Pleasure Boat Studio : A Literary Press

Sorry, but we are not at this time accepting submissions. We are presently committed to several books (see the list on the website) that we want to do a good job with. So please don't be offended that we don't request to see your manuscript. Even when we are accepting manuscripts, we only look at about one out of fifty that we are queried about. We really are a SMALL press.

Along these lines, a note: we've learned that quality isn't the only factor in leading to an acceptance by our press. In other words, we are often forced by other circumstances - mainly time and money and staff and energy - to turn down several very interesting and well-written books. We truly wish the best for such writers. The entire submit-and-wait process is long and tedious and discouraging.

I'd strongly suggest that you look carefully at what any publisher has published before even sending a query. Our company wants to publish poetry, fiction, and non-fiction that has an international or social/cultural theme, so some kinds of books really wouldn't be much use to send us. We have recently begun publishing some mysteries (as our imprint Caravel Books).

Of the books we've published or we've scheduled for publication, for example, we've done some about China, about Central Europe, about rape, one from a gay perspective, and others dealing with life's hard questions of relationships, isolation, and death. We've published translations from Swedish, Portuguese, Chinese, and German. If you'd like to sample any of our books, we'll send you the titles you request at a 20% discount. Be sure to mention this offer when you order so we'll know you're entitled to the discount. And we'll pay shipping.

Thanks, and don't get discouraged. A writer writes. That's what he or she does.

By the way, if the publishing process is too frustrating, I'm happy to suggest ways of self-publishing. It's not as bad as it sounds, and it gets your work into print. Plus you get all the benefits, both financial and artistic. It's worth a thought. For example, if you go the www.trafford.com, you can find a tested company who will help you publish your book. If you mention that you heard about them from Pleasure Boat Studio, they'll treat you especially nicely.

Sincerely,
Jack Estes, Publisher





Sorry, but we are not at this time accepting submissions. We are presently committed to several books (see the list on the website) that we want to do a good job with. So please don't be offended that we don't request to see your manuscript. Even when we are accepting manuscripts, we only look at about one out of fifty that we are queried about. We really are a SMALL press. Along these lines, a note: we've learned that quality isn't the only factor in leading to an acceptance by our press. In other words, we are often forced by other circumstances - mainly time and money and staff and energy - to turn down several very interesting and well-written books. We truly wish the best for such writers. The entire submit-and-wait process is long and tedious and discouraging. I'd strongly suggest that you look carefully at what any publisher has published before even sending a query. Our company wants to publish poetry, fiction, and non-fiction that has an international or social/cultural theme, so some kinds of books really wouldn't be much use to send us. We have recently begun publishing some mysteries (as our imprint Caravel Books). Of the books we've published or we've scheduled for publication, for example, we've done some about China, about Central Europe, about rape, one from a gay perspective, and others dealing with life's hard questions of relationships, isolation, and death. We've published translations from Swedish, Portuguese, Chinese, and German. If you'd like to sample any of our books, we'll send you the titles you request at a 20% discount. Be sure to mention this offer when you order so we'll know you're entitled to the discount. And we'll pay shipping. Thanks, and don't get discouraged. A writer writes. That's what he or she does. By the way, if the publishing process is too frustrating, I'm happy to suggest ways of self-publishing. It's not as bad as it sounds, and it gets your work into print. Plus you get all the benefits, both financial and artistic. It's worth a thought. For example, if you go the www.trafford.com, you can find a tested company who will help you publish your book. If you mention that you heard about them from Pleasure Boat Studio, they'll treat you especially nicely. Sincerely, Jack Estes, Publisher

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