A Simmering Kettle of Literary Change

Established in 2007, Iron Cauldron Books is a small press striving to bring you the best alternative and specialty reads from fresh voices. Like a gourmet restaurant for books, our focus is on quality, not quantity. With selections ranging from cookbooks to zines, we have earned a reputation for our discriminating taste in paranormal, new age, witchcraft, and spiritual non-fiction.

Sure, we are small, but small is good! Our intimate business model allows authors to connect with editors and designers during every step of the publishing process, resulting in books that resonate the writer's style and voice, not that of the publisher. Whether you are an author, reader, or bookseller, our goal at Iron Cauldron Books is to provide you with the best products and experience that the literary market has to offer.

New and Forthcoming Titles:

• Richmond Macabre: Nightmares From the River City, an anthology edited by
  Beth Brown and Phil Ford.
• Standers, a novel by Dale Brumfield.
• Paranormal Pandemic, non-fiction by Katie Mullaly and J. Patrick Ohlde.
• Magic for Sale: A History of Hoodoo, non-fiction by Moira McTavish.
• The Ouija Board Diaries: Summoning the Spirit, a young adult novel by Theresa Clinton.
• The Underground, a young adult novel by Beth Brown.

Founded BY an author, FOR authors

For many years, Beth Brown wrote and published paranormal titles through traditional mid-list publishing houses. While she found it gratifying to see her words in print, she grew increasingly frustrated with the lack of communication between herself and the team readying her books for market. Add to that frustration the disregard for the author's input regarding the outcome of her years of hard work, and the result was a red hot spark for change. 

In 2007, Beth decided to combine her more than fifteen years as an artist and designer with her experience in both the publishing and marketing worlds to found Iron Cauldron Books. Things were slow at the start, but that's what happens when you are stuck fulfilling contract obligations with other publishers - a tough lesson to learn! Eventually, her ties to the New York book mills were severed, and advances in both printing and electronic publication set the stage for an expanded business plan for Iron Cauldron Books in 2010. 

A team of dedicated, literature-loving editors and talented freelance artists was assembled early in 2011 to transform the company's vision into a reality. The new team's first book to roll off of the presses is Richmond Macabre: Nightmares From the River City, scheduled for release on October 1, 2011. 

Iron Cauldron Books is a member of the Independent Book Publishers Association (formerly PMA.) All of the books produced by Iron Cauldron are available to retailers through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and to consumers via independent booksellers, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.

What Iron Cauldron Books is NOT

First and foremost, Iron Cauldron Books is not a vanity press. We are a royalties-paying publishing house that carefully screens, edits, and packages each and every work selected for print. Our publishing agreements provide one of the highest authors' royalty percentages of the industry, meaning that we pay our authors instead of our authors paying us. 

Iron Cauldron Books is not a book mill. We do not aim to expand our catalog until it bursts, rather we aim to publish good writing - even if that means adding only a handful of titles to our books in print each year. 

Iron Cauldron Books is not out to trap authors with contract clauses. We will never include a First Right of Refusal on an author's future works. Instead, we aim to build the best working relationship possible with our writers so that they want to publish with us in the future.

Questions? Feel free to contact us.

Anthology - Call For Submissions

Iron Cauldron Books is now seeking first-person accounts about Near Death Experiences (NDE) and descriptions of how such an experience has changed the way you live. Selected manuscripts will be included in a collection of essays to be published as both a trade paperback and an e-book for April, 2012 release. Included authors earn standard anthology royalties. There is NO entry fee.

Submissions must:
- Measure between 2,000 and 4,000 words in length.
- Be all new material (previously published essays will not be considered.)
- Be your own first-person account of a NDE.  

To enter your essay, please visit our submissions management  page powered by Submishmash. 

 

Fiction Submissions

Do you have a novel, novella, or collection of short stories that you think will keep our editors up late at night because they can't stand to put it down? We want to hear about it!

Please submit your completed manuscript for consideration by using the guidelines below.

Submissions must:
- Measure between 25,000 and 75,000 words in length.
- Be all new material (previously published work will not be considered.)
- Be your own work, not that of a third party.
- Fall into the genres of horror, paranormal, New Age, alternative spirituality, or witchcraft.
- Begin with a brief (150-200 words) bio/background of the author.  

To send us your manuscript, please visit our submissions management  page powered by Submishmash. 

 

Non-Fiction Submissions

Are you an expert in a paranormal, New Age, or spiritual field who has knowledge to share with the world? Can you convey that knowledge in writing so that it is entertaining and easy to understand? If so, we want to help you reach the masses!

Please submit your completed manuscript OR book proposal for consideration by using the guidelines below.

Submissions must:
- Be all new material (previously published work will not be considered.)
- Be your own work, not that of a third party.
- Fall into the non-fiction category of paranormal, New Age, alternative spirituality, or witchcraft.
- Begin with a brief (150-200 words) bio/background of the author.
- If submitting a full manuscript, it must measure between 25,000 and 45,000 words in length.  

 To send us your manuscript or book proposal, please visit our submissions management  page powered by Submishmash.

 

Contact Us Via Email 

Acquisitions Editor:   acquisitions (at) ironcauldronbooks.com 

In-House Publicist:   publicity (at) ironcauldronbooks.com 

General Information:    info (at) ironcauldronbooks.com

Contact Us Via Snail Mail 

Iron Cauldron Books, 2209 Fenton Street, Richmond VA 23231-1709  

Send Us Your Submissions 

Please submit all work for consideration via our submissions management page powered by Submishmash.