Blackwater Publishing is a small, independent publisher specialising in thought-provoking books in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Based in Cork city, Blackwater Publishing is dedicated to creating high-quality, innovative academic books in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Blackwater books treat contemporary social, cultural, and political matters in ways that are accessible to a general readership. Blackwater authors typically write in engaging, pithy styles.
Print & Open Access
Blackwater is committed to being a fair publisher whose books are published in beautiful and preservable print, but also, as open access titles available to all readers.
Founding Editor
James O’Sullivan is a scholar, writer, and publisher from Cork city, Ireland. He ran New Binary Press, which focused on the publication of poetry and born-digital electronic literature, for over a decade. He founded Blackwater Publishing in 2023.