The Writers’ Press, an imprint of Exceptional Media, LLC, based in New York City, has a simple mission: To publish exceptional fiction and nonfiction from established writers who face all the hurdles of today’s commercial publishing industry, with its overriding focus on celebrities and on authors with blockbuster sales.
We’re committed to involving writers in all aspects of the publication process. Our model asks writers to share in publication costs in exchange for the lion’s share of sales revenues. We will never, however, turn away a novel for financial reasons.
TWP is not a vanity press and publication decisions will be based solely on quality as determined by our editorial board. With modest overhead (all volunteers, no paid employees) and streamlined distribution, TWP aims to keep publication costs low, while producing high quality hardcover and paperback editions, ebooks and audio books.
The Writers’ Press founders have decades of experience in the media industry, literature and fine writing.
- Bruce Paisner is now Senior Advisor to Hearst. For 20 years, he led Hearst Entertainment & Syndication, the operating group responsible for Hearst’s interests in cable television networks and television production and distribution.
- Max Byrd taught English at Yale and at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of 10+ novels, including the highly acclaimed historical novels Jefferson, Jackson and Grant. His most recent novel is The Sixth Conspirator.
- J.L. Legis, general manager, TWP, has been a phlebotomist, entrepreneur, teacher, painter of truck insignia, publisher, consultant and writing coach.