Our Process

Every book is different. This is how we work through it together.

Submission

Send us your project through our submissions portal. We review every proposal carefully and respond with care.

Send us your project through our submissions portal. We review every proposal carefully and respond with care

Editorial Review

If your project is a fit, we work together to bring your book to life. We evaluate the manuscript, the vision, and the commercial potential of each title.

If your project is a fit, we work together to bring your book to life. We evaluate the manuscript, the vision, and the commercial potential of each title

Publishing Plan

No two books are treated the same. We build a plan around your specific project, covering:

Scope and timeline

Design direction

Illustration needs

Investment (as a hybrid press, this is where we'll walk through co-investment and royalty structure)

Design and Production

Our editorial team handles layout and design from start to finish. For illustration, we offer two paths:

We work with a roster of trusted artists to develop original illustrations for your book

We incorporate existing artwork or photography provided by the author

Every book goes to print through one of the world’s leading print management companies. We stay in direct contact and ensure quality checks with our production partners at every stage of development, so what ships matches what we approved.

Distribution

White Finch titles are produced to the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) professional industry standards. We are distributed to the trade by Lakeside Book Company, one of the nation’s premier full-service book distributors, giving every title a world-class path to market across many bookselling channels, including Ingram. Your book will reach: