A writer-friendly publisher

Here at Dormouse Press we know how hard it can be for authors to get their work published. Writing is a tough business, which is why we’re establishing ourselves as a publisher that helps new writers and encourages them to submit their work to us for consideration. If you do send us your book proposal, remember that it can take up to three months to make a decision on your work (although we’ll try to be quicker than that if we can), so please be patient.

If we decide we’d like to publish your book, we’ll work with you to help you deliver the manuscript on time. Our marketing budgets are limited, so we’ll expect you to work proactively to market your book once it’s been published and be willing to give interviews on the radio or to newspapers, and take part in other publicity to promote your book. If your work is rejected, we’ll do our best to explain why. Remember that a rejection isn’t always because the work isn’t good. It may be that we’ve already published a similar title, or don’t feel there’s a big enough market to make publication or your book a good business proposition.

You’ll find our submission guidelines for authors on the ‘Write for Us‘ page of our website.

Dormouse Press also supports www.writingnetwork.co.uk – an online writing group for writers. The site is managed and written by one of our directors, Jane Bettany, who maintains the site in her spare time. At www.writingnetwork.co.uk you’ll find writing tips, a regular blog, recommended reading, and there are also opportunities to promote yourself and your books and become a guest blogger. So, if you’re a writer or you’d like to be, why not check it out?