22nd Century Press, LLC

[Diane]

Helping you to "Free Your Inner Book", we are a publishing company like no other. 22nd Century Press combines the best of traditional small independent press publishing with the new wave in print on demand.
22nd Century Press is a small, independent publishing company that specializes in bringing great reads by African Americans and others to light. We:

• Pay royalties
• Choose our projects
• Provide professional editing, layout, and book cover illustration
• Do not release a book until it looks & is the best
• Provide professional publishing consulting and coaching
• Provide marketing plans and venues
• Work with authors who are serious about selling a minimum of 5 - 10,000 books
• Don't play silly vanity press games.

Contact us today at: [e-mail] or 443-483-4261

Send manuscripts to:
[e-mail] (electronically in Word .doc form)
or send CD's or copies to:
22nd Century Press
12138 Central Avenue
Suite 223
Mitchellville, MD 20721-1932

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[Dominique]

Hi Can I have a link to this website?

[Black Author Showcase]

www.22ndCenturyPress.com

[Enoch Mubarak]

Sister Diane

Even though you originally introduced this post in December of 2007 it is still viable under todays conditions in regards to the closing of black bookstores and black publishing outlets.

Another brillant and timely move on your part. See a void and fill it.

Your knowledge, investigating reporting and inside track to the publishing world is priceless to any want to be author.

Unfortunately for me I don't have a manuscript to send your way but if and when I do there is no doubt that 22 century press is my choice.

[ebony]

I would like to know if you offer illustrations for children's book?

[Black Author Showcase]

We hire artists and graphic designers to provide illustrations for our books.

[Geoffrey D. Holman a.k.a. PRIEST]

Hello Ebony, my name is Geoffrey D. Holman, published author/Illustrator/screen and playwright//multi disciplinary media artist, some call me the "URBAN RENAISSANCE MAN" , I pretty much do it all.
As a writer, etc. I create my own book covers,fliers for shows,CD covers or what ever and offer affordable illustrative services for your manuscript. To see samples of my art work and literary work yu can check out my page here as well as go to my official web site www.ghettoetry.orgfree.com
For a book cover design in B & W I'd charge you $125.00 -$350.00 for entire MS for color MS tack on a $50.00
for the cover and same for entire book . With a three-four week turn around on your project (depending on how soon you need it) . You would recieve the original materials as well as ESW (electronic samples of the work) .
As an author, I am aware of the high cost of getting your work in print and would be willing to work with you.

[e-mail]
732-774-5099 Land (After 10Pm est)
732-804-0427 Cell

[marc livingston]

From A Man's Point Of View, July 1, 2009
By Tinisha Nicole Johnson (Denver, Colorado) - See all my reviews

"The Confessional Heart of a Man" was like reading a life story told in different stages in poetic verse - from a man's point of view. From social issues, politics, love, relationships, marriage, and more. I was glad the author touched on so many topics. He was in synch with his mind, and from a man, I appreciated that, and had to at the very least respect it. Sometimes I felt anger through the authors voice. While other times, I sensed an urge for understanding and expression.

I may be wrong, however I sensed the chronological order of the poetic nature of each page. There were various poems with different themes, some very romantic, while others just told the truth, bold and aggressive. Yet other poetry pieces were controversial and up for debate. You could very well feel the different emotions while reading - whether those emotions were your own or derived from the author's voice and style.

I enjoyed the rhythmic tone and voices I heard throughout the pieces. It's hard to know what is going through a man's head, and by reading "The Confessional Heart of a Man" was both interesting and surprising. While reading this book, it became evident that men feel deeply as do women, however expressed and suppressed very different.

I would definitely recommend "The Confessional Heart of a Man" to anyone who likes poetry and to anyone who'd like to read a thought provoking book in poetry style. I'd also recommend this book to any women, especially a Black woman who wants to get in the head of a Black man and understand what's going on inside both his mind and heart.

Tinisha Nicole Johnson
Author/Writer/Poet