MORE THAN A PUBLISHERWe are a
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Full service hybrid and traditional book publishing designed for your success.
We're a team of editors, designers, writers, and readers who love what we do: collaborating with authors who have big hearts for their craft, their readers, and bringing people together through the written word.
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You’ve Written
Something Great!
You've left it all on the page, have read your work over one final time, and now are asking, "What do I do now?" The answer is simple.
Send Us Your
Manuscript
We receive 350–400 submissions a year and can't wait to see yours in our queue! Use our short and sweet submission form to send your manuscript our way for review.
We Review Your
Manuscript
Every January, April, July, and October, our editors and freelance reviewers go through our submissions from the past three months. Our goal is to have at least two readers for every submission and to provide feedback to all authors, no matter what our decision is.
Publishing
Time!
If we accept your manuscript, we'll partner together to craft a publishing agreement, establish our publishing timeline, and move forward with getting your work ready for the world, including editing, cover design, layout, and distribution.
Take Your
Work to Market
From initial marketing discussions to pre-order campaigns to a launch party and beyond, we partner with our authors to market books and get them into the hands of readers around the world.
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