It's All About the Written Word
Black Pawn Press is open to whatever genre you're writing in as long as it meets a few guidelines. Yes, we're open to allowing people to share their stories, there's just a few items that we're not going to accept, condone, or allow under our imprint. We have a simple method for determining what's acceptable. If what you're giving us isn't something that you're 100% comfortable with allowing your mother, grandmother, or children to read, it doesn't belong in print. We have no intention of discriminating against anyone or their lifestyle, but for the sake of being a little more specific, we draw the line here:
- Manuscripts or screenplays that intentionally promote hate
- Manuscripts or screenplays that are used to target people of specific race, creed, color, or religious beliefs
- Manuscripts or screenplays that are geared towards inciting violence against anyone
- Due to the constraints of the printing company, heavily graphic driven items such as anime or coloring books cannot be supported at this time
If you have a manuscript you'd like to submit for possible publishing, please send a query to
info@blackpawnpress.com. Please introduce yourself and include the title of the book, an estimated word count, the genre the book fits into, an estimated completion date if you're not finished writing it, a synopsis, and whether it's fiction or non-fiction. If it is non-fiction, we require written documentation stating that you have the clearances or rights to use the material contained within your manuscript.
Please note - Black Pawn Press will NOT publish any manuscript that contains AI generated content.