Insomniac Press

[WriterInChains]

Hello everyone!

I'm looking for information about these three publishers:

Insomniac Press
MacAdam Cage
The Permanent Press

All three appear to have legitimate sales, but I can't find anything about them here or on P&E so I thought I'd ask before I get started on query letters/packages.

Thanks and everyone have a great day!
Caren

 

[James D. Macdonald]

To the best of my knowledge they're all three legitimate small-to-very-small presses.

Get copies of their guidelines and follow them to the letter.

Good luck.

 

[Aconite]

Insomniac Press
MacAdam Cage

I can't tell you any more than this, but at least one bookstore I frequented regularly had books from these two presses.

 

[Writerbear]

Insomniac is a legitimate Canadian small press that's been around for a while. I don't know offhand if they only consider Canadians, but have found Mike O'Connor to be polite and professional thus far.

And they also sponsored a large writing contest here that awarded a considerable prize to a new writer and a publishing contract.

 

[CaoPaux]

Linking, linking, over the bounding thread....

http://www.insomniacpress.com/

http://www.macadamcage.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=about

http://www.thepermanentpress.com/

 

[Jennifer Robins]

jenrob

Linking, linking, over the bounding thread....

http://www.insomniacpress.com/

http://www.macadamcage.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=about

http://www.thepermanentpress.com/

After looking into these sites I find that MacAdam has a long list of what they won't read. It almost eliminates most novels.

The permanent press has books that look like they are over priced.

Jennifer Robins

 

[DawnKJ]

I'm about to query Insomniac Press, but am not sure if I should put it to the attention of Mike O'Connor, the publisher, or Dan Varrette, the managing editor. Judging from the previously published works of gay fiction they offer, I feel they would be a perfect fit for my book. Help. I really want to get this right.

 

[Unimportant]

I'd suggest addressing your query to the editor -- though you might want to note that their website says they're actively seeking non-fiction, which might mean that they're inundated with fiction.

 

[DawnKJ]

Thanks, Unimportant. I read that site over and over and over and somehow missed that. I read it as "actively seeking non-fiction and fiction on blah blah blah subjects." I suspect I was seeing what I wanted to see. I got overly excited because the published works in their gay fiction section were so compelling. I wanted to be a part of it. I'll send them the best query I can and see what happens.

 

[Saskatoonistan]

Insomniac is a legitimate Canadian small press that's been around for a while. I don't know offhand if they only consider Canadians, but have found Mike O'Connor to be polite and professional thus far.

And they also sponsored a large writing contest here that awarded a considerable prize to a new writer and a publishing contract.

Here's Insomniac's guidelines. Surprisingly, they accept foreign submissions. (A whack of Canadian publishers won't look at your work if you're not Canadian.)

 

[Peachnuts]

I subbed to them about a month ago and still no word... fingers crossed

 

[juniper]

Anything new on Insomniac Press? Canadian publisher, not sure if they give preference to Canadians (apparently some do). How many books would a "medium-size independent press" release each year?

From their website: Insomniac was founded in 1992, and since that time, it has evolved from a small press that publishes poetry chapbooks, to a medium-size independent press that publishes eye-catching non-fiction titles as well as the great fiction and poetry for which it has become known.

What they want: Insomniac has developed special niche areas in which it publishes unique books. For example, its black studies books, gay and lesbian books, personal finance books, celebrity writer-as-musician books (including titles by Matthew Good, Jann Arden and Terri Clark), and gay mysteries have developed devoted followings.