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Barry cunningham fantastic britain interview by robin bennett
Barry Cunningham (born 19 December 1952) is a British publisher, who worked for various publishers including Penguin Books and Bloomsbury before setting up Chicken House publishing in 2000. He is most well known for signing J.K Rowling, and publishing Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in 1997.
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- Barry cunningham fantastic britain interview by robin bennett
- Barry cunningham interview
- Early life and education
- Career in publishing
- Notable awards
- References
Barry cunningham interview
Early life and education
Cunningham was born on 19 December 1952 in London. He was educated at Malvern College before studying English Literature at Cambridge University.
Career in publishing
Cunningham began working at Penguin in 1977 and held the position of marketing director in 1989. He later joined Bloomsbury where he initiated Bloomsbury Children’s Books. While in this position he signed J.K Rowling and published Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
In 2000, Barry left Bloomsbury to start the The Chicken House, a publisher of children’s fiction that specializes in new writers. Barry also published the books of New York Times bestselling author Cornelia Funke.
In 2010, Barry received an OBE in recognition of his contribution to children’s literature.