Publication Consideration

Apply to Making Sense Press

Tell us about your book below so we can determine whether it is a good fit for publication under the Making Sense Press imprint. If your proposed book is accepted for further consideration by Making Sense Press, we'll contact you with the next steps and available publishing options. Final publication under the Making Sense Press imprint remains subject to review and approval of the completed edition and required publication materials.

Before applying, please review our What We Publish guidelines to make sure your proposed book falls within Making Sense Press publishing standards.

Author benefit

Keep your royalties. Keep control. Making Sense Press takes 0% of your author royalties.

Your retailer or publishing-platform royalties are paid directly to you through your own account. Making Sense Press does not collect, hold, calculate, administer, or distribute your royalties.

About You

Author Name*

Email Address*

About Your Book

Book Title*

Fiction or Nonfiction*

Genre / Category*

Approximate Word Count*

Current Manuscript Status*

Short Description or Synopsis*A paragraph or two is sufficient. Tell us what the book is about.

Intended Audience*

Has This Book Been Previously Published?*

Optional

Author Website or PlatformIf you have a website, blog, or social media presence, you may share a link.

Your Cover

We'd like to understand how your book will be presented. If you already have a completed or in-progress cover, please upload the front and back cover design. If you do not yet have a cover, tell us what you envision.

Upload Your Cover DesignYou may upload your existing front and back cover design. Accepted formats: JPG, PNG, PDF. A finished spine is not required.

Describe Your Cover ConceptIf you do not yet have a completed cover, briefly describe what you envision, including imagery, mood, colors, major visual elements, and any prominent wording you expect to appear on the front or back cover.

Making Sense Press reviews proposed cover concepts and finished covers for compatibility with the imprint and reserves approval over use of the Making Sense Press name and branding. This review is not a cover-design or technical-formatting service.

Content Information

Mature subject matter does not automatically disqualify a book from consideration. Making Sense Press may consider books containing adult themes, strong language, sexual content, violence, difficult subject matter, political themes, religious themes, or other mature material.

Does your book contain mature, graphic, controversial, or potentially sensitive material?*

I understand that Making Sense Press will not approve material whose primary purpose involves pornography, hate or dehumanization, or instruction intended to facilitate serious violence, dangerous criminal activity, or similarly harmful conduct.*

I understand that covers carrying the Making Sense Press name or branding are subject to Making Sense Press brand standards, including restrictions on explicit profanity and sexually explicit cover imagery.*

Author Acknowledgments

I confirm that I own or control the rights to the material being submitted, and that I am authorized to submit it for publication consideration.*

I have reviewed the Making Sense Press What We Publish guidelines and understand that submission does not guarantee acceptance.*

I understand that submitting this application does not guarantee acceptance for publication under the Making Sense Press imprint.*

I understand that Making Sense Press reviews proposed books and covers for compatibility with its imprint and may decline a proposed title or cover.*

I understand that if my proposed book is accepted to move forward with Making Sense Press, I am responsible for ensuring that the completed edition is professionally prepared, including appropriate editing, proofreading, formatting/interior design, cover design, and other production work needed to meet Making Sense Press professional presentation and brand standards, unless a separate service is expressly included in the publishing package I later select.*

I understand that a completed book properly published under the Making Sense Press imprint and meeting Making Sense Press professional presentation and brand standards may receive the standard catalog listing applicable to its publishing package. Active promotion, Featured Book Spotlight placement, social-media promotion, author-directory placement, and other promotional opportunities are separate benefits and depend on the publishing package selected, eligibility, and Making Sense Press standards.*

I understand that submitting this application does not obligate me to purchase a publishing package, and no publishing fee is due unless and until my book is accepted to move forward, I review and sign the applicable Publishing Agreement, and I choose to enroll.*

Submission does not guarantee acceptance. Making Sense Press reviews each proposed book for compatibility with the imprint, subject matter, presentation, and overall fit with Making Sense Press standards. Not every book submitted for consideration will be accepted for publication.