Greater London Enterprise Awards 2019

14 | SME NEWS - Greater London Enterprise Awards 2019 Multi-award-winning ed public relations is an ambitious communications agency specialising in publishing, culture and awards PR, with a focus on commercial and literary fiction for adults, teens and children and thought-provoking, game-changing non-fiction. We profile the firm to find out more about how far it has come since it first began a little under a decade ago. Drawing on her expertise in the publishing industry, which spans more than a quarter of a century, Emma Draude established ed public relations (EDPR) in 2010. Since then, she has driven the company to award-winning success with her passion for bringing unheard voices and stories to new audiences. Recent work includes the British Book Award Campaign winning PR for The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas and the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling campaign for Lemn Sissay’s, My Name is Why . The company works across all areas of fiction and non-fiction: from brand powerhouses like Lynda la Plante, Lesley Pearse, Dorothy Koomson, Milly Johnson and Amanda Prowse; to contemporary bestsellers such as Jess Kidd, Kit de Waal and Ruth Hogan to children’s publishing legends including David McKee and Michelle Paver. The company is also passionate about non-fiction with Shona Abhyankar, the publicist behind the award- winning campaign for Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In recently joining the team. Forthcoming campaigns include That Will Never Work – The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea by co- founder and first CEO of Netflix, Marc Randolph. A friendly, bespoke and collaborative approach to campaign planning is the key to EDPR’s success and longstanding clients include Penguin Random House, Hachette, Simon & Schuster, Pan Macmillan and independent publishers Canongate, Walker Books, Knights Of and David Fickling Books. The company also works on awards and events including the BBC National Short Story Award and Young Writers’ Award, Helen Lederer’s ed public relations Ltd Best Literary PR Agency 2019 ‘Comedy Women in Print Prize’, the Society of Authors’ Awards and the Primadonna Festival. Nurturing and valuing long-standing relationships – whether it be with authors, publishers, agents or media – is of utmost importance to the EDPR team and their highly personal and professional approach, teamed with award-winning results, is ensuring continued growth and success for the company. Company: ed public relations Ltd Contact: Emma Draude Website: www.edpr.co.uk Twitter: @ed_pr Instagram: @ed.pr