We make books out of poems.
That is the whole offer. You have written something. We turn it into a book that looks like it was made on purpose, and put it where readers can buy it.
What we actually do
Read your work properly
Before anything else. We talk with you about what the collection is, what it is missing, and what order it wants to be in.
Prepare the manuscript
Sequencing, consistency, and the small decisions about how poems sit on a page that make a collection readable.
Design the book
Interior typesetting and a cover made for this book. Poetry has particular typographic needs and they are not the same as prose.
Handle production
Print ready files, trim size, ISBN, metadata, and the listing setup. The technical work happens where you do not have to look at it.
From a folder of poems to a book in the world.
Five steps, at whatever pace the work needs. Nothing moves forward until you are happy with it.
Your manuscript
You send what you have. A finished collection, a stack of drafts, or something in between.
Editing and preparation
We read it closely and talk about shape, sequence, and what the collection is trying to do.
Design and formatting
Interior typesetting and a cover made for this book, not pulled from a template.
Publishing
Production files, ISBN, metadata and distribution. The technical work happens out of your way.
Your book in the world
A printed book, a listing readers can buy from, and an author page here that is yours to keep.
What we will not tell you
That it will sell
Nobody can promise that about a poetry collection, and anyone who does is selling you something other than publishing.
That there is a shortcut
Making a good book takes as long as it takes. We would rather be slow and right than fast and embarrassing.
That your work needs fixing first
You do not need to be a better writer before you get in touch. Bring it as it is.
The next step is a conversation.
Tell us what you have written. We will tell you honestly what we think can be done with it, and what it would involve. Nothing is committed to on either side by asking.