EDITORIAL GUIDANCE

Authors are assigned an editor for their project on acceptance, and this will ensure they get the expert assistance needed throughout the publishing process.

Book Cover: All books have a specially designed, four-colour cover, created with the author's input, by our professional book designers. We welcome author's original ideas and they can even submit their own pictures or graphics if they so wish.

Author's Copies: Derwen Publishing encourages authors to sell books through talks, workshops etc, so that effectively authors can act as their own 'bookshop'. This increases the profit margin for the author as no discount is given to the purchaser. Where it is inconvenient or impractical for authors to take stock to such venues arrangements can be made with Gazelle/IPG for copies to be sent direct to buyers.

Our Publishing Process: Step-by-step Guidelines
Step 1 Submit your proposal by email to mybook@derwenpublishing.co.uk
Step 2 We give an initial assessment. If the project is viable, you proceed to Step 3
Step 3 Editorial Assessment
Step 4 Publishing offer and costing
Step 5 Acceptance of costing, and signature of an agreement between Derwen Publishing and Author
Step 6 Submission of design for text and cover for Author's approval
Step 7 Editing of text for approval by Author
Step 8 Bound book proof for approval by Author
Step 9 Printing of finished book
Step 10 Promotion, sales and distribution
Step 11 Ongoing rights marketing through our rights team

General Advice on what would not be acceptable for publication

Derwen Publishing will not publish books that would be harmful to the reader in any way, or would promote advice that could be injurious to health.

In addition, we will not publish work that is discriminatory, defamatory, pornographic or obscene, or infringes the rights of any company, organisation or individual. This includes, but is not limited to, plagiarism and/or the infringement of intellectual copyright and trademark rights.