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As a book-publishing company that specializes in Evangelical Christian books, we welcome receiving new and proposed manuscripts. However, we ask prospective authors to study our writer guidelines carefully before making a submission. We also ask those wanting to write for us to answer carefully the questions posed in our writer guidelines.
We specialize in these four categories of Christian books: Missions, Family, Small-group Curriculum, and Critical Issues. Proposed books must be able to fit into one of these categories. Please study carefully whether your book fits into any of these categories. You can best do this by studying books available in our online bookstore.
Book-publishing houses that specialize in Christian books annually produce about 10,000 new titles. To arrive at this number, more than 100,000 manuscripts and book proposals are submitted annually. Of the 10,000 titles that are published, about 500 ever become what is called a "Top" or "Best" Seller. Competition is plentiful in the market. Be sure and delineate carefully what separates your book from all the others.
Attributes of an Effective Hannibal Books Author:
- Has an emerging or successful ministry or speaking profession.
- Has a gift for writing or is willing to partner with someone who does.
- Has a "life message" that he or she wishes to communicate and for which a market exists.
- Has an Evangelical Christian perspective.
- Professes to be a born-again believer.
- Is committed to helping sell his or her books through a variety of venues, including his or her own personal ministry or speaking engagements.
- Is interested in seeing his or her books distributed to the nation's leading Christian bookstores and is willing to participate in the marketing and promotion necessary to make this happen.
- Is willing to adhere to the Hannibal Books Editorial Preferences and to attend the Mark Twain School for Authors
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