LIONESSES - NEWS OF SEVEN LAUNCH EVENTS

Pitch Publishing is a fantastic imprint.
They do all the great Got, Not Got series
and plenty of other retro sports titles.

James Brown, The Late Tackle, talkSPORT

Pitch Publishing show the way for enterprising
sports book publishers and remains a beacon
of hope for sports authors aspiring or established.

The Sports Bookshelf.com

Pitch Publishing, an outfit whose "pitch perfect"
commissioning of boxing material stands
as a rebuke to more established houses

Boxing Monthly

Pitch capture the real spirit of sport with entertaining
and clever ideas. They work out what the aficionado
would want to read, then deliver it with great verve.

Paul Hayward, The Daily Telegraph

Pitch have enabled me to write in the ways I enjoy most.
Their production support is superb, delivering eye-catching
designs, attentive proof-reading, energetic marketing and helpful advice.

Tim Quelch, Good Old Sussex by the Sea, Orient to the Emirates, Underdog!

Pitch are willing to back out-of-the-blue and innovative
ideas and turn them into viable, entertaining books.
They do so with great presentation and editorial flair.

Justin Parkinson, Then Came Massacre

Pitch saw the potential in my story, used their expertise
to polish it, published it and helped inspire thousands
around the world to get into the sport of triathlon.

Andy Holgate, Can’t Swim, Can’t Ride, Can’t Run & Can't Sleep, Can't Train, Can't Stop

The process of working with Pitch to produce Picking up the Threads
was enjoyable and rewarding, with the final edition surpassing
expectations and becoming a resounding success.

John Chandler, Picking up the Threads

Pitch will take a chance on books that other publishers won't
and realise that interest in football extends beyond the
Premier League and the top 20 countries in the FIFA rankings.

Steve Menary, Outcasts!

Pitch have the vision to look beyond the obvious,
seeking out interesting ideas and subjects and
matching them with the right target audience.

David Tossell, Tony Greig, The Great English Final, Grovel!, Natural

Pitch have been an absolute joy to work with,
contributing their passion, expertise, knowledge
and experience to help produce a brilliant book.

Sam Pilger, Ashes Match of My Life

Pitch took our original concept and further enhanced it,
using their knowledge, experience and expertise, and helped
make Got, Not Got one of the football books of the year for 2011.

Derek Hammond, Got, Not Got series of books

Pitch bought into the concept of development through football,
channeling profits and proceeds from Eleven into helping
some of the most disadvantaged young people in the world.

Steve Fleming, Eleven

In the highly competitive world of sport publishing,
Pitch have consistently demonstrated the happy
knack of spotting, nurturing and promoting winners.

Neil Dunkin, Anfield of Dreams

14 Oct

LIONESSES - NEWS OF SEVEN LAUNCH EVENTS

The National Football Museum welcomed Carrie Dunn to mark the launch of her new book on women's football, The Pride of the Lionesses – and the Pitch Gallery was decorated with banners celebrating women's achievements in the sport.

After an official launch at her local independent book shop BrOOK's in Pinner, she headed to Manchester to read from the new book and take questions from the audience – as well as sign copies. Indeed, the museum shop sold out – as did the major retailer in the shopping centre!

She then spent an hour with multimedia sports journalism students at UCFB Etihad nearby, talking about her career in the industry.

Her next events are at West End Lane Books, West Hampstead (on Monday 4th November), hosted by football writer Alex Stewart of TifoFootball, and at GolazioLondon, Camberwell (on Tuesday 12th November), hosted by football broadcaster and commentator Matt Davies-Adams.

Future events are in the pipeline at Leyton Orient Women's FC, Dulwich Hamlet FC, and in conjunction with Barnsley Women's FC (Tuesday 26th November, at Barnsley College, 6pm).

A sequel to 2016’s The Roar of the Lionesses, this book follows the England team to France for the 2019 Women’s World Cup and covers the birth of the WSL, but also looks further down the pyramid as the part-timers and the amateurs and the women playing football just for fun start to worry about their place in the system. Is women’s football in England actually growing from top to bottom – or is it just another slick PR campaign?

Read The Pride of the Lionesses and you will discover:

How clubs have coped with the new structure in England – whether they've flown to the top of the League or found themselves moving down to amateur level
The tough decisions female players have to make – whether they are full-time footballers or not
What it's like moving abroad to pursue your dreams of professional football
What it's like to cope with a serious injury
The financial challenges for clubs and players in an increasingly professional game
How the authorities plan for even greater development and expansion of the women's game
The thoughts of some of the previous generations of Lionesses on the way the game has changed
How the 2019 squad of Lionesses progressed through the Women's World Cup – with high expectations

Click here for more information or to read a sample from The Pride of the Lionesses

Click here to hear Carrie talking about the book on the Standard Issue podcast