About Us About Us
At SPCK we take a great pride in the breadth of our resourcing of the Christian community.
In our mission statement we commit ourselves to:
- Communicating the Christian faith in its rich diversity
- Helping people to understand it and to develop their personal faith
- Equipping Christians for mission and ministry
Our publishing encompasses books across a broad spectrum of Christian belief, resourcing people of different traditions and offering the opportunity to understand other strands of Christian thinking more fully. We are very committed to reaching those outside the church (as well as those within it), and we are proud that SPCK has the ability to sell titles strongly beyond the traditional markets for Christian books. We believe our authors value this commitment to enriching the dialogue between traditions, and we welcome those who want to be part of this process.
Putting our publishing know-how to work . . .
Our sales acumen in the Christian and general market is excellent, and our sales force personally visit all the major outlets in the UK and Ireland to present our books. You’ll regularly find SPCK titles in the bestseller lists in the Church Times and the Church of England Newspaper. We also promote our books via consumer mailings and academic conferences.
We are committed to high standards of environmental responsibility in our book production. All the paper we use for printing books in the UK is sourced from sustainable forests, and all our UK suppliers have an environmental accreditation. Overall, 80% of the books we produce are printed on FSC* paper, which puts us among the best in the UK.
We have significant expertise in selling rights to other English language markets and for translations into many languages (37 at the last count!), and we resource this with dedicated rights staff, drawing on our relationships with publishers across the world.
Our association with SPCK Worldwide serves to remind how lucky we are to have so many books at our fingertips, and we are proud to be involved with the International Study Guides programme, which supplies books to students in training for ministry in the Global South. For some of them these will be the only books they ever possess.
Sheldon Press
Sheldon Press was founded as a self-help list in 1973, and is an imprint of SPCK. The list comprises easy-to-read books on physical, mental, and emotional health, and titles are frequently recommended in magazine and newspaper articles. The aim is to inform and empower readers who want to take more control of their lives and their health.
Visit the Sheldon Press site to learn more.
About the team
We are a lively, friendly team, with a wealth of experience between us. We care about every book we publish, and put energy and passion into selecting and promoting every title we take on. We set high standards for editing, design and production in order to reflect quality and clearly promote each book’s message. Our meticulous editorial team supervise copy-editing and proofreading, and our publications look and feel like books to be proud of.
Our list and brand are respected in trade and academic circles, and we demonstrate our commitment to excellence in theological publishing by running the Michael Ramsey Prize for Theological Writing on behalf of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Writing for us
We want to publish the most exciting, creative and sustaining Christian books available. We always want to hear from authors who want to be part of this project. If you’re interested in submitting a proposal, please see the ‘For authors’ section on our FAQs page for submission guidelines. We’ll look forward to hearing from you!
Joanna Moriarty
Publishing Director
*Forest Stewardship Council
