June 25, 2015
Five is an electronic poetry journal that has a very specific mission. Instead of publishing a large number of poets in each issue, they publish just five poet’s work per issue. However, they publish five poems by each of the five poets they publish. Five publishes one issue per month. They have a fairly high…
June 23, 2015
Dear Readers, As some of you know Authors Publish is run by a husband and wife team, Jacob and Caitlin Jans. We have been happily running Authors Publish for over two years. We are both writers who want to be able to help other writers navigate the strange world of publishing. Most of the time…
I joined Wattpad two years ago. When my first novel was recently released, I was looking for more ways to promote it and get my name out there. I knew nothing about Wattpad until I read an article by a young adult author who credited this site with an increase in her following. It made…
June 18, 2015
94 Creations is a print literary journal that publishes two issues every year. They publish short stories, non-fiction, and poetry, by new and emerging authors. The work they gravitate towards is gritty and offbeat. 94 Creations is based out of Louisville, Kentucky. They are open to submissions from June 1st till August 31st. Work submitted…
I’ve seen indie authors who’ve done nearly everything right except for one thing. These authors have poured their hearts and souls into their book projects. Their prose sings. They have an amazing book cover and interior design. They have good editing. Yet too many of these books will never reach their sales potential. In fact,…
June 11, 2015
As an independently published writer I follow a lot of social media pages about writing, and more specifically, promoting your writing. I expect most ‘indie’ or self-published writers do the same. We are all searching for the holy grail of advice, the top tips to success that have so far eluded us. I read anything…
UPDATED October 6th 2020: They are no longer open to unsolicited submissions. Triangle Square is an imprint of Seven Stories Press that focuses on publishing young adult novels and children’s books. Seven Stories Press is an independent publisher that is well respected and has been around for twenty years. Their books are distributed by Random…
Updated February 2019 – An author contacted us with information about them that made it clear that the contract they have authors signs contains some unfair clauses. They are also now a hybrid publisher. We do not recommend submitting. Updated September 2018 – They have declared themselves closed to submissions. They still appear to be…
June 8, 2015
Update November 2022: HarlequinPublishing is renaming their main romance imprint, HQN Books, as Canary Street Press and relaunching it to reflect a “a greater variety of modern, commercial love stories.” You can learn more here. Harlequin is easily the most famous romance only publisher out there. In fact, their name was synonymous with romance novel…
Lisa Genova started selling her self-published book out of her car. Now her book has been made into a major motion picture. This is the story of how she went from a self published author to a New York Times bestseller with a major publisher and a well established career. Her book, Still Alice, was…