The response time varies from 3-6 months if interested in your book idea. If you do not hear from us within that window, you should assume that we’ve passed on your submission. We do not respond to status inquiries about a submission.

The entire staff at Calla Press Publishng LLC works together to make sure your book makes the long journey from acquisitions to editing to finally being held in your hands. You will hear directly from our wonderful Executive Director, Madison, from start to finish. The design of your book is created by Samantha Cabrera.

Calla Press Publishing LLC is a small independent publisher that cares about quality books. Your book will be made available on Amazon.com and our store website. For books that are not kid's literature, we use Ingram, and make your book available worldwide via Amazon.com, B&N, and other online retailers. We hope to expand in the future.

Though small, we are mighty! Yes, we are a traditional publishing house and enjoy following the traditional model. We are a royalty publisher, send out author copies, and work hard to share your book with the world.

Manuscript format:

• Google Docs with editing permission

• Document name: Author - Title - Year

• 1-inch margins all around

• Left justified

• No spaces between paragraphs; only indentations at the start of each paragraph

• 1.5 line spacing

• Page breaks (not spaces) between chapters/essays/poems

• Size 12 font, Cormorant Garamond font

• Completed footnotes (not endnotes) in Chicago Manual of Style standards (see this guide on plagiarism) 

• When a quote exceeds four lines, use a block quote; block quotes are indented 0.5 inches on both sides with a space below and above them in size 10 font

• Bold and use title capitalization on chapter/essays titles and headings throughout

• For section breaks within a chapter/essay, use three stars (***) centered in the document

• Avoid bulleted lists; try to write in paragraphs whenever possible

Grammar:

• American spelling

• One space after periods

• Use the Oxford comma

• Jesus’s NOT Jesus’

• Whenever you cite Scripture, abbreviate the Bible names and include the translation you are using (reference this guide, using the most commonly used option). See this guide on how to write a Bible reference.

• Take note that you are using the proper dashes in the right places (if you’re unsure, please reference this guide) 

• Capitalization:

  • names that refer to God (e.g., King, Savior, Lord, Father), but not pronouns that refer to God (e.g., he, him, his)

  • Scripture and Bible, not scriptural or biblical

  • Gospel is only capitalized when referring to the canonical Gospels (e.g.,. the Gospel of Matthew, Mark)

• Use active voice whenever possible, avoiding passive voice