The Christian Writer's Corner

I work for a publishing company in Canada, Ponder Publishing, and I know that we are taking submissions as well.

http://www.ponderpublishing.ca

I am interested in finding a publisher for a devotional type manuscript I have. Who are the best people to discuss this with?

I am looking for someone who will be willing to publish a booklet done on how to choose the right translation of the bible for you and your family.

I have looked at several sites for publishing and they all want you to give them one of ‘their’ reasons that you want to get publilshed. How about there has to be a reason that over the past fifteen years I’ve been unable to drop all this stuff.
I don’t know what catagory my stuff goes in, either. One would have to be religious fiction, I suppose but there’s another that confuses me. It is a shifted pardigm different point-of-view piece. The pov is that of the prime antagonist and the setting is episodes from the four gospels.
Do you have any ideas? Thanks

Hi,
I find this, site very informative. I wrote a Christian fiction called The Shepherd which was published in India and released in December 2010. I am now looking for a publisher for an international market. Any idea how I can go about it.

journolady

Hi Chris!
My name is Rob Teem and I’m with Market Source, Inc. in Atlanta. We cater to self publishers and publishers in the like in doing short run perfect bound books. I’d like to chat with you if you have some time about what we do. We have A LOT of customers in the Christian community.

Btw, check out The Market List (the online resource for genre fiction writers).
They’ve got tons of publishers (not necessarily Christian publishers).

Broken link: Destiny Image: http://manuscript.destinyimage.com/mscript/

Wish I would have found your site a long time ago. I am a senior citizen who started writing after having some health problems about eight years ago and have four books published through differeny publishers, but not through a traditional publisher. Two are trying to get people to learn the Bible (Does Your Flame Flicker?)–(Afraid to Read the Bible?)–and two are fiction but also factual stories from the Bible.–(Abishag, the Half Wife)–(The Seventy Seventh Day). But I need to know who would be best to contact for the book I am writing at present, which is based on all the angels in the Bible. It is a study book of the Bible with all contents about all the angels (Bad and good) from the Book of Genesis throught the Book of Revelation, in laymans terms, for as I taught the Bible to both children and adults and found out that people do not understand words in the Bible. This book will even contain deffinitions of words as they read and will take the student trough the Bible twice.
Thanks
Grampa Ed (Retired Author–In The Making)

I like many others have written a children’s book on the Nativity. I am waiting on an illustrator because it is primarily a picture book. How do I go about finding a publisher who would be interested?

I have completed my first manuscript and submitted it to two publishing companies. Both accepted my proposal and offered me a contract. The catch is both involved self-publishing. i would prefer the traditional publishing route as I want someone to evaluate my work on its own merit not my ability to pay. Any suggestions?

I’ve recently had to honor of getting to know an amazing Christian man. His name is Robert, but he goes by ‘Bicycle Bob’. The reason he goes by that name is the reason for this e-mail. Bicycle Bob has traveled over 10,000 miles on a bicycle, preaching Gods word and love to everyone he meets. He lives in FL, but has rode to Canada and back a handful of times and stops in Ohio to see us during his trips. He has had the most amazing experiences and uses those to share the word of Christ. He has had everything stolen, bikes break, he’s been ran over more times than I can stomach hearing about, been bitten by dogs, harassed by people, run off the road by cars for having a “Jesus Saves” sign on the back of his bike (don’t let my description fool you, it’s a very large sign on neon orange poster board). Throughout all his trial and tribulations, his faith has never wavered, he’s never questioned Gods plan or had any doubts about anything. Bicycle Bob is the most humble and sincere person I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and I feel his story could be a huge source of inspiration to many.
Every town he stops in he touches someone’s life in one way or another and I always make the comment “someone needs to write a book about this man!”. That is the reason for this e-mail. I wanted to try and figure out how I could approach this and see about getting something published about him. Any help you could give me on where to turn would be much appreciated. Thanks for your time.
Ryan

P.s. he doesn’t get online much in his travels, but when he does, he logs into Facebook to record where he’s at, what he’s seen and how God is impressing on his life. Feel free to take a look at his profile, it’s public for all to see. If you search for “bicycle bob” you will find him. Thanks again for your time.

