PRINT YOUR TRUTH

  • Memoirs

    Stories and personal essays from voices the mainstream ignores, told in your own voice, unfiltered.

  • Poetry collections

    Collections that push form, language, and perception, experiment with structure, typography, translation, code, found text, multimodal elements, or cross-genre hybrids.

  • Narrative non-fiction

    Real stories that come straight from lived experience. No fluff, just voices that bleed truth. If it lived, we’ll help you tell it.

  • Hybrid or genre-defying works

    Writing that mixes genres and styles, refuses to be boxed in, and walks its own streets. Raw, restless, and unapologetically hybrid.

  • First-time authors

    No previous credits? No sweat. We’ll help you turn your first manuscript into a published masterpiece.

  • "Controversial" works

    If they rejected your work as "controversial," "niche," or "too complex," we want to help you put it on the shelf, as is.

Stories Over Profit

Community Tier ($0 - $500)

For first-time authors, low-income writers, and those facing financial barriers.

  • Fully subsidized publishing support

  • Covered by Sustaining Tier authors and grant funding

  • No documentation required

  • No shame, no gatekeeping, no justification needed

Supported Tier ($500 - $2,500)

For authors with some financial capacity who still need partial support.

  • Shared-cost publishing model

  • Covers part of editorial and production costs

  • Helps sustain Community Tier access

Sustaining Tier ($2,500 - $5,000)

For authors, organizations, or institutions with full financial capacity.

  • Covers full production costs

  • Directly funds Community Tier publishing

  • Supports ongoing mission operations and free programming

Money shouldn't dictate whose story gets told.

The Baseline: Every Author, Every Tier

  • Full editorial support

  • Interior and cover design

  • ISBN registration & copyright filing

  • Print + E-book production

  • IngramSpark Distribution

  • Listing on Prohibition Press bookstore

  • 50–60% royalties on net sales

  • Author book copies

  • Launch event

We believe in author autonomy, editorial independence, and long-term creative ownership.

  • Authors retain full copyright of their work.

  • We only acquire the rights necessary to publish and distribute your book (print and digital unless otherwise agreed).

  • Additional rights (audio, foreign language, film, etc.) remain with the author unless explicitly negotiated.

Submission Process

  • Include:

    ✓ A short description of your work

    ✓ Your manuscript (or sample pages if nonfiction)

    ✓ A brief author bio (no publishing credits required)

    ✓ Genre and approximate word count

    ✓ A note on your preferred sliding scale tier (optional at this stage)

    ✓ One sentence on why Prohibition Press feels like the right home for your work

  • If your work resonates, we will request:

    ✓ Full manuscript (if not already submitted)

    ✓ Additional materials if needed (outline, proposal, etc.)

  • If we move forward, we will schedule a conversation to discuss:

    ✓ Editorial direction

    ✓ Publishing timeline

    ✓ Tier structure

    ✓ Agreement terms

  • If accepted, you will receive a formal publishing offer outlining:

    ✓ Tier structure

    ✓ Rights and royalties

    ✓ Timeline

    ✓ Editorial plan

    At this stage, e strongly encourage all authors to review contracts with a literary attorney or advisor.

Submit a Manuscript

We read every submission ourselves.