Wildling Press

06/01/2026

Unsure who to send your manuscript to? Here's why indie pubs are the way to go!

05/30/2026

Last call for reviewers for this mental health guidebook for the Black community! Marriage and Family Therapist Thomas Lee uses the story of his life to make mental health easy to understand and access. It's funny, heartwarming, sad, enraging, educational, and empowering.
You want it fo' FREE? Become a reviewer by filling out the ARC reviewer form in our bio!

05/22/2026

We offer two different marketing and publicity packages with the option to mix and match other individual services to put your needs first. These individual services include bookmarks, postcards, business cards, and more!

Visit the “Marketing and Publicity” tab under “Book Services” at wildlingpress.com for more info!

Wildling press has your back!

05/13/2026

“The independent book industry can be a safe haven for marginalized voices. Indie stores, publishers, and authors who are not beholden to big business are able to tell, make, and sell wonderfully diverse stories. Inside indie books, every child should be able to find someone like them to aspire to, to encourage them to dream. With indie books, the narrative of the publishing industry will continue to move forward into a more inclusive future.” —Krystle Dandridge, owner of The Book Bar, foreword contributor to "Indie Book Publishing from Start to Finish"

Order it here: https://tinyurl.com/3h8e89n6

05/06/2026

“In this feminist retelling of a twelfth-century Persian legend, Gurel offers a fantastical, empowering story of a girl who hears truth in birdsong—a soaring debut!” —Amy Makechnie, author of the critically acclaimed middle-grade novel "The Unforgettable Guinevere St. Clair"
Order it here: https://tinyurl.com/latlotb

04/30/2026

Today is the LAST DAY to submit your manuscript! Head to the "Submit Your Manuscript" page under the "Traditional Publishing" tab on wildlingpress.com to fill out our form and submit your manuscript by 11:59 TONIGHT! We're so excited to read it!

04/29/2026

“Through the lens of Gordon’s evocative storytelling, ‘We Have Reached the End of Our Show’ is a beautifully stark reminder of everything we fight to live for—right to the very end.”
—Kara Badalamenti, author of the Cursed Coven series and “Phantom”

Order it here: https://shorturl.at/wHcaU

04/25/2026

Today is Independent Bookstore Day! Here are a few of our favorites in the RVA area, but there are tons more. It’s very important that you spend money at a local indie bookstore today!

Visit IBDRVA.com for Indie Bookstore Day giveaways and exclusives.

Fountain Bookstore, Inc.
Book People Richmond
(Instagram)
I Love You So Much Books
Solbird Books
Resist

04/23/2026

There's one week left to submit your manuscript! Head to the "Submit Your Manuscript" page under the "Traditional Publishing" tab on wildlingpress.com to fill out our form and submit your manuscript. We can't wait to read it!

04/22/2026

Check out this beautiful, thoughtful piece that Wildling author and Notre Dame professor Perin Gurel wrote about what we can learn about ourselves and the world from Muslim folklore.
"When well-meaning people defend the value of learning about other cultures and languages, they often reach for a familiar argument: Studying the world is really just a way of recognizing our shared humanity. Beneath our differences, we are all basically the same, and realizing that can prevent conflicts.
But genuine curiosity about other cultures is not the mere confirmation of sameness. It is something harder and more useful: an awareness of what we do not know, and a willingness to sit with ambiguity as we learn."

The folk tales of Nasreddin Hoja, which likely originated in 13th-century Turkey, carry many lessons for us today.