Since Liberalis was founded, we've had some really interesting submissions.
None of them have ended up in the slush pile ... because we don't have one.
Many have just been turned down at Inquiry stage. That's the stage where an author who wants to be published with us submits an idea. If it's a good fit for the imprint, and we think the submission could have potential, we'll move it to Proposal stage. It's that simple - and the process takes a couple of days at most, whereas conventional publishers could take months to get back to an author with an answer.
At proposal stage, you're asked to fill in more details about the book and submit your manuscript - or at least some sample chapters, a synopsis, an idea of where the book will fit in the market, what competing titles there might be out there and what ideas you have for marketing.
This sounds like a lot, but it helps us make a sensible decision about the future of a book - the more information there is out there about it, the better. If you have a website, are an active blogger, have a good following on facebook, that all helps. Once the proposal is filled in, and the author presses the 'Submit proposal' button, we get several readers to evaluate the proposal, and based on their opinions, either (least often) decline, or (most often) offer a contract, which you're free to accept or refuse.
We're not a vanity publisher - but we don't pay advances. Our royalty scheme is generous and we give a lot of support to writers, not least in our User Guide which is full of helpful advice for every step of the process.
You're likely to make it through if you have a strong proposal which fits in with the ethos of the Liberalis imprint.
We're keen to hear from people who can write about storytelling, about story, about education, and/or both together; people who can structure their thoughts in a compelling way which flows naturally; people who write with a view to a reader's reaction ... could such a person be you?
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