Shirley,
Take your time and write on, but check your spelling, grammer, etc.. Also see how the company you are thinking about wants the manuscript, by e-mail or mailed to them in paper form. Also most want it in double spaced with three
spaces between paragraphs, no indents, no page numbers, but they do want the word count. Some of the traditional publishers will want an agent to send the book to them, and some will take forever to get a reply from them. If you go with a publish your own type of book, be forewarned, some are thieves and will try to get every penny you have. One I know will publish it for nothing, but you have to pay for any advertising you want done which goes on, and on. Every day they have a new way of selling you some advertising for your book. If you use them set a budget and do not go over it, spread it out over the whole year. The name opf the publisher is Publish America. Again check them out, as you should also do with the traditional publisher.
Best wishes and may God be with you.
Grampa Ed–Retired, Author in the making
(four books published, one to be published, writting sixth one)

How legit are the companies on this list? Are they BBB qualified? Or do I need to research each one of your recommendations?
Thank you so very much for your help in putting this wonderful list together. It certainly helps in a big way.
Thank you for your time.
Sherry

I am looking for a publisher for my new book.
I hope it speaks volumes in someones life..
Any advice is appreciated..

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Thank you C.R. Mooney, this is Tanya. Actually there were a few managerial problems I ran into with them. They first told me that I could pay in 3 payments and then they ‘made’ me pay in 2. The chain of command seemed to be off and you change cycle managers about 6 times (no joke). I would say to watch out for the initial sell. You do get your marketing materials but when they tell you that you will receive things in 3-5 days, believe me you won’t get it until 3-4 weeks. That was my experience.

Tanya

Thank you so much for this information. I have two manuscripts waiting to be published.
Lymandia

Thank you for hosting this site. Having been pitched by vanity publishers and agents who try and suck blood out of wannabe authors, has made me a little cynical about agencies who freely accept manuscripts. And I’m not saying that the first agency you list (5 Fold Media) is illegit, but I do question why their manuscript submission app asks the question “are you unemployed or disability?” What could that possible have to do with whether you are marketable as an author or not? I realize in posting this that you are only a host who is offering resources to help people, but if there is an explanation for why they want that information, I would like to hear it.

I am a writer od a childrens book and I’d like to know more about getting it published.

I, oyenike am a first time writer of a christian fiction and would like your advice on professional editing services and how to get my book published. Good job on your site.

I am currently working on a book that does not fit into usual categories. It explores the origins of the Holocaust and is a study of Nazi antisemitism, and so has a lot of German philosophy, but from a biblical viewpoint. It explains that traditional religious antisemitism was (a) contrary to the bible and (b) very different from Nazi racial antisemitism. I am willing to go through the work of sending proposals, but wonder if anyone knows of a publisher that might be interested in an unsual mix of history, philosophy, and biblical Christianity.

A longer more complex version has been published at http://www.hitlerandchristianity.com, this is a complete rewrite.

Thanks,
Joe

I have written a Christian-themed children’s book and have never been published. I am looking for an illustrator and for recommendations on self-publishing.

I am looking for someone to help me with some true stories that my family has had for many years they are all true about spiritual visions,dreams,miracles,healings and apparitions we have a spiritual gift and something is pushing us to get them out so people can read about them we are a poor family and do not know where to begin with this we have been sitting down noting the events. Some examples are candles lighting up on there own,car accident with the apparition of a saint helping, being chased by dogs and suddenly sit with a word of faith,winning the lottery when in desperate need of help by a dream with the virgin mary,jesus coming to our house from prayer then a dream of him from the outcome to tell us something about that moment,the virgin Mary’s appiration floating in church.just some of many if interested in helping please contact me by email first we want to help others believe. Thank you thom

I am writing a Christian devotional with picture illustrations painted by a personal friend of mine, God has called me to help other’s through my own pain. It’s title will either be 365 words of healing or Changing lives on word at a time. If you are interested email me Crystal Cooper at walkingbyfaithtoday@gmail.com..

