Writers Guidelines
1. Letters of inquiry briefly describing the project and how it furthers the work of Friends General Conference are encouraged. Materials can include a table of contents, sample chapter, intended audience and author ’s background. Material should be double-spaced if sent as hard copy or it can be e-mailed as an attachment. Send a SASE if you expect materials to be returned. Do not send disks.
2. Quaker Press of FGC publishes material in a variety of formats: books, pamphlets, curricula and tracts, as well as digitized and downloadable projects. Our editorial mission is limited to material that supports the work of our committees: Religious Education, Advancement and Outreach, Traveling Ministries, Committee for Ministry on Racism, Youth Ministries, and Ministry and Nurture. Manuscripts sent to the publications manager are reviewed and passed on to the appropriate committee for discernment. Since committees meet 2-4 times each year the process for accepting manuscripts can be lengthy.
3. Materials published by Quaker Press of FGC vary widely including Quaker biography and history, curricula for children and adults, literature for children and young adults, songbooks and hymnals, directories and Quaker beliefs, process and pastoral care.
4. Recent titles include:
- The Back Bench: A Novel by Margaret Hope Bacon (2007)
- The Seed Cracked Open: Growing Beyond Racism by Vanessa Julye (2006)
- Practicing Peace: Teaching Young Children the Quaker Peace Testimony by Jean McCandless. (2006) Older pre-school through fourth grade.
- Living Our Faith: The Bible and Friends Testimonies by Gwen Halsted and Mary Kay Rehard. (2006)
- Exploring Quakerism: A Study Guide by Marsha Holliday. (2006) Adults. Leader’s and Participant’s Editions.
- On Living with a Concern for Gospel Ministry by Brian Drayton (2006)
5. We have co-published and will consider co-publications.
6. We only publish materials that support the ongoing work and mission of Friends General Conference. For a complete statement of FGC’s mission and goals go to: www.fgcquaker.org.
7. Quaker Press does not usually pay royalties. We provide indirect support for authors seeking financial assistance from Quaker organizations and meetings and other funding agencies. We will arrange publicity, workshop opportunities and speaking engagements for interested authors as appropriate to the material. We promote Quaker Press publications with some advertisements in the Quaker press, in our publications catalog and in the QuakerBooks catalog, on our websites, (QuakerBooks.org and www.fgcquaker.org/publications, through QUIP and by sending review copies to all appropriate media. The QuakerBooks catalog reaches most Quaker households in the United States and many in Canada.
8. Complete contact information:
Quaker Press of Friends General Conference (FGC)
1216 Arch Street 2B
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Telephone: (215) 561-1700
E-mail: barb...@fgcquaker.org
Website: www.fgcquaker.org/publications
Barbara Mays, Publications Manager
Revision: April 2008
