About Us
Who we are
Ash Phoenix Books is a small press. We currently publish general fiction which consists of: contemporary fiction, crime thrillers, psychological thrillers, speculative fiction,
and selective poetry.Being a small publisher, we've had to turn down many authors' projects because we don't have the funds of a large publishing house and have to be very selective on our choices of what to publish.
Submissions
We are currently not taking any submissions. We will be taking on new authors as we grow. Please continue to look around our site and to check back often to see if we are accepting manuscripts.
When we do accept submissions, please query first before submitting your manuscript. If we choose to accept your manuscript after reading your query we will ask that you use the following guidelines when submitting your manuscript:
* Put contact information in upper left corner of title page.
* Include word count on upper right side of title page.
* Include name, part of title and page number in header.
(ie: Tallman/The All-Soul's Faire)
* Start your writing about one-third the way
down on the title page.
* Chapter letters should be in all caps.
* Indent paragraphs five spaces.
* Preferred font is 12-pt Courier
* All margins should be atleast one inch.
* Do not justify type.
* Do not bind or staple the manuscript.
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History
How Ash Phoenix Books came to be:
Ash Phoenix was originally created by Malcolm Deeley. Malcolm stated in a press release on November 14th, 2006: "Gromagon Press is proud to announce
the creation of a new division label, Ash Phoenix Books. This division of Gromagon Press is dedicated to the memory of Ashlie Stell, who
died on November 28th, 2005, in a car accident on the way to Thomas Dale High School in Virginia. Ashlie's mother, author Kristy Tallman
(who has also published under the pseudonym Rainey Moon), has been an active and outspoken voice in support of literacy, and for
women and children seeking to work free from abusive home environments. She participated in the Gromagon Press benefit anthology
Nox: Dark Poets Against Abuse. Her first novel, The All-Soul's Faire, was released in October 2006 to considerable critical acclaim.
Ash Phoenix Books honors her daughter's memory, by giving an unusual level of support to poets in the beginning years of their careers."
Malcolm Deeley had to bring a close to APB, but instead of letting the dream fade, Kristy Tallman suggested passing the division over to
her publisher. Malcolm agreed and we couldn't be more honored to bring this imprint to our company. We will continue with Malcolms
vision and place his words in every book printed by the Ash Phoenix imprint.
-Lauren Ferrell, Publisher
"Ash Phoenix Books are dedicated to the memory of Ashlie Stell, a young artist who died in November 2005. Had her early death not deprived us, her gifted hand and fiery spirit would have brought the world rich creations, which we will dream of in wonder, never forgetting."