Submissions

Traditional Publishing

From January 1, 2025, up to six titles a year (mostly nonfiction from 2026) will be published in a traditional commercial manner by Quentin Wilson Publishing. These may result from international rights purchases, manuscripts commissioned or requested by QWP, publishing Options with existing QWP authors, submissions from literary agents, and occasionally, our consideration of unsolicited manuscripts (that is, manuscripts submitted by authors without the publisher having requested them).

The process

If you have a proposal that you would like considered, please submit to Quentin Wilson, Publisher, via email (quentin@quentinwilsonpublishing.com), the following: a brief synopsis of the proposal; an outline of any personal experience, professional or otherwise, that is relevant to your submission; the Contents and first three chapters if non-fiction, but the entire manuscript in a Word file preferably, if fiction. In your introductory email, make sure that you include your full name, your full address, and other contact information, including postcode and phone numbers.

Please do not expect an immediate response. We get a great many submissions, and even initial assessments of publishing proposals can take a considerable amount of time.

Bespoke Publishing Services

Quentin Wilson Publishing is also a book-publishing consultant and a bespoke, full-service book producer for other publishers, organisations, companies, families, or individuals – both nationally and internationally. Our professional publishing services include:
• manuscript assessments by referral to professional MS assessors
• editing and proofreading
• book design and page layout
• New Zealand and international book printing oversight and management
• sales and distribution to the New Zealand book trade
• book launches
• media publicity
• direct and social marketing
• seeking to sell international rights.

In each aspect of the publishing process, we work only with highly skilled professionals of long-standing in the book publishing world. Any combination or feature of the publishing services above is offered to small or large commercial publishers seeking to utilise them, especially when dealing with international printers.

Further information

If you would like further information about writing and getting published in New Zealand, please visit the following websites:

The New Zealand Society of Authors site contains information about writing and publishing, including manuscript assessors, writing grants, self-publishing and ebooks.

The Publishers Association of New Zealand site has useful information about New Zealand publishing and contains a comprehensive list of New Zealand publishers.