Kelly Pike
Owner @Folk Public Relations
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WORK HISTORY
Owner @Folk Public Relations
Bristol and London, GB
Freelance publicist, specialising in eye-catching, creative and passionate campaigns for commercial and literary fiction and non-fiction as well as lifestyle and cookery titles. I also have experience working with digital arts start-ups and small presses and can offer free initial consultations to discuss bespoke and cost effective PR options for increasing the visibility of your company.Notable titles:Gloria Don\'t Speak by Lucy Apps (Weatherglass Books, 2026) Lucy\'s book was longlisted for the Women\'s Prize for Fiction and was an Observer Debut of 2026.First of December by Karen Jennings (Holland House, 2026) new novel from the Booker and Women\'s prize longlisted novelist Trullo by Tim Siadatan (Square Peg) Square Peg\'s key cookery title for the summer season, Trullo by Tim Siadatan. The campaign included interviews and extracts in The Times, Sunday Times, The Independent, BBC 1 Saturday Kitchen and a whole host of magazines and online outlets. Tim also appeared at The Big Feastival with Jasmine Hemsley amongst other events. Feeling Myself by Natalie Lee (Ebury) I looked after \'rogue trader\' Alexis Stenfors\' autobiography for Zed Books Barometer of Fear, launching with high profile cover interviews in the Times, Observer and Today Programme to name a few. I looked after bestselling author Henrietta Inman\'s The Natural Baker and launched a new smart thinking series for The Quarto Group called BUILD+BECOME http://bit.ly/buildbecome.I am equally experienced in working with self published authors and sit on the Publisher\'s Publicity Circle committee. Previous clients include:The Quarto GroupPenguin Random House Pushkin PressKarnacLedbury Poetry FestivalAffordable Art FairWeatherglass BooksWhitefox Publishing Saqi and Telegram BooksZed Books
EDUCATION
University of Warwick
BA Hons, Sociology and Social Policy
ABOUT KELLY PIKE
An award-winning book publicist, I\'ve worked with household name authors, award-winners and new voices during my 20+ year career and pretty much any genre you can think of. Previous clients include Penguin Random House and Quarto as well as loads of indies and small presses. I also sit on the Publisher’s Publicity Circle Committee.
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