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what we publish

Children's Books

Pre-illustrated Picture Books, Early Readers, Chapter Books (for ages 5-11), Middle-grade Fiction

Nonfiction

Memoirs, Religion/Spirituality, Devotional, Christian Living, and the like, including Parenting, Lifestyle, and Apologetics

Fiction

Christian fiction with a strong message, Historical Fiction, Romance, (no graphic novels)

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR BOOK QUERY

Please include the following—BOOK Query—Genre—in the subject line of your email when submitting your query to callapresspublishing@gmail.com.

Your query letter must include:

  • A working title/sub-title

  • Genre, i.e. (Children’s Book: Picture Book)

  • A brief description of the proposed book/word count

  • Why do you think it’s valuable to publish?

  • Your intended audience

  • Your curriculum vita in a bio statement form (3-5 sent.)

  • The table of contents (if applicable)

  • One sample chapter (no attachments)

  • If it’s a children’s picture book, please send the full manuscript along with complete illustrations in a PDF. We currently ONLY accept pre-illustrated books at this time.)

Please include all of this in the body of your email, failure to do so will result in an overlooked submission. We no longer consider poetry books.

“The writer operates at a peculiar crossroads where time and place and eternity somehow meet. His problem is to find that location.”

— Flannery O’Conner

FAQs

  • The response time varies from 3-6 months if interested in your book idea. If you do not hear from us within that window, you should assume that we’ve passed on your submission. The founder does not respond to status inquiries about a submission.

  • The entire staff at Calla Press Publishng LLC works together to make sure your book makes the long journey from acquisitions to editing to finally being held in your hands.

  • Calla Press Publishing LLC is a small independent publisher that cares about quality books. Thus, we print through a third-party and make your book available on Amazon.com and our store website. Thus, your book will be made available in the USA, Canada, and other countries. We hope to expand in the future with distribution.

  • Though small, we are mighty! Yes, we are a traditional publishing house and enjoy following the traditional model. We are a royalty publisher, send out author copies, and work hard to share your book with the world.

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