Pilot Press is the imprint of artist Richard Porter, started in 2017 to help retrieve a philosophy lost to AIDS and capitalism.

Initially a project to share the work of friends, its titles are now stocked around the world and distributed through Public Knowledge Books, an independent distributor of artist books and small presses.

The press's titles are held in several academic libraries and special collections for printed matter, including those at Tate Britain, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York Public Library, University of Cambridge, University of Washington, Glasgow School of Art, National Gallery of Australia and Wellcome Collection.

In 2023, the press was a finalist for the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses for the publication of My Dead Book, the debut novel from American writer Nate Lippens. In 2024, Candles and Water by Timothy Thornton was selected as a 'Book of The Year' by the TLS.

The day-to-day running of the press continues to be the labour of one individual and the press receives no external funding or support, with any profit from sales going directly towards the development and printing of its titles. As such, it is a precarious endeavour and fully reliant on direct sales from the website to keep it going.

To contact the press, please email pilotpresslondon@gmail.com. Please be aware that given the press is the work of entirely one person, it may not be possible to respond to every message received.