Hay house authors on the books that changed their lives by. Manuscript submission frequently asked questions hay house. By starting balboa press, hay house founder louise hay opened the door for more authors to publish books that make a difference in our world. Over the years, weve found that it isnt efficient to enter into email correspondence or lengthy telephone calls regarding proposals and the publishing process, nor do we set up inperson or telephone meetings. Louise l hay, author of bestsellers heal your body and you can heal your life, founded hay house in 1984. Provide a selfaddressed stamped envelope or email address for a response. Please check back and we will update this page when we are open to submissions again. Their target audience are readers interested in selfhelp, personal growth, and.
Hay house does not accept submissions on disk or via email. Hay house is one of the fastestgrowing selfhelp and. How to submit manuscripts to random house publishing pen. Balboa press was founded in 2010 as a division of hay house, inc. Hay house experts, including ceo reid tracy, will host a free webinar starting february 4, about how to write and publish your book quicker than you think. You should try to contact a specific editor at random house. Hay house publishing mind, body, spirit, books, dvds, live author events. Hay house has its headquarters in carlsbad, california and is as of 2018 run by reid tracy. Include adequate postage if you wish your manuscript returned. If the editor wants you to submit your manuscript, they will ask. Please note that we accept book proposals through literary agents only. Hay house publishing books, dvds, live and online author.
Books published by balboa press are kept separate from those sold by hay house. We pay standard royalty and publish an average of 1218 months after acceptance. Manuscript submission guidelines customer care december, 2019 15. It was made clear that todays writer must do all the work, from writing, to social media marketing, to distribution. Im an agent looking to send hay house some material. We do accept simultaneous submissions, as long as this is clearly noted in the body of your email. Ill share more on what its actually about in the coming weeks, but for now ill just say its a book. Hay house describes itself as a mindbodyspirit and transformational enterprise. Hay house, founded in 1984 by louise hay, is one of the largest independent publishing companies in the world and the leading publisher in the selfhelp industry. Writing exercises, tips and inspiring stories from topselling authors like dr. In this query letter you introduce yourself and let the editor know what your book is all about. Louise l hay, author of bestsellers heal your body and you can heal your life, founded hay house in.
Penguin random house publisher services has entered into a multiyear sales and distribution agreement with hay house, the independent publisher of books. My first book will be published by hay house in spring 2017, just a few weeks before my 40 th birthday. Hay house daily affirmations daily affirmations by hay house. Please be courteous and withdraw your submission if it is accepted elsewhere. Hay house publishes hardcover, trade paperback, and ebookprintondemand originals. Read their answers here and let us know which book has most changed your life in the comments below the article. At a hay house seminar that i attended on how to publish your book, the audience was told that todays writers require an online following of at least 20,000 people before hay house will consider publishing a book. Here is a link to their submission guidelines hay house india hay house india publishes fiction as well as nonfiction as long as it has a positive selfhelp angle to it.
Founded in 1925, random house is the proud publishing house of the worlds most acclaimed storytellers, thought leaders, and innovators. Membership for writers to help write, publish and promote. Those books that have the search inside feature will let you search on a specific word, in this. Over the years, weve found that it isnt efficient to enter into email correspondence or lengthy telephone calls regarding proposals and the publishing process, nor do we set up inperson or telephone meetings with prospective authors. Place your manuscript in your agents hands and ensure that he or she follows the companys submission guidelines.
Hay house is a publisher founded in 1984 by author louise hay, who is known for her books on new thought. Founded in 1987 by louise hay as a way to selfpublish her first two books, heal your body and you can heal your life, both of which became international bestsellers you can heal your life has sold more than 35 million copies worldwide and established louise as a leader in the transformational movement. Use these daily affirmations and create joyful, abundant life experiences with every word and thought. For more information on balboa press, please visit.
March 7th is world book day, so we thought wed mark the occasion by asking a group of hay house authors to tell us about the books which have changed their lives. Random house editors are frequent guests at such conferences and they are sometimes available for writers. Before you tell us about your book idea, please carefully read the guidelines at the top of this page. Hay house has established a new division, balboa press, to help authors selfpublish their books. It feels great to be a part of an organization that produces content proven to. Winners will be announced on the hay house speak, write, promote facebook page. We are not accepting unsolicited submissions until further notice. This publishing house only accepts manuscripts through registered agents. We have been helping aspiring authors bring their books to fruition with our writers workshop online course and live events for over 10 years. They do accept unsolicited queries for childrens and reference books. What i learnt from winning a book deal with hay house. Hay house publishes self help, inspirational and transformational books and products. Submit a manuscript to random house in such a way that you know an editor has handled it.
Every thought you think and every word you speak is an affirmation. Balboa was in constant contact with me in reference to the status. If youre new to the idea of writing a book, you probably have a question or two about the book writing journey. Hay house is responsible for positively changing lives around the world. Submit a proposal and sample chapters as a pdf or word document to the editorial department. Manuscript submission guidelines thank you for your interest in hay house. For information about our selfpublishing division, please visit balboa press.
Hay house will send your agent a message via email to confirm receipt of your manuscript. Mar 15, 2016 photos, bios, and spotlight pieces of all of your favorite hay house authors see more ideas about coconut dream, spiritual teachers and author. So for the next few months i kept wondering if i should submit a proposal or just selfpublish. Maybe youve already written one or you have a unique idea that you think would become the next top 10 bestseller. Be sure to include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope to make it easy for them to reply. Agents may continue to submit proposals via usual channels. The thing was, at the writers workshop, the managing director of hay house australia, leon nacson and reid tracy, ceo and president of hay house inc.
Before you tell us about your book idea, please carefully read our guidelines you will then need to fill in the submissions form below the guidelines to tell us about yourself and your book. I noted that the ned leavitt agency info on or has sold a few books to hay house. How to submit a manuscript to hay house publishing pen. We do not accept manuscripts unless submitted by an agent. They are not interested in poetry, childrens books or negative attitude subjects. You will receive an automatic reply confirming that your message has been received.
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