Submission Guidelines
This page provides basic information
for authors who are interested in submitting their work for
publication by Avalonia.
 Avalonia
is an independent esoteric publishing company based in the
United Kingdom. We launched our first book in 2005, prior
to which Avalonia existed as a website run by author and owner
Sorita d'Este, acting as a community portal for a variety
of online and physical communities in the London (UK) area,
as well as providing community forums, classes, courses and
numerous articles and resources.
In 2010 we will be expanding
our catalogue of books extensively, with a number of new and
established authors and their work. See Forthcoming
Titles for information. It is going to be a busy year
and we believe a very successful one as the interest in our
work is growing, based not on hype but on the reputation we
have gained over the last few years for being different from
what is generally available in the world of occult publishing.
The work we publish reflects original research and original
work, whilst often deemed not "commercial" enough
by mainstream publishers, we believe that making this work
available achieves our prime object which is 'expanding the
esoteric horizons'. Our passion for the esoteric is what drives
us.
The subjects we publish include:
Progressive works on Ceremonial Magic, Traditional Grimoires
from the renaissance through to the 19th century, books on
the deities and religion of the ancient world, subjects related
to modern paganism (incl. Wicca, Druidry), research projects
on subjects in the folklore and mythology genre, as well as
works exploring specialised aspects of the Wiccan Tradition
and Traditional European Witchcraft practices. If you have
not done so already, you may want to browse through our catalogue
for a better understanding of the topics we cover, if you
are unfamiliar with the topics and have never read any books
we have published, we highly recommend you consider doing
this prior to submitting a proposal for consideration. It
is the best way for you to gain an understanding of what we
do after all!
We pay slightly higher than normal royalties, but we don't
offer any advances.
If you are still certain that
you would like us to consider your proposal, then please take
note of the following:
1/ What we are looking for:
Quality and Format:
* Of primary importance to
us is that your work reflect original research and original
ideas. We are NOT interested in works which rehash previous
volumes or ideas. All claims should be backed up with good
old fashioned references and evidence.
* Work written in clear, well written English will always
be preferred. We don't do translations, nor do we publish
books in any other language other than English at the present
time.
* Work should be submitted in electronic format, we cannot
accept manuscripts in any other format at the present time.
Subjects & Genre:
* Non-fiction ONLY.
* We are particulary interested in well researched works
on folklore, mythology and religious / magical history.
* Practical, original and progressive "how-to"
works on specialised areas of modern ceremonial magic, alternative
and earth based spirituality and modern paganism are all
welcome.
Please note however that the answer to any "Book of
Shadows" or "Book of Spells" proposals will
almost certainly be a "NO" so if you plan on submitting
something like that, please make sure to include a very
good reason as to why your work will fulfil our aims of
"Expanding the Esoteric Horizons"! Likewise, we
don't publish fiction, faction or poetry; nor to we publish
childrens books. If you make yourself familiar with our
catalogue before starting your submission you will save
yourself and us a lot of time and heartache!
2/ How to submit your proposal
to Avalonia:
If you have read all of the above and feel even more strongly
than before that your book is suited to our catalogue, then
we would love to hear from you. In the first instance please
email us - liberavalonia@gmail.com with a brief outline of
what your book is about, together with a biography of yourself.
Our works are all written by individuals who are highly aclaimed
experts in their field, they have expertise, experience and
knowledge in their respective fields, something which our
readers have come to expect from the work we publish - so
please make sure to tell us why you wrote the book and what
your expertise, experience and knowledge in your field is
based on.
Please avoid attachments, and unless we ask DO NOT
send us your full manuscript at this point.
If we are interested in your book, we will get in touch and
talk to you about your project in more detail.
NB*** PLEASE DO NOT SEND US UNSOLICITED MANUSCRIPTS BY POST.
Also see:
~ A-Z Catalogue of books published by Avalonia
~ Contribute to our Anthologies
~ Our Authors
~ Our Contributors
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