Cynthia Hickey – CEO and Head acquisitions editor

Thomas Hickey – Acquisitions editor and Chief financial advisor

At Winged Publications, we are always searching for aspiring authors and established writers with powerful, faith-filled stories to share. We welcome Christian fiction, inspirational romance, cozy mysteries, romantic suspense, historical fiction, and women’s fiction that inspire, entertain, and uplift. Our readers love clean reads, compelling plots, memorable characters, and stories of hope, redemption, and love—and we want manuscripts that deliver just that.

We are especially drawn to uplifting narratives, page-turning suspense, small-town settings, heartfelt romances, and historical stories with strong moral themes. Whether you’re a first-time author or an experienced storyteller, Winged Publications offers a supportive publishing home where your words can reach a wide audience of devoted readers.

Winged Publications is the mother company of several imprints. We are a royalty-paying publisher, but do not offer an advance. We want to help you break into the crazy roller-coaster world of publishing and help you navigate the industry. Send your submission to join the family and see the difference for yourself.

Forget Me Not Romances (our sweet romance line)

Take Me Away Books (our non-inspirational line)

Jurnee Books (our young adult and middle grade line)

Aisling Books (our fantasy, dystopian, and science fiction line)

Gordian Books (our mystery, suspense, and thriller line)

Soaring Beyond (our inspirational non-fiction line)

Little Blessings Press

Dr. Sharon Norris Elliott as the senior acquisitions editor exclusively for Little Blessings Press.

Proposals should include  3 manuscripts for picture books, and 1 manuscript of book 1 of early readers with at least 2 other books explained.

Have a fiction story that doesn’t fit into a traditional publisher’s niche? Want to enter the ebook world but don’t want to do it all? Have a memoir you’re dying to get into the hands of readers? Need help building a readership/platform? If any of these points to you, then we may very well be the publisher for you. We are a royalty paying ebook publisher that is actively seeking new clients. We are looking for clean romance that leaves the reader with a warm, fuzzy feeling at the end. 

 

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Fiction or non-fiction that is well-written and will appeal to readers. Genres: romance, romantic suspense, mystery, historical romance, science fiction, fantasy, New Adult, Young Adult, or any combination thereof

WHAT WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR:

Erotica 

SUBMISSIONS:

All submissions must be by email. Please type TAKE ME AWAY SUBMISSION in subject box.

Put working title and author name in header

Page number in header

Manuscript in Times New Roman, double-spaced

If you submit your proposal via snail mail, it will be recycled unopened. PLEASE DO NOT send a full manuscript unless requested. INSTEAD: Send a us a short synopsis, (beginning and end are most important) and the first three chapters.

We will respond as soon as possible to let you know we received your submission.

WHY SHOULD YOU PUBLISH WITH US? We do these things so you can do what you love, which is write! Here is what we offer:

* Cover Design

* Do the ebook and print formatting for Amazon. While we’re exclusive to Amazon, full length print books are put in expanded distribution for ease of purchase by libraries and bookstores as print-on-demand

* Update the publisher website as new product is offered

* Bundling of author’s work once a series is complete (if author desires)

* Actively market the website

* Provide author marketing resources to enable them to market as effectively as possible

* A one-year contract at which time parties can decide to continue working together or to part ways

 

WHAT WE ASK OF THE AUTHOR:

* A quality, edited manuscript of 30,000 words or more (unless work is a picture book) that the author believes is publish ready. A clean manuscript

* Willingness to work as a team to help your book succeed. We cannot guarantee the success of your book. All we can say is that we will work with you the best we can, but this is a team effort. After the release of your book, we will actively market the line — it is up to you to do your share to help your book stand out. Again, there are no guarantees.

*You must be willing to market and market hard. Today’s industry is a tough one.