 found this helpful

★★★★★4.0VerifiedPaid for servicesPaid No author fees

Great editorial team! They provided very detailed notes during structural edits and respected my creative vision throughout the publishing process. In my experience with Northgate Literary, they handled communication professionally and contract clarity was excellent.

Communication: 3/5
Contract clarity: 4/5
Value for money: 3/5
Editing quality: 4/5
Design quality: 4/5
Distribution & reach: 3/5
Payment timeliness: 4/5

Liam Wood07 Feb 2025Worked with them Jul 2024 – Jan 2025Recommends: Yes0 found this helpful