Pen Women Press to Resume Operations
By Lucy Arnold, Publications Chair
Pen Women Press (PWP), the publishing imprint of NLAPW, is preparing to reopen after a two-year hiatus.
PWP differs from a vanity press in that we carefully select which books to publish, and from traditional publishers in that authors retain all net profit and royalties from book sales after paying an upfront publishing fee.
At Pen Women Press, we want to nurture talented, promising writers. Talent, however, might not equal professional experience. We believe the growth and development of authors is facilitated by providing excellent services and guidance, all with the goal of producing the best possible writers and the highest-quality books. PWP may be a business, but it also supports the values of the League to “encourage, recognize, and promote the production of creative work of professional standard in art, letters, and music.”
When PWP reopens, we will publish works by NLAPW members in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and memoir, but no technical writing.
However, before PWP can accept submissions, we must form a talent pool of expert Pen Women to fill all the necessary roles in producing our books. These positions will be paid on a per-project basis. A book coordinator will match an author with the most appropriate editors, designers, etc., for each project.
Please consider applying if you have any of the following skills:
• Editing, all levels
• Book interior (formatting, layout, design)
• Cover design
• Illustration
• Book project management
• Marketing and promotion
• Book coaching
• Voiceover for audiobooks
• Ghostwriting
Please go to nlapw.org/pen-woman-press for more details and to download an application.
We look forward to hearing from you.