Meet Our Wonderful 2025 Sponsors
We are so grateful for the Women in Publishing Sponsors, without them this conference would not be possible.
Platinum Sponsor
Hybrid Global Publishing
Hybrid Global Publishing was founded to provide innovative options for talented authors to publish on a level playing field with traditional publishers. The team has a combined 80 years of experience in the publishing industry, having published more than 1,400 authors since 2008. We make publishing easier and more profitable by managing all the details and complexities of production, distribution, marketing, and sales. It starts with an idea for your book and then the delivery of your manuscript to providing support and other promotional capabilities for worldwide distribution.
Hybrid Global Publishing is a one-stop-shop for entrepreneurs, coaches, speakers and authors to provide a complete publishing experience.
Special Offer:
Karen's Million Dollar Rolodex, including everything you need to get your book written, published and marketed!
Gold Sponsors
Book Award Pro
Book Award Pro is how authors find the perfect reviews and awards for their books. Trusted by authors and professionals around the globe, Book Award Pro operates the world's largest database of legitimate reviews and awards. AI technology curates accolades specific to your book. The Free Plan ($0/month) finds review and award opportunities specific for your book. Every week, discover new legitimate accolades.
Special Offer:
100% off your first month of Pro service ($69 value) when you create your account!
Offer valid for new Book Award Pro clients and available to the entire community.
Abundantly Social
Abundantly Social is an award-winning Social Media Marketing agency for authors and small businesses. We specialize in every aspect of book publication, book promotion, digital marketing, and creating Amazon Best Sellers.
Special Offer:
Abundantly Social offers all attendees a FREE Book Launch Timeline Template.
You can also enter their newsletter giveaway for a chance to win a FREE book launch and review package valued at $3500. Plus, they offer monthly drawings for book-related items.
Expires September 30, 2026
Silver Sponsors
Lulu
Lulu is a self-publishing and print-on-demand platform that puts you in control. Since 2002, Lulu has empowered over two million authors, creators, educators, and businesses from all over the world to publish, print, and prosper. With Lulu’s global distribution network, direct sales solutions, and industry-leading print-on-demand technology, writers can share their stories while growing their brand, audience, and bank account.
Special Offer:
Get 15% off Printing Services
Coupon Code: WINPUB15
ProWritingAid
ProWritingAid helps you craft, polish, and elevate every part of your writing. From sentence-level improvements to full manuscript feedback, our reports and in-depth analysis give you a complete view of your work. Whether you’re editing your first chapter or final draft, ProWritingAid’s story editing tools guide you toward a story readers won’t forget.
Special Offer:
15% off ProWritingAid annual subscription
(Premium and Premium Pro)
Coupon Code: WIP2025
Expires: October 31, 2026
Pub Site
The Best DIY website builder for authors! Build a professional author website to promote your content and books. Sell right from your site with eCommerce tools, or easily link to booksellers. Designed specifically for authors to sell more books!
Special Offer:
Save $5/month for a year. $14.99/month. Sign up for a 14-day risk-free trial for new customers to test it out before you commit.
Play with all the features before you activate your account!
– Regular price $19.99/month
– No Expiration Date on this offer
PublishDrive
Easily self-publish ebooks online, audiobooks, and print books to thousands of stores worldwide. One click, publish everywhere.
Special Offer:
Get 20% off an annual subscription to our distribution plan book for summit attendees and first-time PublishDrive users.
Your Book Is Your Hook
Your Book Is Your Hook is a full service consulting practice serving book writers, screenwriters, playwrights and wannabes as well as the entire publishing industry. Services include clinics, webinars and workshops plus 1:1 consulting for writing, editing, marketing and getting published (all 5 ways!).
Special Offer:
Get 10% off all clinics, webinars and workshops.