Adam,
Only one comment–God is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow and never changes, that is why the Christians in this world have problems with a few people like yourself–who wants to change things. The only thing I want you to think on IS PRAY, AND ASK GOD WHAT HE THINKS, NOT PEOPLE.
Ed
And I will pray for you also–you are a smart man and I hate to think of you throwing everything away. May God be with you always

Adam.
Yes I do see what you are getting at. Just look at our own history of the US, we have fought one war after the other and we still have racial hatred and people are afraid of those with special needs or handicapped. Yes I do see people going the wrong way and right into the book of Revelation and we and our leaders are accepting them, for instance the homosexuals, and sexual sin, a lot of people accept them with open arms and one of the letters in Revelation states that Jesus hates those that accept others and look the other way as if their was no problem. I am one that believes that the book of Revelation WILL come true, but when and how that is up to God only to know. Christians are doing the same thing over and over just like the Jewish people did centuries ago, they believe but then SOON forget and go back to their old ways. I believe this to be true of we here in the US. But how to get people into the Bible and believe and become better Christians, I have no idea. Maybe your idea will work, but think very hard on the subject before you jump in feet first, for you will have a lot of opposition.
Best wishes in your future, I will be involved with my new book and I know I will not spend a lot of time on other sites for awhile.
God be with you
Ed

Thanks for the response, Mooney. I am in the process of submitting a plot line to a number of publishing companies…as well as a professional psychoanalyst for review. I would like to give you this plot for your review as well unless you don’t want it.

If you don’t want it posted here, then you are welcome to email me as well.

Take care,

Adam J. Read

hello I am an unemployed Vet and I write I was hoping you might be able to connect me to a resource network
that can help me get back up after a personal crisis so I can help my wife and family as it is I’m a financial burden because I don’t contribute financially

I have a lot of Material that I believe has value and as a craft
my writing is spiritual , intellectual, theory science molecular R&D
Comedy some not so Christian

I am a 48 yr. old Christian father former U.S. ARMY Military Police officer
deeply spiritual but not living in the Zone so the enemy is kickin my butt

I am a self study of Hydro dynamic design engineering Thermo Magnetics
aquaculture micro biology entomology horticultural sciences surrogate organic and synthetic platforms for AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Dynamic energy systems research Culinary Arts cooking

Hyper – compound geometric design a course that is taught at doctorate Level at U.C. Sandi ego that I found out on Google

So if I do Doctorate level work for Kicks why am I penniless
that’s what I can’t figure out
aren’t smart people supposed to flock together tweet, tweet

or at Least have some form of personal financial ability

well the most important is the writing for spiritual growth I believe if I do that then the principle of seek ye the Kingdom of Heaven and all these things will be granted unto you

so if your someone that has the potential to coach this issue maybe we can strike a deal and I’m not really into contracts my word is my Bond if that level of integrity is not something your familiar with then we may not click

I hope to support through what the books I write make monetarily to African Missions specifically north west Africa
thanks hope to here from someone with some advice

Pls. I have a small publishing company, I want to sale the company’s name, due to high cost of running and maintainance. Any interested company or individual is free to contact me via my e-mail: xd4man@rocketmail.com. God bless you all.

Please I want to know if you know of a christian publishing company in China or any publishing company in China that prints Christian books..

It would be the Christian mindset to allow submissions from unsolicited authors. We have a voice and story to assist many as the ‘established’ writers do. However, it’s your man-made company and my God given & annointed story to share with some other publisher. What God ordains, He is able to maintain.
Blessings

Christian Publishing House is new, and we are accepting manuscripts. http://www.christianpublishers.org/

Hi,
I am a translator from Myanmar. We translate English christian books into Myanmar/
Burmese and other languages in Myanmar.
Any sugguestions in getting permissions from authors or publishers?
We welcome any advices or anyone who would like books for translation for Myanmar audience.

Please contact us:
isaacpai007@gmail.com
Isaac Lai

Hi-
I noticed you don’t have Tate Publishing on your list. Any reason why they didn’t make your list?

Thks

I am interested in translating and publishing books in India languages viz. Marathi, Hindi, Gujarathi etc. Kindly advise with specific details : Rev. Dr. C.S.Kale, Chairman ( Bombay Tract & Book Society; estd in 1828) in India (email: cskale@gmail.com Cell: +91-9833408433)

Are you aware of companies or organizations that provide grants for Christian writers? I have a manuscript, but the problem is being able to finance the venture. What suggestions do you have?

