Peirene Press

Peirene Press
StatusActive
Founded2008
FounderMeike Ziervogel
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationLondon, N19
Publication typesBooks
Fiction genresLiterature in translation, Contemporary fiction, Novella
Official websitehttp://www.peirenepress.com

Peirene Press is an independent publishing house based in Bath. Established by the novelist and journalist Meike Ziervogel, Peirene publishes literary fiction in translation from all over the world. Their books are regularly listed for significant UK literary and translation prizes, including the International Booker Prize, and in 2023 they won the International Dublin Literary Award with Marzahn, Mon Amour by Katja Oskamp, translated from German by Jo Heinrich.

The Stevns Translation Prize is jointly run by Peirene Press (UK) and Two Lines Press (US). It is an annual prize for emerging translators.