Coupon Code: WIP10
Offer for the entire community
No expiration date
Bronze Sponsors
Warren Publishing
Providing excellence in hybrid publishing since 1988, Warren Publishing is the number one indie publisher in the Carolinas. We specialize in providing a caring and vibrant publishing process where ideas are nurtured and authors receive personal attention. We accept submissions of trade fiction (thrillers, women’s fiction, historical fiction, romance, sci-fi/fantasy), literary fiction, nonfiction, memoir, self-help, poetry, children’s books, business books, and more.
Special Offer:
Free submission/manuscript review, and if we accept your manuscript, we will offer you a 10% discount.
Offer for entire community.
Expires December 31, 2026
Ignite & Write by Roxanne McCarty-O'Kane
Every great book begins with a spark — an idea that refuses to stay quiet. But for many aspiring authors, that spark can get lost in the noise of self-doubt, overwhelm, or uncertainty about where to start.
Whether you’re at the very beginning of your writing journey or deep in the messy middle of your manuscript, The Mindful Author will help you rediscover your voice and your “why.”
In her inspiring guide, award-winning ghostwriter and storytelling mentor Roxanne McCarty-O’Kane shares her proven, heartfelt process for building solid foundations for your writing practice. You’ll learn how to:
✨ Tap into your authentic message and write with confidence and purpose
✨ Find clarity when you feel lost or stuck
✨ Create content that connects deeply with readers
✨ Build a sustainable writing rhythm grounded in mindfulness and intention
Special Offer:
This isn’t just a book about writing, it’s about transforming the way you see yourself as an author. Your story matters. It’s time to bring it to life with clarity, confidence and heart.
WIP community members can access the eBook version of the award-winning The Mindful Author FREE! Click on the link to access your copy and begin your mindful author journey today.
No deadline
Chanticleer Reviews & Int'l Book Awards
Discover What Sets Your Book Apart: Chanticleer Book Reviews transforms good books into discoverable ones through editorial reviews, the Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBAs), and comprehensive editorial support. Our SEO-optimized strategies help you reach global audiences and connect with your ideal readers. Great books need great validation. Our hand-picked editors deliver expert feedback while being fairly compensated—quality that consistently drives visibility and recognition. You've invested too much in your book to leave discovery to chance.
Special Offer:
A $75 coupon code for our Editorial Book Reviews. Editorial Reviews come with a bastion of under the hood SEO technology to maximize your digital foot print online. Editorial Reviews are one of the best tools you can use to market your books. This code can also be used for Audio Book Reviews. It can be combined with bulk purchase discounts available on their website.
Coupon Code: W4K7JXWBRTE8
Children's Book Mastery
Discover how to successfully plan, write, publish and market your children's books and more!
Publishing a children's book can seem like a nightmare. Our expert video sessions make publishing books for kids a dream.
Special Offer:
Mastering "Show, Don't Tell".
Discover simple, actionable strategies to enhance your writing with show, don't tell.
This presentation provides plenty of examples to help you bring your stories to life!
Use coupon code: WIP2024
Expires Sept 2026
Luminare Press
Luminare Press offers a wide range of options for authors who want to publish professionally while keeping full control of their work and 100% of the royalty. They are a professional team of designers, editors, and publishing experts who help both first-time and experienced authors publish their books, offering personalized services for whatever level of help is needed.
Special Offer:
Any publishing package purchased by conference attendees will include a free Kindle/Goodreads promotional offer (value $200.00)
FREE publishing class for the entire WIP community
Coupon Code: FREE-WIP
BookFunnel
BookFunnel is an eBook and Audiobook Delivery Service for Indie Authors and Small Publishers. Whether it’s delivering your reader magnet, sending out advanced copies of your book, handing out ebooks at a conference, or fulfilling your digital sales to readers, BookFunnel does it all.
Special Offer:
$50 Discount on annual midlist or higher plans for new customers.
Expires: December 31, 2026
Miblart
Miblart is the go-to book cover design company for indie authors. They transform your book cover into your #1 marketing tool, crafting designs that resonate with your genre and captivate your target audience—all at an affordable price! They not only design book covers but also educate authors on the importance of professional book cover design. On their website, you can find various free, useful resources on book cover design, marketing, and self-publishing.
