Join us to celebrate the publication of Equinox by Desiray Howes Wednesday June 7th at 4:00pm – Pittsfield Public Library.
Desiray Howes is a senior at MCI,an emerging poet and artist.
She included publishing Equinox as part of her creative Senior Project.Formatted as a meditation-style prose, readers will find themselves immersed in the transformation only new beginnings can bring, Equinox beautifully depicts that moment Nature releases Winter and welcomes Spring. Equinox is the newest book in Matrika Press’s a Pocketful book series!
As more and more authors are finding their way to Matrika Press, we find ourselves answering a variety of questions about who we are, what kinds of books we will publish, and who qualifies to be one of our authors.
Our goal is publish stories and works that would otherwise remain untold.
We strive to compliment the two existing UU publishing houses Skinner House Books and Beacon Press, by providing independent publishing services to authors who may not fit into the categories available through Skinner House Books and Beacon Press. Also, Matrika Press wishes to support skilled authors and important works that because of theme, funding, and any number of other reasons are turned away from these wonderful publishing houses.
Our authors come from many backgrounds, and their works may be non-fiction or fiction. Essentially our criteria is this:
Are you a Unitarian Universalist? If so, whether your work is fiction or non-fiction, poetry or prose, meditations or rituals, self-help or memoirs, Matrika Press would be honored to publish your work.
We have authors coming to us who have been published in the past, yet that work is now out-of-print and are looking to us to resurrect their manuscripts to be enjoyed by future generations.
We have congregations and UU Groups partnering with Matrika Press to create anthologies and also history books. Both used as fundraisers in addition to preserving their rich heritage. A wonderful example of this is The Sophia Anthology Series, a collaboration between UU Women and Religionand Matrika Press.
Independent UU Publishers
While we do not want to loose the opportunity to publish Your Book, we do want to make certain you select the publisher that will best suit your work.
Skinner House Books has an on-going Submission Page that details what books they are currently in the process of curating. We encourage you to take a look:
Beacon Press releases a new catalogue each season featuring current titles. It is wise to become familiar with the types of works they publish to see if your manuscript may be a fit:
It is good to note that Beacon Pressdoes not accept new poetry, fiction, or self-help books at this time, but they do have information about they types of manuscripts they will consider:
Matrika Press publishes stories and works that would otherwise remain untold. Also, we resurrect out-of-print manuscripts to ensure our historical works remain accessible.
Matrika Press titles are automatically made available to more than tens of thousands of retailers, libraries, schools, and other distribution and fulfillment partners, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Chapters/Indigo (Canada), and other well-known book retailers and wholesalers across North America. ALSO: in the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and New Zealand and other Global partners.
In the Spirit of Sophia Magazine, The Journal of Women and Religion UUWR has partnered with Matrika Press to create
The Sophia Anthology Series where UU Women’s stories and wisdom may be shared.
For more information, and to submit your contribution, visit: www.MatrikaPress.com/SophiaAnthologySeries
Do you have a favorite book that is currently either out of print, or in the public domain? Collaborate with Matrika Press to resurrect such treasures so they can be available for future generations!
