Publishers

Nearing the end of his life, Oliver Shaw Fell wrote this poem for his associates at the Universal Peace Union.

Fell was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on 10 Third Month 1833 into the Religious Society of Friends and died on 31 Twelfth Month 1904 in Chester, Pennsylvania. Fell spent his life in faithful service to the causes of anti-slavery, temperance, and peace. Fell worked as a teacher for 35 years and then as the Business Manager of the Universal Peace Union. Oliver Shaw Fell’s life was in many ways similar to those of other 19th century liberal “Hicksite” Quakers.

For over 350 years the Religious Society of Friends has been made up of individuals such as Oliver Shaw Fell. Inner Light Books was formed to help tell their stories. In publishing books by and about Quakers and books that examine Quaker values it is the hope of the publisher to expand the knowledge of and appreciation for the faith and practice of the Religious Society of Friends. The first publication of Inner Light Books has been released in 2009. It is the intention of the publisher to offer selected texts on-line as well as in book form. The texts published will be from original unpublished manuscripts as well as out-of-print books. The publishing program will concentrate on 17th, 18th and 19th century texts. In addition, 20th century and contemporary texts will be published when the subject matter merits it.

The North Carolina Friends Historical Society seeks to collect, preserve, and publish valuable information relative to the history of the Society of Friends in North Carolina and adjacent territories.

The North Carolina Friends Historical Society publishes a number of items, some for sale and some for free to Society members.

• Quaker History, the jointly published journal of the North Carolina Friends Historical Society and The Friends Historical Society of Philadelphia is sent biannually to all Society members free of charge.
• Society Newsletters are sent to all members four times each year. The newsletters contain articles on topics of interest to members and provide timely notices of special events.
• Carolina Quakers, a brochure highlighting key places of Quaker history in North Carolina, printed and distributed to tourist centers around the state.
• Books and Southern Quaker meeting histories are published occasionally. The Society’s Publications Advisory Board handles projects from conception to printing, sometimes in conjunction with a meeting and/or a yearly meeting.

Quaker Heritage Press aims to make available various historical Quaker writings that have been allowed to go out of print. The press has several volumes available in print, while others are on-line at their website.

Also at their website they have assembled a valuable catalog of writings of early Friends with reference to they are available in electronic and/or printed form.

QuakerPress of FGC publishes books and other resources to nurture meetings and individual Friends.

For a copy of our editorial guidelines, please see our website.

The publishing arm of the Quaker Universalist Fellowship publishes books, pamphlets and a on-line materials including a journal. They seek publishable postings, essays, and manuscripts focused on universalist themes.

Short articles, book reviews and critiques (<3000 words) could be published in the Journal, Universalist Friends. Full-length essays (9000 words) may qualify as a stand-alone QUF pamphlet. Longer manuscripts (60000 words) might be published as a QUF book.

SEYM Publications offers over 50 titles for sale in print and 4 in ebook formats. All print publications are available from the SEYM Office: office@seym.org, and for sale at our Yearly Meeting and Interim Business Meeting gatherings. We offer discounts for quantity orders: 10% off for 10 or more; 20% off for 20 or more; 40% for bookstores, including Yearly Meeting bookstores.

German Yearly Meeting publishes a variety of materials in German language including the bi-monthly journal QUAEKER, pamphlets, and books. You can get a full list from their website.

Intentional Productions offers pre-publishing consultation on design, printing, marketing and distributing. Bring us a portion of your draft or finished manuscript. We’ll review it and help you assess whether it is ready for publication or whether further work is needed.

Who is your audience? What can you do yourself? With what do you need professional assistance?

We can work with you at every stage to turn your draft manuscript into a successful publication that you will be proud to find in bookstores, libraries and on your friends’ and family’s bookshelves.

New Foundation Fellowship publishes books and pamphlets that bring us together in the love & power of Christ Jesus.

For more about what they publish go to their website.

Pendle Hill Publications, an integral part of the Quaker study, retreat, and conference center in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, publishes the Pendle Hill Pamphlet series. This series includes six new publications each year expressing Quaker perspectives on themes of contemporary importance. The topics may arise from an author’s spiritual experience, religious concern, and/or special knowledge of a particular person or subject.

For information about submitting manuscripts see the website.

Pronoun Press is an independent publisher run by Peter Daniels, writer, editor and Quaker.

Peter Daniels Publisher Services also offer freelance editorial, typesetting and production work for organisations and individuals.

Submissions:
This is a small independent press. The list of titles is being gradually built up, but it will have to be gradual. The list needs to develop a coherent character. We don’t necessarily want to publish more of the same, but books that connect with the current subjects would be sensible projects to take on.

Pronoun Press is willing to publish in conjunction with another organisation, which we have done for the liberal Jewish organisation BKY and the Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre. This is different from being commissioned to produce a book that will come out solely under another organisation’s name, or to work with an author who is self-publishing. For this kind of project, see Peter Daniels Publisher Services.

Quaker Institute for the Future envisions a global future in which humanity is in right relationship with the commonwealth of life. The mission of QIF is to advance a global future of inclusion, social and economic justice, and ecological well being through participatory research and discernment. QIF adds a Quaker voice to public discourse. It calls on Quaker experience and approaches that contribute to the advance of governance for the common good, and the promotion of values necessary for social and ecological well-being. Underpinned by coherent and systemic analysis that supports strategic intervention and social action, QIF shares its work in various forms, including their website, conferences, workshops, seminars, and books. The QIF flagship book is Right Relationship: Building a Whole Earth Economy, which was published in 2009. A series of 10 QIF Focus Books designed for discussion groups have been published on environmental and economic topics. Details are on the QIF website.

Religious Society of Friends in Australia publishes a variety of materials including a journal The Australian Friend, pamphlets, and books. You can get to a full list from their website.