Ffeil / File AJA/1 - Letters to John Pikoulis from publishing companies

George Allen & Unwin was a British publishing company formed in 1911 when Sir Stanley Unwin purchased a controlling interest in George Allen & Co [founded 1871]. It went on to become one of the leading publishers of the twentieth century, establishing an Australian subsidiary in 1976 (Wikipedia); see also, for example, the National Archives record: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/998b17ca-e736-4ec6-b875-d674fedf393b.

Philip Unwin was a writer and publisher (see, for example: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philip-Unwin/e/B001KC47PG/ref=aufs_dp_mata_dsk).

Poetry Wales Press, which would later adopt the trading name of Seren Books, was founded in 1981 by Cary Archard. Based in Bridgend, Seren are an independent publisher specialising in Anglo-Welsh literature
Poetry Wales is a triannual poetry magazine published in Bridgend. Founded by Welsh literary editor, journalist, translator and poet Meic Stephens in 1965 and now published by Seren, it is edited by Zoë Brigley (Wikipedia (paraphrased)).
Sam Adams was a member of the editorial board of Poetry Wales from 1970 to 1973 and became editor from the Summer 1973 until the Spring 1975 issues (Vols 9/1-10/3) (https://archives.library.wales/index.php/adams-sam-1934 (paraphrased)). See also, for example: https://www.ylolfa.com/authors/382/sam-adams).
Cary Archard was the founder of Poetry Wales Press, which later became known under its trading name Seren Books (see, for example: https://serenbooks.wordpress.com/2021/03/17/seren-at-40-in-the-beginning/ and https://www.serenbooks.com/tag/cary-archard/). He would become one of the directors of Seren.
Mike Felton was employed at Poetry Wales Press, which later became Seren Books, for over thirty years. He would become one of the directors of Seren. See, for example: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mick-felton-34020723 and https://www.serenbooks.com/2022/12/seren-publisher-mick-felton-to-retire/.

Farrar, Straus & Giroux is an American book publishing company, founded in 1946 by Roger Williams Straus Jr. and John C. Farrar and principally known for publishing literary books.