THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS

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

09 May

SHORTLISTED FOR TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS

THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS

Congratulations go out to the authors of Waiting, The Beautiful Badge and Playing the Game, all nominated for the Telegraph Sports Book Awards 2019.

We received wonderful news this week when Pitch titles by Richard Kelley, Mark Peel and Martyn Routledge & Elspeth Wills were all shortlisted for the prestigious Awards.

Mark's assessment of cricket's tarnished ideals is vying for the title of Cricket Book of the Year, while Richard, Martyn and Elspeth are in the contention for the Best Illustrated Book of 2019, focusing on Formula One's golden age of the 70s and 80s, and the history of football crests.

Our four authors are in excellent sporting company. Chairman of the Sports Book Awards, David Willis said, “We look forward to finding out who the winners of the awards will be on June 4th at Lord’s Cricket Ground. It is a great list of sporting books, which includes Shane Warne, George Best, Sir Chris Hoy, Geraint Thomas, Dame Kelly Holmes, Lionel Messi, Tiger Woods and many others.”

Each of the nine category winners will create one final shortlist for The Telegraph Sports Book of the Year, which will also be announced at the end of the ceremony.

Click here for more information, or to read a sample from Waiting

Click here for more information, or to read a sample from The Beautiful Badge

Click here for more information, or to read a sample from Playing the Game