About Us

At Firefinch, we aim to match our authors’ creative needs with an innovative, focused and world class publishing experience. We’re a small team, but we pride ourselves on quick thinking, creative boldness and organisational agility.

Books and Authors. It's all that matters.

The Team

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Kate Parkin

Managing Director

I have worked at most of the big UK publishing houses, including Penguin Random House where I was MD of the Cornerstone division, and most recently as MD of adult publishing at Bonnier Books UK. Authors I have published over my career include John Grisham, Robert Harris, Sebastian Faulks, Michael Caine, Christy Lefteri, Heather Morris, T.M. Logan, Wilbur Smith and Lynda La Plante.

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Margaret Stead

Executive Director

I began as a barrister and solicitor before moving into publishing, working at Harvill Press, Atlantic Books and Penguin Press, before joining Bonnier Books UK. I have also worked as a freelance editor and writer throughout my career. Authors I have worked closely with include Richard Ford, Damon Galgut, the late Alistair Darling, Sir Vince Cable, AN Wilson, Christy Lefteri, Stacey Halls, Christina Figueres and Heather Morris.

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Blake Brooks

Audience Development Director

An award-winning communications specialist with over a decade of experience in the publishing industry, I have worked at Head of Zeus, Saraband Books and the Bookseller. I was most recently at Bonnier Books UK where I managed the brand author programmes for Lynda La Plante, Heather Morris, T.M. Logan and Wilbur Smith.

If you have any queries, you can contact us at info@firefinchpublishing.com. Please note we are unable to accept unagented manuscripts.

Our Associates

We believe in building publishing teams to fit authors, rather than the other way round. We are proud to work with a team of trusted associates on a project-specific basis to maximise the talent pool available to our authors.

  • Arzu Tahsin

    Arzu Tahsin

    Editorial

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    Stephen Dumughn

    Marketing

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    Nikki Mander

    PR

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    Barbara Tolley

    Literary Scout

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    Ruth Logan

    Rights

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    Alexandra Allden

    Designer

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    Richard Marmalade

    IT