Contemporary Press (Jay Brida)

"Fuck Literature"? Oy... I can think of better taglines for a publisher!

Looking at their submissions, it seems the site needs a bit of an update:

Novels
Contemporary Press has filled our 2007 publishing schedule. Any submissions would not be considered for publication until Spring 2008.

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10% of net might well be on the low side, depending on how they calculate net.

Are you sure it's 10% of net profit, rather than 10% of net? There's a big difference, and the former can be significantly disadvantageous for writers, cutting the percentage on which your royalties are calculated to a pittance. Royalties paid on net profit is always a warning sign, either of an inexperienced publisher or a predatory one.

I checked the PGW website, and they are listed as one of PGW's active publishers.

However, the website seems very out of date (press clippings date back to 2006), and I'd be concerned about the lack of recent publications. Why has this publisher apparently been inactive since late 2006?

- Victoria