Special Offer:
Get 15% OFF Miblart book cover design services
For Summit Attendees
MCRL Printers
Whether you’re printing your first or fifteenth book, MCRL's offset printing team takes the time to answer questions, share recommendations, and manage the itty bitty details. Self-publishers will also appreciate our competitive pricing, high-quality standards, and environmental focus.
Special Offer:
$100 off your first order.
Coupon Code: ALEXA
(Enter when requesting a quote)
Bublish
Special Offer:
Use discount code WIP26 for the following benefits:
1. Try out Bublish’s new AI Positioning Report for only $29 per title (a $199 value).
2. Receive 20% off your first author services order through December 31, 2026. Click here to explore all the services Bublish has to offer.
3. The first 10 authors to order a Starter Publishing Package or more will receive a free, one-hour bonus consultation with Bublish Founder Kathy Meis (a $399 value).
4. Set up a Bublish account to enjoy free author tools like our eBook Creator and built-in marketing technology (Book Bubbles), which we share with 600,000 readers each week.
Expires: December 31, 2026
Session Sponsors
Old Mate Media
Old Mate Media works primarily with authors that want to self-publish and retain 100% of the rights to their stories. For these authors we provide author services as they need including editing, illustrations, design and marketing.
Special Offer:
Grab our author media kit planner to put together your author media kit. Following the principles of connected marketing the prompts in this planner will help you design a media kit that will give you a simple and effective tool that you can tailor to your marketing needs. Perfect for all authors, no matter what genre or stage of career.
Offer for entire community
Expires: 31 October 2025
The Audiobook Experience at Voice Over Vermont, LLC
Ready to create your audiobook? We are too. The Audiobook Experience is a boutique audiobook production company providing a custom recording experience for authors. We work with authors who want to narrate their own books… and those who definitely do not! Our options include: a Vermont Recording Retreat (most books can be recorded in less than a week!); Personalized Casting Experience, giving you a direct connection to your narrator; Partner Studio recording when you are not able to travel to Vermont and even Home Recording options.
Special Offer:
Interested in creating your audiobook? - Let's sweeten the deal! WIP Summit community members will receive a bottle of Pure Vermont Maple Syrup for completed audiobooks of 3 hours or more. Get started by booking a discovery call and make sure to mention "WIP MAPLE!"
Ingenium Books
Ingenium Books a hybrid publisher looking for stories that awe, inspire, enlighten, and challenge. Whether fiction or nonfiction, we are interested in stories that demonstrate our innate resilience, that transformation is possible. Our ideal authors are professional women who are writing crime thrillers, women's fiction, or historical fiction. (Of course we'll take a look at nonfiction, too.)
Special offer:
$300 discount on hybrid publishing author investment for entire community
$500 discount for paid ticket holders
Expires Sept 30, 2025
Friesen Press
Friesen Press is a 100% employee-owned publishing services provider that offers editing, design, production, audiobooks, and promotional support to authors looking to self-publish. Our mission is to embrace each book as our own and empower our authors to share their best stories with the world. To date, we've partnered with thousands of authors and have published over 10,000 titles (and counting).
Special Offer:
As part of the WIP community, we're offering you $150 off a Editor's Manuscript Evaluation.
Click the button below to register and we'll have one of our consultants reach out to get you started!
Heart of the Story Editorial & Coaching Services
At Heart of the Story, book coach and editor Sara Letourneau works with fiction and nonfiction authors and writers to help them develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence they need so they can finish their manuscripts, polish them for publication, and stay focused and motivated as they reach for their writing goals and embrace their creativity.
Special Offer:
One complimentary 45-minute coaching call about your writing project!
Talk to Sara about whatever you need: brainstorming, craft, mindset, and more!
This offer is available to the whole community.
