Allison and Busby

Connections

Connections Sort descending	Author name	Excerpt
Publishing	Buchi Emecheta	When she submitted it to her publishers, they found it unintelligible and rejected it. Other publishers then rejected it because her previous publisher had done so.At the same time she heard that her first book...
Publishing	Buchi Emecheta	Allison and Busby gave the book to an American publisher, George Braziller , in April 1975, a month after publication, and BE earned ¥322.98. Her publisher also gave her ¥125 publishing fee for the book...
Publishing	Buchi Emecheta	The British edition published by Allison and Busby in London came out five months later than the BrazillerNew York edition, even though they had the manuscript first and had sold the rights to Braziller
Publishing	Buchi Emecheta	After the very successful launch of The Bride Price, BE considered changing to a different publisher. She suspected that the small firm of Allison and Busby could not afford to publish any one author...
Publishing	Buchi Emecheta	She dedicated this book to her publisher, Margaret Busby , who had been very supportive of it despite Clive Allison 's procrastinations and George Braziller 's initial rejection. Allison was angry that she had sent...

Timeline

1969

Publishing firm Allison and Busby was launched. Its co-founder, Ghana-born Margaret Busby (later successful as a writer), thus became the UK's youngest woman publisher and first black publisher.

“Margaret Busby”. African Writers Abroad (AWA).

Before mid-September 2004

Melanie Abrahams of literary agency Renaissance One organised a group photo of people of Afro, Caribbean, or Asian origin who make a significant contribution to contemporary British literature.

Levy, Andrea. “Made in Britain”. The Guardian, 18 Sept. 2004, pp. Review 34 - 5.

Review 34-5

Texts

Chedzoy, Alan. A Scandalous Woman: The Story of Caroline Norton. Allison and Busby, 1995.

Emecheta, Buchi. Destination Biafra. Allison and Busby, 1982.

Emecheta, Buchi et al. Nowhere to Play. Allison and Busby, 1980.

Emecheta, Buchi. Second-Class Citizen. Allison and Busby, 1974.

Emecheta, Buchi. The Bride Price. Allison and Busby, 1976.

Emecheta, Buchi. The Joys of Motherhood. Allison and Busby, 1979.

Emecheta, Buchi. The Slave Girl. Allison and Busby, 1977.

Emecheta, Buchi et al. Titch the Cat. Allison and Busby, 1979.

Kazantzis, Judith et al. Touch Papers. Allison and Busby, 1982.

Minnion, John, and Philip Bolsover, editors. The CND [Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament] Story. Allison and Busby, 1983.