We are ... an "untraditional" traditional press. If you think indie presses are all the same, think again.
We want only THE BEST, and spurn status-quo-bullying disguised as "industry-professionalism."
Our goal? To win a Nebula, a Hugo, a Newbery, or a number of other fine book awards available today.
Please consider submitting to us only if you're interested in working with a highly creative and motivated team
intent on making our books the best they can be. If that notion repels you, please seek out one of the many other presses available to authors today,
or even consider the very viable option of self-publishing.
You can find more of my thoughts about this on a recent blog post: What You Can Expect From Us.FYI: We use POD print technology and seldom print short runs due to the expense.
This precludes our books from being carried in most bookstores and requires that you, the author, take marketing seriously.
THE LATEST?
Our quarterly ezine especially for writers - Beyondaries. Going beyond the boundaries of the status quo - a horizon beyond!
Premiering January 2012.
COMING SOON!
The Book of Sylvari: An Anthology of Elves River Rampage
by various authors by Max Elliot Anderson
The Christmas Campfire Companion
Christmas Stories by 14 of Today's Top Western Writers
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RELEASED!
Captain Jack's Treasure by Max Elliot Anderson. Middle Grade adventure, ages 8-12.
Give the Lady a Ride by Linda Yezak. Western inspirational romance/comedy.
The Curse of Captain LaFoote by Eddie Jones. Young adult pirate adventure in softcover and ebook.WINNER OF THE 2011 SELAH AWARD IN YOUNG ADULT FICTION!
Things a Cowboy Sees and other poems by Rod Miller. Great cowboy poetry.Ask about volume discounts for book clubs & associations.
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2012 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Send:
- a 3 line (THREE SENTENCE) pitch for your book on the FIRST DAY of any month, emailed to this address: Contact@PortYonderPress.com.
- genre
- word count
- three possible high-ranking endorsers
- the very best of your previous publishing credits (3 or 4 at most)
- Also mention if you're targeting our general market or Christian imprint(s). (As an aside, we're currently focusing more on general market books until a balance is reached in what we have to offer. In other words, if you submit something for our Christian imprints, it must be stellar.)
The totality of what we receive should equal HALF A PAGE of information or less. If the initial information interests us, we'll ask for the first few chapters, and then possibly a book proposal. Please follow instructions to the "T".
If we don't ask for further info by the first day of the following month, assume we're probably not interested at this time. Don't resubmit the same manuscript for at least six months. In the meantime, scour our site to see what we're about and what we like. We love eclectic, different. Try us!
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If we can't find a place for you, try sister presses:
Written World Communications, General Market & Religious Imprints in various genres
Splashdown Books, Science Fiction & Fantasy (Faith-Based)
Diminished Media Press, Family-Friendly Fantasy & more
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