Deep Vellum acquired Dalkey Archive at the end of 2020 with the goal to keep the legendary press alive as a distinct imprint. In the year since the merger, Dalkey Archive has stayed true to its origins, continuing to publish brilliant, challenging, and formally inventive work, as demonstrated by such recent titles as A Story that Happens by Dan O’Brien, renowned poet, playwright, and essayist; and Warning to the Crocodiles by António Lobo Antunes, living legend of Portuguese letters and a perennial contender for the Nobel Prize.
“Dalkey Archive has offered readers a commitment to international literature for almost forty years, with nearly 1000 books by authors from forty languages and sixty countries,” says Will Evans, Deep Vellum’s founder and the Executive Director of Dalkey Archive. “It is the greatest honor to bring this legendary publisher's list under Deep Vellum's operations, and to continue to add to Dalkey Archive's legacy and mission by connecting readers with the world's greatest writers and translators.”
“Dalkey Archive’s vision—both editorial and in terms of cultivating a readership for ‘challenging’ books—drew me into the publishing world, and it’s an honor to be collaborating with this world-renowned press once again,” says Chad W. Post, Dalkey's Editor-in-Chief. “Under the guidance of Deep Vellum and Will Evans, this new phase of Dalkey’s history promises to be the most exciting one yet. Dalkey’s back catalog is unsurpassed in terms of literary quality, and this relaunch will greatly benefit readers of all kinds, and the literary scene as a whole.”
Deep Vellum’s efforts to restructure and rebrand Dalkey Archive continue, culminating in the relaunch of Dalkey Archive with a full season list of spring/summer titles, the rejuvenation of select titles from the Dalkey Archive catalog, and a new website.