Sinister Concept / Publishing
Sinister / Concept
Publishing services & independent imprint

We publish books.
We can publish yours.

Full publishing services from manuscript to shelf, and every piece of it available on its own. We are actively seeking authors. If you have a book worth making, we want to hear from you.

Full Service Manuscript to Shelf
A La Carte Any Part of the Process
Authors Welcome Submissions Open
On this page
01 Author Services 02 Submissions 03 Our Catalog 04 ARC & Press 05 Get in Touch
§ 01 — Author Services

From manuscript to market. We know the road.

We work with authors at every stage of the publishing process. Whether you are navigating your first title or expanding an existing catalog, we bring production experience, market knowledge, and a proven launch process to your project. Every engagement is scoped flat and quoted before any work begins.

Publishing a book is not complicated once you know what you are doing. Getting there the first time costs most authors significant time, money, and momentum in avoidable mistakes. We have already made those mistakes so you do not have to.

We do not offer editing or interior layout services. What we do offer is everything else: the production pathway, the distribution setup, the platform strategy, the launch plan, and the web presence that makes a book findable and a reader want to buy it.

We work with self-publishing authors, small presses, and first-time publishers across all genres and themes. Fiction, nonfiction, genre, literary. If the project is serious, we want to hear about it.

Pricing. All author services are flat-fee, scoped to your project. No hourly billing. Rate card available on request at hello@sinisterconcept.com
What we offer
  • Publishing pathway consultation (KDP, IngramSpark, hybrid)
  • ISBN acquisition and registration guidance
  • Print specification review and production partner introductions
  • Distribution setup and retailer onboarding
  • ARC campaign strategy and setup (BookSirens, NetGalley alternatives)
  • Pre-order strategy and platform configuration
  • Author website design and build
  • Book landing page and sales page copy
  • Launch strategy and marketing plan
  • Podcast and press outreach support
  • Wholesale and retailer pitch materials
§ 02 — Submissions

We are accepting new titles.

Sinister Concept Publishing acquires titles across fiction, nonfiction, and genre work. We are a small press, which means every title we take on gets real attention, real production care, and a real launch plan. We are selective because we have to be.

We publish work across a wide range of themes and genres. Mythology, folklore, horror, fantasy, dark fiction, esoteric nonfiction, literary nonfiction, and beyond. If the work is serious and the author is committed, we are interested.

We are not the right home for every project. We do not publish children's books, romance, or mainstream commercial fiction. If your work sits at the edges, in the spaces between genres, or serves a specific community with depth and care, you are probably the right kind of author for us.

We purchase ISBNs, handle distribution, and treat every title as a publishing house title, not a vanity project. Your name goes on a book that meets a production standard we are proud of.

We publish Fiction, nonfiction, genre, literary, and specialty titles
We do not offer Editing or interior layout services
Formats Hardcover, paperback, folio, workbook, digital
Distribution KDP, IngramSpark, direct, wholesale
§ 03 — Our Titles

What we publish ourselves.

Our own imprint titles are the clearest proof of what we know how to do. Every title is held to the same standard: rigorous in its research, beautiful in its production, and worth the space it takes on a shelf.

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Mothers of Myth book cover
Featured Series Mythology & Folklore

The Goddess Series

A scholarly love letter to the divine feminine across world mythology.

Two volumes exploring goddesses of death, darkness, the underworld, and the full spectrum of feminine divinity across global traditions. Rigorous in research, written with reverence and without condescension.

Each volume stands alone as a complete work while building a larger portrait of how cultures across time and geography have understood divine power through a feminine lens.

  • Vol. 01
    Sisters of Shadow Goddesses of Death, Darkness and the Underworld
    In production
  • Vol. 02
    Mothers of Myth Divine Feminine Archetypes Across World Mythology
    Forthcoming
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Folio Series

Little Olden Books

Myth and folklore in your pocket.

A series of compact, beautifully produced folios covering mythology, folklore and esoteric tradition. One subject, one volume, held in one hand.

In development
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Esoteric Workbooks

Night Work

Moon, dreams, shadow work and neo-pagan practice.

The first in a series of workbooks for the modern practitioner. Structured exercises, reference material and space to write. Built to be used, not shelved.

In development
§ 04 — ARCs & Press

Advance copies & review requests.

Advance reader copies of Sisters of Shadow are available for bloggers, podcasters, content creators, and reviewers working in mythology, paganism, folklore, or dark fiction.

We work with BookSirens and direct ARC distribution. If you cover relevant subject matter and have an audience for this kind of title, we want to hear from you.

Please include your platform, audience size, and why this title fits your readers. Response time is typically within five business days.

ARC Requests

Sisters of Shadow

Request an advance reader copy of Volume 1 of the Goddess Series. Available in digital format. Physical ARCs available for established outlets.

Include your platform and audience in your message.

Press & Media

Review copies & interviews

For press inquiries, interview requests and review copy requests for any Sinister Concept Publishing title.

§ 05 — Get in Touch

Authors, press & everything else.

For author service inquiries, title submissions, ARC requests, and general questions, reach us directly. We respond to every message.

hello@sinisterconcept.com

For ARC and press requests use press@sinisterconcept.com