Frances Lincoln

Frances Lincoln Publishers
Frances Lincoln Publishers was founded by Frances Lincoln in 1977. The company published its first books two years later, and has been creating illustrated books of the highest quality ever since, offering British style and expertise to readers worldwide in the areas of gardens, heritage, the outdoors, and lifestyle. Frances Lincoln died, aged 55, in February 2001. Her husband, John Nicoll, took over the ownership and management of the company until 2011, when the shareholding of Frances Lincoln Ltd was acquired by The Quarto Group. Frances Lincoln is now part of the Quarto Publishing Group UK, and continues to publish more than 100 new books every year for both adults and children.

Contact Info

Frances Lincoln Publishers
74-77 White Lion Street
London N1 9PF
United Kingdom

Contact: Andrew Dunn
Title: Publisher
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7284 9300
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7485 0490
Email: sales@frances-lincoln.com

Publicity inquiries: publicity@frances-lincoln.com

Our History
Frances Lincoln Publishers was founded by Frances Lincoln in 1977. It published its first books two years later, and has been creating illustrated books of the highest quality ever since.

Its first illustrated books for children were published in 1983. Since then the imprint has won many awards with both fiction and non-fiction children's books, including the Independent Publishers' Guild Cultural Diversity Award in 2007. In 2008 the Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children's Book Award was established to further the mission for publishing children's titles that celebrate cultural diversity in the widest possible sense.

Both lists have a strong multicultural element and a high reputation internationally. Frances Lincoln's many publishing partners include Oxfam, The Royal Horticultural Society, The Victoria and Albert Museum and Amnesty International.

An illustrated stationery list appeared for the first time in 1992. Today Frances Lincoln publishes address books, desk diaries and journals in association with several major museums and institutions.

Frances Lincoln died, aged 55, in February 2001. Her husband, John Nicoll, took over the ownership and management of the company until 2011, when the shareholding of Frances Lincoln Ltd was acquired by The Quarto Group. Frances Lincoln is now part of the Quarto Publishing Group UK, and continues to publish more than 100 new books every year for both adults and children.

Our Award Winning Books
Over the years, several of our titles have won awards. Here are some of those award winners.

2014

The Cut Flower Patch
Grow Your Own Cut Flowers All Year Round
Written by Louise Curley,
Photographs by jason Ingram

Best Practical Book
Garden Media Guild Awards
Winner

Jason Ingram - Photographer of the Year
Garden Media Guild Awards
Winner

One-Pot Gourmet Gardener
Delicious Container Recipes to Grow Together and Cook Together
Written by Cinead McTernan,
Photographs by Jason Ingram,
Illustrated by Becky Clarke

Jason Ingram - Photographer of the Year
Garden Media Guild Awards
Winner

2010

Granite and Grit
A Walker's Guide to the Geology of British Mountains
Written by and Photographs by Ronald Turnbull

Best Outdoor Book
Outdoor Writer's and Photographers' Guild
Winner

2009

The Northern Fells, Second Edition
Written by Alfred Wainwright,
Revised by Chris Jesty

Walk Reader Awards, Gold - Best Walking Book
Walk Magazine
Winner

The North Western Fells, Second Edition
Written by Alfred Wainwright,
Revised by Chris Jesty

Walk Reader Awards, Gold - Best Walking Book
Walk Magazine
Winner

The Western Fells, Second Edition
Written by Alfred Wainwright,
Revised by Chris Jesty

Walk Reader Awards, Gold - Best Walking Book
Walk Magazine
Winner

The Central Fells, Second Edition
Written by Alfred Wainwright,
Revised by Chris Jesty

Walk Reader Awards, Gold - Best Walking Book
Walk Magazine
Winner

The Far Eastern Fells, Second Edition
Written by Alfred Wainwright,
Revised by Chris Jesty

Walk Reader Awards, Gold - Best Walking Book
Walk Magazine
Winner

The Eastern Fells, Second Edition
Written by Alfred Wainwright,
Revised by Chris Jesty

Walk Reader Awards, Gold - Best Walking Book
Walk Magazine
Winner

The Southern Fells, Second Edition
Written by Alfred Wainwright,
Revised by Chris Jesty

Walk Reader Awards, Gold - Best Walking Book
Walk Magazine
Winner

The Northern Fells, Anniversary Edition
Written by Alfred Wainwright

Walk Reader Awards, Gold - Best Walking Book
Walk Magazine
Winner

The North Western Fells, Anniversary Edition
Written by Alfred Wainwright

Walk Reader Awards, Gold - Best Walking Book
Walk Magazine
Winner

The Eastern Fells, Anniversary Edition
Written by Alfred Wainwright

Walk Reader Awards, Gold - Best Walking Book
Walk Magazine
Winner

The Western Fells, Anniversary Edition
Written by Alfred Wainwright

Walk Reader Awards, Gold - Best Walking Book
Walk Magazine
Winner

The Far Eastern Fells, Anniversary Edition
Written by Alfred Wainwright

Walk Reader Awards, Gold - Best Walking Book
Walk Magazine
Winner

The Central Fells, Anniversary Edition
Written by Alfred Wainwright

Walk Reader Awards, Gold - Best Walking Book
Walk Magazine
Winner

The Southern Fells, Anniversary Edition
Written by Alfred Wainwright

Walk Reader Awards, Gold - Best Walking Book
Walk Magazine
Winner

The Wainwright Pictorial Guides Boxed Set
Written and Illustrated by Alfred Wainwright

Walk Reader Awards, Gold - Best Walking Book
Walk Magazine
Winner

Become a Frances Lincoln Publishers Author
Frances Lincoln is a publisher of non-fiction books, predominantly illustrated, on a range of subjects which include the following: gardens and gardening; walking, climbing and the outdoors; art, architecture and design; food and travel. Please note that we do not accept any unsolicited manuscripts for novels or poetry.

