Éditions Burn~Août
French independent radical publishing house producing books, brochures, posters and tracts on social and political themes.
Last updated September 29, 2026
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Overview
Éditions Burn~Août is a French independent publishing house whose catalogue and public activity centre on radical, political and social-justice writing. Its website presents a working structure organised around several publication formats — livres (books), brochures, tracts, affiches (posters) and an 'extra' category — alongside editorial collections such as 39°5 and Positions d'éditeur·ices. The house also maintains an extensive database of contributors, listing author·ices, translators, proofreaders, graphic designers, illustrators, photographers and developers, which indicates a collective, networked mode of production rather than a conventional single-author imprint. Beyond print, Burn~Août runs a dense programme of public events. Its site calendar records launches, salons (book fairs), rencontres (discussions), workshops, residencies, exhibitions and 'arpentages', with a large number of lancements and salons listed. Titles and events visible in the evidence include Déborder Bolloré, Ce qui tient: réflexions sur les institutions mineures, Maisons d'enfances, La même en pire, On ne bombardera jamais ma voix, À bas l'état les flics et les fachos, and participation in the 8e Salon du livre d'histoire sociale at the CGT headquarters in Montreuil, as well as Offprint. This mix of publishing and militant cultural programming places the house within France's ecosystem of independent, politically engaged small presses. The publisher also publishes notes on the licences it uses, signalling an explicit stance on open or shared licensing. Its output spans books, brochures, tracts and posters, and it collaborates with a wide circle of authors, translators and artists. The evidence does not establish a founding year, headquarters address, legal ownership or corporate parent, so those details remain unconfirmed here. What is clear is an active, ongoing publishing operation with a strong event and collective-labour dimension, oriented toward political critique and social history.
History
The available evidence does not record a founding date or a narrative corporate history for Éditions Burn~Août. What can be documented is the shape of its current activity as reflected on its official website. The site presents the house as a publisher with a structured catalogue divided into livres, brochures, tracts, affiches and an 'extra' category, and with editorial collections including 39°5 and Positions d'éditeur·ices. It also maintains a large database of contributors — author·ices, translators, proofreaders, graphic designers, illustrators, photographers and developers — which points to a collective, collaborative publishing model. The house's public programme is extensive. Its calendar lists launches, salons, rencontres, workshops, residencies, exhibitions and 'arpentages', with a notably high count of lancements and salons. Documented titles and events include Déborder Bolloré, Ce qui tient: réflexions sur les institutions mineures, Maisons d'enfances, La même en pire, On ne bombardera jamais ma voix, À bas l'état les flics et les fachos, and participation in the 8e Salon du livre d'histoire sociale at the CGT headquarters in Montreuil, as well as Offprint. The publisher also issues notes on the licences it uses, indicating a deliberate approach to rights and reuse. Because the evidence is limited to the publisher's own website and a Wikidata entry, this history should be treated as a description of the house's documented present rather than a chronological account. Founding year, founders, headquarters and ownership are not established by the supplied sources.
Participation in the 8e Salon du livre d'histoire sociale at the CGT headquarters in Montreuil
Participation in Offprint 2026
Launch of Déborder Bolloré
Launch of Ce qui tient: réflexions sur les institutions mineures
Launch of Maisons d'enfances
Publication of On ne bombardera jamais ma voix
Publication of the note on the licences used by the publisher
Products and positioning
Independent, politically engaged small press publishing radical and social-history titles, with a collective contributor network and an active public events programme.
Déborder Bolloré
Ce qui tient: réflexions sur les institutions mineures
Maisons d'enfances
La même en pire
On ne bombardera jamais ma voix
À bas l'état les flics et les fachos
Collection 39°5
Positions d'éditeur·ices
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