Blackstaff Press Explained

Parent:	Colourpoint Creative Limited
Status:	active
Founded:	1971
Country:	Northern Ireland
Headquarters:	Newtownards
Distribution:	Gill (Ireland)^[1] Dufur Editions (USA)^[2]
Publications:	Books and ebooks
Topics:	Books of Irish interest

The Blackstaff Press is a publishing company in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. Founded in 1971, it publishes printed books on a range of subjects (mainly, but not exclusively, of Irish interest) and, since 2011, has also published e-books.^[3] It receives financial support from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.^[4]

The Blackstaff Press was acquired by the Baird Group in 1995;^[5] it was sold to Colourpoint Creative Limited in 2017.^{[6] [7]}

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Our Clients. Gill Distribution. 15 December 2021.
2. Web site: Publishers . 10 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171008030530/http://www.slirz.com/publishers/ . 8 October 2017 . dead .
3. News: Blackstaff Press enter digital age with eBook list . . 30 November 2011 . 20 January 2015 . Grattan, Gary.
4. Web site: About Blackstaff Press . Blackstaff Press . 28 April 2020.
5. Web site: Our history . Baird Group . 20 January 2015.
6. News: Publisher Blackstaff Press taken over by Colourpoint . 5 May 2017 . . 27 November 2018.
7. News: Onwuemezi . Natasha . 4 May 2017 . 6 July 2020. Northern Irish press Blackstaff sold to Colourpoint Creative . .