agent seeks author investment
Posted: July 27th, 2021, 9:27 am
Greetings, kindred spirits,
I am a published author marketing a collection of short stories, two thirds of which are published in literary magazines in the UK and the US.
An established publisher (THE CONRAD PRESS out of Canterbury, Kent) has asked me to send my 16 stories as a whole for them to review and consider. If they are keen, they ask my investment of just under £1,000 to publish them.
This sounds a bit odd.... and is certainly not why I wrote to them asking if they might be interested in representing me.
The only difference between the vanity press/self publication route and this seems to be that they would be my platform and I pay more than I might if going it alone.
Your thoughts most appreciated.
I am a published author marketing a collection of short stories, two thirds of which are published in literary magazines in the UK and the US.
An established publisher (THE CONRAD PRESS out of Canterbury, Kent) has asked me to send my 16 stories as a whole for them to review and consider. If they are keen, they ask my investment of just under £1,000 to publish them.
This sounds a bit odd.... and is certainly not why I wrote to them asking if they might be interested in representing me.
The only difference between the vanity press/self publication route and this seems to be that they would be my platform and I pay more than I might if going it alone.
Your thoughts most appreciated.