See our submission guidelines. If you feel your proposal is suitable for our list, we would be happy to see it. Please bear in mind that we receive a large number of unsolicited manuscripts, so our response times may vary and we ask for your patience. Please do not send your only copy of a manuscript or any original artwork. While we do endeavour to take good care of all submissions we cannot take responsibility for their safe-keeping.

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February 5, 2016

Quarto UK Titles Nominated for 2016 Annual Green Earth Book Awards

One Frances Lincoln and two Frances Lincoln Children's Books titles have been named to the Qualifying List for the 2016 Annual Green Earth Book Awards. Nominated titles are The Great Big Green Book and All the Wild Wonders: Poems of the Earth, from Frances Lincoln Children's Books, and The Beach Book: loads to do at lakes, rivers and the seaside, from Frances Lincoln. Read More.

November 11, 2015

PW Selects The Fine Art of Fashion Illustration for Holiday Gift List

The Fine Art of Fashion Illustration was selected for the Publishers Weekly 2015 Illustrated Gift Books holiday gift list. "The holidays are a time of indulgence, and that extends to the realm of art books, where a single volume can command a testing-menu price tag," wrote PW. Read More.

September 16, 2015

Quarto Gets Into Custom Cookbook Game

Publishers Weekly reports that over the past three years, Quarto Publishing Group, USA has focused on growing its cookbook list. In 2012, it had 35 food and cooking titles, many on what were then considered niche subjects like vegan cooking and low-sodium food. Today, the press has tripled the number of titles on its list to more than 100. And it launched a new initiative, This Is Your Cookbook, to allow consumers to produce and print high-quality hardcover cookbooks with their own or favorite Quarto recipes. Read More.

July 8, 2015

The Quarto Group Announces QuartoKnows.com

The Quarto Group is delighted to announce the launch of QuartoKnows.com, a new consumer facing site that showcases and promotes The Quarto Group's entire global publishing programme. The site allows consumers to discover more books in subjects they are interested in and presents books in ten subject areas each distinctly branded with a unique icon: Quarto Cooks, Quarto Homes, Quarto Drives, Quarto Kids, Quarto Lives (health & MBS), Quarto Plays (sport & games), Quarto Creates (art, craft & design), Quarto Thinks (culture), Quarto Explores (history, travel, science) and Quarto Gifts. Read More.

June 10, 2015

Good Things to Drink Author Nominated for 9th Annual Spirited Awards

Ryan Chetiyanwardana and his London bars Dandelyan and White Lyan have made the top ten in several international awards categories for the Tales of the Cocktail's Ninth Annual Spirited Awards�. The nominations were chosen from a field of more than 2000 nominees! Chetiyanwardana is author of Good Things to Drink with Mr. Lyan and Friends. Read More.

May 19, 2015

Coloring Books Grow Up

Publishers Weekly reported on the latest craze in publishing with a feature on the popularity of coloring books. Featured in the story was information on The Quarto Publishing Group's coloring book program. Quarto will easily have a million adult coloring books in print this year, with the market continuing to surge, said Ken Fund, president and CEO of Quarto, a publisher of illustrated and creative titles. Those sales are being led by its Zen Coloring Book series, which includes the bestselling Color Me Calm and Color Me Happy, both by art therapist Lacy Mucklow with art by Angela Porter. The books have gone back to press 10 times in the past six months, for a total of more than 275,000 copies worldwide. "We imagined the books would appeal to adults looking to relax. But we never expected the responses we've received from people battling serious medical conditions," added editorial director Jeannine Dillon, who came up with the idea for the series after coloring with her four-year-old son. Read More.

June 12, 2014

Boycraft Makes NY Metro Parents List of How to Have Water Fun

Boycraft, a book featuring activities for children, was named to the 8 best ways to have water fun by New York Metro parents, a local listing and parenting idea web site in New York. The list included instructions on how to make water bombs from pieces of paper. See the entire list here. Read More.

April 23, 2014

Publishers Weekly Notes New Era for Quarto

The Quarto Group was featured in Publishers Weekly London Book Show Daily on April 9, 2014. Here are a few excerpts from the article. Read More.

February 26, 2014

Quarto Rebrands Publishing Division; Adds New Visual Identity

Quarto (LSE: QRT.L), the leading global illustrated book publisher and distribution group, on February 26 announced a rebrand of its publishing divisions, comprising new names and a new visual identity, which better represents how the divisions work together. With shared domestic, international and foreign language sales teams Quarto is one integrated supplier to customers worldwide. The new names and logos make this clear while capitalizing on the company's 38-year-old heritage. Read More.

December 3, 2013

Three Quayside Publishing Titles on New York Times Holiday Gift List

Pulp Fiction, The Complete Story of Quentin Tarantino's Masterpiece, published by Voyageur Press; An Exuberant Catalogue of Dreams, published by Aurum Press, and The New English Garden, published by Frances Lincoln, are on this year's New York Times Holiday Gift Guide. Read More.

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