Kaizen Editores
| Industry | Publishing |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Cádiz , Spain |
Area served | Spain, Argentina |
| Owner | Kaizen Editores |
| Divisions | Panda Rojo, La Alternativa Digital |
| Website | www |
Kaizen Editores is a publishing house from Cádiz, Spain, mainly dedicated to the publication of works related to the city of Cádiz, in addition to offering a self-publishing service under the Panda Rojo label.
Origin[edit]
Kaizen Editores was born by two writers from Cádiz with the aim of offering a quality self-publishing service. However, they soon launched their own publishing line, beginning their journey with the work "Lito en Marte" by the Argentine illustrator Yael Lopumo in 2019,[1] a work published in Buenos Aires. Since that moment, they have combined both publishing modalities, although traditional publishing has gained weight since 2022 with the birth of the Impacto collection and the crime novel line. In 2023 they created the Panda Rojo label that groups together the works self-published by the publisher.[citation needed]
They are committed to a sustainable edition in which "the books that are going to be sold are printed", according to Daniel Lanza, one of their editors, to fight against indiscriminate logging from his editorial position.[citation needed]
Editorial Line[edit]
Historical novel[edit]
It has a historical novel line that began with "El caballero de la Frontera" by Margarita Lozano.[2]
Noir[edit]
In 2020, the publisher launches a line of black literature "Tanguillos de Muerte" (Javier Fornell, 2020),[3] which has grown with "Pasión y Muerte" by Luis Rodríguez Guerrero[4][5] and "Corpore Insepulto" by Alberto Puyana,[6][7] both with a high Cádiz content on its pages.
Impacto Collection[edit]
Also in 2022 they publish number 1 of the Impacto collection, which opens with the work "La odisea del Labrador" by the Murcian author Juan F. Marín. A collection that they define as a commitment to "authors with proven quality but who escape the pre-established canons of literary genres".[8]
In 2023, the Impacto collection would grow with the works "El viaje de Maisah", by Santiago Pérez Malvido; and "El café de Levante" by Cristina Ruiz Guerrero.[citation needed]
Short Stories[edit]
In addition to the books that emerged from the Riverside awards, it has a line of stories in which the works of Javier Ramírez ("El arca de las mentias"), "Universos paralelos" (Joseph B. MacGregor, 2021)[9] or "Un extraño caso de Diogenes" by Francisco Chaparro, among others.
Other topics[edit]
The publishing house has a line of educational projects, which began with Las Travesuras de Zolfa[10] (Almudena Fuentes, 2019) and continued with "Cuentos para senderistas" by Algeciras professor Paco Estacio.[11]
In 2022, it also launched a line of facsimiles with the work Spanish Scenery, by George Vivian.[12]
Local themes[edit]
Among its editorial lines, local themes stand out, which began in 2019 with the publication of "El Obispo civil"[1] by José Blas Fernández Sánchez, continuing with "Historia de una devoción" (Miguel García Díaz, 2020) and in 2021 with the charity publication "El Carnaval birlado. El libreto de 2021",[13][14][15] which was repeated in 2022 y 2023", coordinated by Manolo Camacho, who in that same 2021 published in Kaizen Editores "Sandokán - Juan José. La vida tal cual viene", biography of the former Real Madrid player, Cádiz CF and from the Spanish Soccer Team Juan José Jiménez.
Kaizen Academic[edit]
In 2021 they launched a new editorial line with the aim of publicizing Thesis and research works that do not find a place in traditional publishing, starting the collection with "El Cádiz medieval a través de sus familias" by Javier Fornell; work that was followed by "Isis, la diosa del mar" by Israel Santamaría. In 2023 they published in this collection the works: "La visión de los monstruos en el mundo hispánico. Siglos XVI a XVIII" by Alejandra Flores de la Flor; and "Salinas de San Fernando I y II" by Alejandro Díaz Pintoo[16]
The Riverside Adwards[edit]
In 2021 they presented the first The Riverside Story Prize,[17] dedicated to the theme of intrigue and crime in coastal areas, which is awarded annually in Barbate. From 2023, the prize is endowed with €150 for the winner and the publication of the anthology with the finalist stories.
| Year | Awards | Winner | Winning Story | Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | I | Santiago Pérez Malvido | Nocturno en plata y azul |
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| 2022 | II | Cristina Ruiz Guerrero | El bar del puerto |
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| 2023 | III | Jesús Relinque Pérez | Los invasores |
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Authors[edit]
- Alberto Castrelo
- Alberto Puyana
- Almudena Fuentes Puntas
- Cristina Ruiz Guerrero
- Francisco Chaparro
- Javier Fornell
- Javier Ramirez
- José Blas Fernández Sánchez
- Juan F. Marín
- Luis Rodríguez Guerrero
- Margarita Camacho
- Miguel García Díaz
- Santiago Pérez Malvido
- Yael Leonardo Lopumo
References[edit]
- ^ Calatayud, Diego (2019-07-19). "Entrevista exclusiva a Yael Lopumo: "Me entusiasma la publicación de Lito en Marte con Kaizen Editores" Entrevista exclusiva a Yael Lopumo, creador de Lito en Marte". Actualidad Literatura (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ ""El caballero de la Frontera", la historia de una especie de agente doble de la Edad Media nacido en Jerez". lavozdigital (in Spanish). 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "'El asesino de la lista' y 'El Doble' se presenta en la Biblioteca". andaluciainformacion.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Pasion Y Muerte (libro del 2022). Escrito por RODRIGUEZ GUERRERO LUIS. ISBN 9788419209023". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Cádiz, Diario de (2022-10-02). "'Pasión y muerte', una novela negra ambientada en la Semana Santa de Cádiz". Diario de Cádiz (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Alberto Puyana: "Cádiz también merece que se le rinda homenaje a través de la literatura"". lavoz (in Spanish). 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Redacción (2023-03-01). "Corpore Insepulto| Alberto Puyana". La Alternativa digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Kaizen, por (2022-11-10). "Nace Impacto". KaizenEditores (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Cádiz, Diario de (2020-12-18). "'Universos paralelos', de Joseph B Macgregor, se presenta mañana en el Hotel Las Cortes". Diario de Cádiz (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Las aventuras de Zolfa". Radio Nacional de España. RTVE. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
Se ha escrito un libro. Las aventuras de Zolfa.
- ^ Sur, Europa (2021-12-28). "Francisco José Estacio publica 'Cuentos para senderistas' con las rutas más emblemáticas del Campo de Gibraltar". Europa Sur (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Presentada la edición facsímil de 'Spanish Scenery' de George Vivian". www.dipucadiz.es. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Alejandro Sanz presume de tener el libreto de 'El Carnaval birlado'". La Voz del Carnaval de Cádiz (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Los autores del Coro de La Isla, elegidos entre los 50 para el libreto 'El Carnaval Birlado'". El Castillo de San Fernando: Noticias de La Isla (in Spanish). 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ Cádiz, Diario de (2021-03-04). "Cantar leyendo, leer cantando". Diario de Cádiz (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ Cádiz, Diario de (2022-09-04). ""Las salinas de San Fernando eran un puente con el resto del mundo"". Diario de Cádiz (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Kaizen convoca su I Certamen de Relatos de intriga para descubrir a jóvenes autores". lavozdigital (in Spanish). 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2021-05-11.