# FAQ

- Link: https://writersworkshopindia.com/faq/
- Published: 2025-08-28T15:15:42+00:00
- Author: admin

## **Frequently Asked Questions**

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**1. What do you publish?**

The majority of the books we bring out are poetry. We also publish plays, English
translations and retellings of Indian epics from other languages and cultures, and,
occasionally, creative nonfiction. While we do publish fiction, we encourage authors
to first approach commercial presses because there are more options for fiction 
and nonfiction than poetry and drama in the publishing world and larger publishing
houses would be able to offer better distribution and terms than a small, independent
press like us.

 

**2. Do you publish only in English?**

The books we publish have either been written originally in English or have been
translated from any language into English. Occasionally, we publish non-Indian literature
which uses the standard Roman alphabet as in most European languages. 

 

**3. Do you publish every manuscript submitted to you?**

No, we have a rigorous review process and expect creative writing in any genre to
meet specific markers. In reality, we accept far fewer manuscripts for publishing
than we receive. 

 

**4. Do you have any guidelines for submitting a manuscript for consideration of
publishing?**

Any manuscript of poetry we publish must have at least **50 poems** or fill a minimum
of **70 pages in the final printed book** (where each page contains 30 lines including
blank lines between stanzas). In the first phase of our review, **we request a sample
of 10 poems** so that we can get a sense of a poet’s style and craft. The sample
should be emailed to us as a single Word attachment. Due to the volume of publishing
enquiries and samples we receive, it might take us up to 4 weeks to simply review
your sample (from date of receipt). 

If your sample fits in with our creative standards, we will ask you to send us your
complete manuscript which we will proceed to review (this is the second phase).

For other genres, email us mentioning the nature of your book and we will advise
you accordingly.

 

**5. I am below 18 years of age. Do you accept poetry collections by children?**

We have, on rare occasion, brought out the work of young people below the age of
18 but here too we have certain criteria that need to be met. In general, we believe
children (any young person below 18) should simply enjoy reading and writing and
look to publish when they are older, if they still wish to then. Please keep in 
mind that child safety is of immeasurable importance for us. Ideally, we feel that
if a child or their parents/guardians have decided to publish their work, communication
should be initiated by their parent/s or guardian/s. **If a child wishes to communicate
with us themselves, they must copy their parents/guardians into all correspondence
they send to us **(cc not bcc)** and provide one phone number of the adult caregiver**
they are looping in so that we can contact them directly as well allowing for responsible,
transparent three-way communication.

 

**6. What are your terms of publishing?**

We publish 300 copies of a book. 10% (30 copies) is given to the author in lieu 
of royalty. The writer is expected to make an advance purchase of 100 copies of 
their book, for sale or distribution as s/he pleases. 

We have no sources of funding and this is how we have partially sustained our operational
costs since our inception.

 

**7.** **Do you bring out any journals or do you have a section in your website 
where I could submit one or more poems or stories or other individual pieces of 
writing?**

No.

 

**8. How can we order books from you?**

i. You can email us mentioning the name/s of the book/s, author/s and your shipping
address and we will guide you about placing your order with payment options.

ii. Our newer titles have a ‘Book Buying Inquiry’ form embedded at the end of each
post on our website which you can fill up and submit. We will get back to you.

iii. If you live in India, you can check if the book is available with our distributing
partner, [Monograph](https://www.monographmag.com/shop) and order directly from 
them.