La Clef d'Argent

La Clef d'Argent (Silver Key Press) is a French associative publishing house founded on 6 May 1987 by Philippe Gindre and Philippe Dougnier. It is dedicated to imaginative literature—fantasy, science fiction, and the fantastic—and is named after a short story by H. P. Lovecraft. The publisher operates as a non-profit association under the French law of 1901 and is based in Dijon, France. Its catalogue includes classic and contemporary authors such as H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, Neil Gaiman, Jean-Pierre Andrevon, Pierre Stolze, Édouard Ganche, and many others. The editorial line aims to rediscover forgotten authors, particularly from the francophone domain, and to introduce contemporary authors whose atypical works struggle to interest commercial publishers. La Clef d'Argent publishes novels, short story collections, and essays. It maintains an active online presence through its website, Facebook page, and newsletter, and participates in book fairs and conventions.

La Clef d'Argent was founded on 6 May 1987 by Philippe Gindre and Philippe Dougnier as an associative publishing house. Its name is a reference to a short story by H. P. Lovecraft. From the beginning, the publisher focused on imaginative literature—fantastic, science fiction, and fantasy—following in the tradition of collections developed by Éditions Marabout in the 1960s-1970s and Éditions NéO in the 1980s. The editorial approach aims to rediscover forgotten authors, especially from the francophone domain, and to introduce contemporary authors whose atypical works struggle to interest commercial publishers. These authors generally prioritize textual work and atmosphere over action or emotion, through unclassifiable and innovative texts. Over the years, La Clef d'Argent has published numerous authors, including Jean-Pierre Andrevon, Arthur C. Clarke, Lionel Dupuy, Jean-Pierre Favard, Neil Gaiman, Édouard Ganche, Pierre Gemme, Sylvie Huguet, Christian Jougla, Jonas Lenn, Lucile Négel, Arnauld Pontier, Timothée Rey, Alain Roussel, André-François Ruaud, Clark Ashton Smith, Céline Maltère, Pascal Malosse, and Pierre Stolze. The publisher operates as a non-profit association under the French law of 1901 and is based in Dijon, France. It maintains an active online presence with a website created on 29 December 1997, a Facebook page, and a newsletter. Recent titles include La Confrérie de la Tête de Lion by Sébastien Castelbou, La porte sans fin by Francis Thievicz, Impurs by Jérôme Sorre, Démon blanc by Pierre Brulhet, Les Thanatocrates by Céline Maltère, Alchimistes by Jean-Pierre Favard, 13 chevauchées dans l'Ouest étrange (a Weird West anthology edited by Meddy Ligner), J'ai vu la bête... by Jean-Pierre Favard, and La nuit dans leurs yeux by Pascal Malosse.

• 1997

  Website created on 29 December.

• 1987

  Founded on 6 May by Philippe Gindre and Philippe Dougnier.

Non-profit publisher dedicated to imaginative literature, rediscovering forgotten authors and promoting atypical contemporary voices.

• La Confrérie de la Tête de Lion

• La porte sans fin

• Impurs

• Démon blanc

• Les Thanatocrates

• Alchimistes

• 13 chevauchées dans l'Ouest étrange

• J'ai vu la bête...

• La nuit dans leurs yeux

1. 1La Clef d'Argent - Littératures de l'imaginaireclefdargent.free.fr
2. 2Silver Key Press - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3La Clef d'argent - Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org