First, I want to thank Mooney for this list. Now, I am looking for info on publishing a Christian non-fiction, short-story collection/book that will be sent to jails and prisons. The collection contains personal experiences of faith and victory over hopelessness involving self-destructive behaviors. My husband is the author of these eye-opening and sometimes very comical chronicles and we have a para-church ministry (i.e. one that is not financially supported by the local church) via snail mail (USPS). The writings are from a Christian perspective but also from one who has extensive experience in the world. The stories are easy to relate to, the author keeps things real and interesting. In order for the stories to be compiled and allowed into the correctional facilities, there must be a publisher and the books must be mailed from the publisher. My husband and I are on a restricted and limited income and cannot afford to pay the extensive fees of having the collection published by contemporary publishers for profit; besides, we are not motivated by money. We simply want to get these potentially life-changing stories into the hands of those who most of the world has forgotten about. We thank Mooney for the opportunity to post this request and we are looking forward to any replies we receive. Sample story can be sent upon request.

Hello I wonder if you could help me please.:-)
Could you tell me what they mean by ‘solicited’ or ‘Unsolicited’ and how I get my book solicited.
Thankyou very much for your time
Jon

Cladach Publishing’s website says that it is no longer accepting unsolicited manuscripts.

Almost finished a book on prayer, would like to see it out there asi believe it could be helpful to many. I heard of Owl publishing yesterday, can’t find t hem now. Any suggestions. Thanks Tim T

Hi, I work for a publisher called Opus Press Publishing and we are currently taking submissions. We don’t work with agents because we would prefer to work with the authors themselves. Also, we don’t buy the rights for the books, we let the author keep them. If this sounds like something you’d like, our website is http://www.opuspress.net/ and our Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/OpusPressPublishing Happy Writing!

I have approximately 30 inspirational poems…. would anyone be interested in them for a book, or to use in books.

Do you know The Brighter Light Poetry Publisher?

I am a new Christian author. I just self-published my first book and am looking for a publisher that does a lot of Christian Fiction. Who would you recommend contacting?

My book is listed on Amazon and you can see the sample to get a better idea of what it is about. http://www.amazon.com/Road-Sisters-Episode-1-Harvest-ebook/dp/B018GI50GG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1448582805&sr=8-2&keywords=road+to+sisters

I appreciate any advice you can offer. Happy Thanksgiving.

Merry Christmas and welcome to the club–Traditional publishers are hard to get to read your work-The only other publisher that will do it fairly cheaply is American Star books–they publish your book, then you buy what you want and find a few book stores near you to put them on their shelf (you charge what you want and keep the money). You may never see any money from the publisher and a lot of people complain about them and have even tried to sue them. But it is a place to start and fine tune your work. They do have advertising that you buy at a low price if you want it–you can say no and not answer your e-mail from them describing what advertising they are doing. For instance, if they advertise on Facebook and have all their Facebook friends (20,000 people) get a first look at the book and its cover, and I believe they advertised it for $39 dollars. That is just a sample and you do have to be careful or you WILL spend a lot of money and like myself who is an 81 year old writer $50 dollars is a lot of money.
Check them out and read everything and then check on the net—-Problems with that polisher. You should do it with any publisher before jumping in which I did not do with two of my earlier books and it cost me an arm and a leg.
Best wishes on your future and I do hope you will find a publisher (Traditional is the best IF THEY WILL PUBLISH your work.
Grampa Ed

Wow! This is a great resource site, seems it may help me narrow down my search.

I wrote a book and finished it last year, titled “The Gospel Essentials II”. It comprises 15 Gospel chapters on a number of Gospel principles and an appendix, all totaling to 500 pages in A5 size. The book clarifies a number of issues that different denominations have got wrong. Most publishers out there are inclined on specific denominational beliefs so they may not be willing to publish it; but all in all, it aims to clarify the Gospel as it is in scripture. Dear Site Author, or anyone out there, is there any suggestions by which I can easily get this book published? Thanks.

I have written a children’s book which is the first in a series of the books. I would like to know if I should have it Illustrated, even crudely, before submitting it to anybody. I would also like to know in a series book line, should I have more than the first book for review? Could you please advise.

My dad is in England and looking for Christian children’s magazines that accept international submissions. Does anyone know if one has to be based in the U.S. to submit to Focus on the Family?

I am looking to help a beginning author get his poetry published. This author is my brother-in-law and has just recently started writing wonderful poems.

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