Galisteo Basin, New Mexico, 2016. Staff Photo
General Information
Please read the following submission guidelines carefully. These submission guidelines apply to all Winds of Change Press publications, including digital and printed versions of Four Winds Journal.
Authors & Artists’ Rights
All rights, including those applied to books or Journal submissions published by Winds of Change Press, are retained by the author or artist to use as desired. However Winds of Change Press retains the right to use excepts from a book or from Four Winds Journal articles or artwork in all printed or digital versions of a single issue of the Journal, on our websites, and in social media and other forms of advertising for the purpose of promoting the author or artist, the Journal, and Winds of Change Press, and to authorize single-copy reproductions of scholarly papers for academic purposes.
Winds of Change Press
Books
We publish books of interest in a broad range of genres, including YA, Science Fiction, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and more. Be sure to schedule a consultation to discuss your book project, as that will affect submission specifications for your particular book.
Winds of Change Press book publication services include consultation, design, editing, printing and distribution, and some marketing of print-on-demand books, including e-books. We outsource printing and distribution through Ingram and/or Amazon KDP. We also outsource any design issues requiring specific technology or skills to affiliated experts. This is called “production.” Please note: Production costs are based upon the author’s choice of Publishing Packages (see Publishing Packages ).
We offer 50% – 50% on royalties. Production costs exceeding those included in a Publishing Package are the responsibility of the author. Royalties are sent to the author as they are received. Updated invoices are sent to the author on a quarterly basis.
Regarding marketing, we place books in local bookstores (we’re in Santa Fe NM), arrange radio interviews, podcasts, and mini-webinars, and advertise on our website and social media (with links to the author’s website). We may also offer expert industry tips and suggestions to be sure authors are updated on the latest trends in writing and marketing their books.
Four Winds Journal
Authors and artists are not paid for their submissions to the Journal. However, each contributing author and artist is profiled in the issue to which they contribute and is listed in the Regional Resource Directory on our website, along with their personal website address and other relevant information. Authors and artists contributing to a particular issue of Four Winds Journal also receive a free printed copy of that issue and may purchase additional copies at half price. Four Winds Journal reaches a broad selection of readers through social media and conventional advertising, which also greatly increases authors’ exposure.
Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry: Due to limited space in the printed version of the Journal, we accept articles and short stories 3 pages long (single-spaced) If a short story or article is longer, we may excerpt a portion, post the entire article or story on our website or include a link to the author’s website, or publish the piece as a serial. Poets may send up to 2 poems for a single issue of the Journal, saved to a Word doc file and separated by page breaks.
Scholarly Papers: May not exceed 10,000 words and should include an abstract of no more than 150 words, references and tables (if any), following APA style (6th edition) as closely as possible. Please refer to the table, 7 Most Common APA Errors! References should be as complete as possible: include the author’s name, book or article title, translator or editor (if applicable), city of publication, name of publisher, date, and page numbers. All manuscripts should be written in clear, grammatical, and fluent English. We will consider submissions by authors for whom English is not a primary language, but they must be checked carefully by a reader who is fluent in English before they are sent to us. All manuscripts should be submitted as Word documents using 12-point Times New Roman font.
Artwork: Original photographs of prints, sculpture, drawings, or paintings. All artwork should be submitted in high-resolution jpeg format (minimum 300 dpi). Non-original artwork must include appropriate citations and references.
Send all Journal submissions as email attachments to
Editors – FWJ
windsofchangepress@orenda-arts.org
Please include a separate Word document with the title of the manuscript or artwork, author’s or artist’s name, qualifications, and contact information (postal and email address, landline or mobile phone number, and website), and a brief biography (1-2 paragraphs) with a recent headshot of the author or artist.
If your submission is accepted, you will be contacted by one of our editors to discuss our publishing procedures, including suggested editing or other changes. Please contact us with any questions. We look forward to sharing your work with the world!
Email: windsofchangepress@orenda-arts.org
Phone: 505-780-5990