Coffee/Chat Sponsors
Read Furiously Publishing
Read Furiously is a family-owned, New Jersey based traditional publishing house. We wanted to create a press that pushed back against the rejections many authors receive because they are "too much" of something - meaning they didn't fit into the socially constructed mold of the Big 5 publishing landscape. We wanted to create a more welcoming experience in publishing and we work every day to accomplish these goals through the titles we publish and the causes we support through our efforts in literary activism.
Special Offer:
A sampler download featuring some of the amazing titles both past and present Read Furiously has published in our 10 years.
Offer for entire community!
Written Word Media
Written Word Media makes effective book marketing easy for authors. Send your book to targeted lists of readers with email promos on brands like Freebooksy and Bargain Booksy, or schedule your Facebook or Amazon ad campaign in as little as 5 minutes. Join over 37,000 authors who have built their careers with Written Word Media.
Special Offer:
20% off our email promos, ads, and list-building promos.
Coupon Code: WIP20Expires September 30, 2026
Title Town Publishing
TitleTown continuously produces and publishes inspiring, engaging, authentic, motivating and entertaining content. We are incredibly optimistic about the future of the publishing industry and our secure place within it. TitleTown has an incredible, carefully curated team across the globe studying and adjusting to technology, trends and the desires of literary consumers.
Special Offer:
Resilient Writers
Resilient Writers helps novelists, memoirists and creative nonfiction writers finish their books and create a writing life they love! Our First Book Finish program supports writers through the full book completion process: drafting, revision & editing, publication and promotion. Be sure to check out The Resilient Writers Radio Show wherever you listen to podcasts!
Special Offer:
The Beat Writer's Block Masterclass. Learn the strategies and techniques to overcome writer's block once and for all! Use Coupon Code: WIP
Expires: Oct 1, 2026
Launch My Book
Launch My Book helps authors with all aspects of the book publishing and promotion process. Copyediting, interior layout, cover design, distribution on Amazon and Ingram Spark – you name it, we do it! We have a suite of marketing services to offer so you can promote your book with confidence: get an author website, go on a virtual book tour, get your book in front of half-a-million readers, plus more. We are a family company and consider our authors to be part of that family–we publish and promote your book with the same level of care you took to write it, providing expert guidance along every step in the process.
Special Offer:
FREE access to our BookLaunch Roadmap course ($49 value)
Register with your email and we’ll give you a promo code
Then, we’ll do the “big” giveaway at coffee chat and in Sayde’s talk about budgeting!
Get your ticket to the conference so you don't miss the giveaway!
Publishers
Phoenix Rising Publishing
Phoenix Rising Publishing is a dynamic, innovative publishing house dedicated to nurturing the freedom of thought and individual sovereignty of fiction writers. We offer personalized publishing services that range from: story development coaching, high level editing, formatting, publishing, graphic design, and marketing services.
Special Offer:
Save 30% on all services for ticket holders. Everyone can download a free journal!
GracePoint Publishing
At GracePoint Publishing, we believe in your potential to make a difference. Our dedicated team is here to support you every step of the way, from writing and publishing to distribution and marketing. Together, we will accelerate your impact, amplify your inspiration, and transform your dreams into reality.
Special Offer:
Get your free ebook, 25 Questions to Ask Your Publisher
Offer for paid ticket holders
Expires: September 30, 2026
Wonderlady Books
Wonderlady BooksWonderlady Books has been helping authors through the self-publishing process since 2012, from finished manuscript through well-published book, getting up online in an easy, step-by-step way with a guide on the side. We work with authors 1:1 and offer workshops and courses on self-publishing. We work with all kinds of genres.
Special Offer: Free list of all the steps you need to take to turn your finished manuscript into a completed book!
Friends of Women in Publishing
Blackbear Communications
Blackbear communications, LLC is a dynamic, mama-owned editing and ghostwriting firm that focuses on supporting authors and small businesses in crafting authentic and impactful messaging. We offer a range of services designed to meet the unique needs of writers at all stages of their journey. Our signature program, The Hive Collective, provides a holistic, community-driven experience for authors looking to develop their manuscripts and navigate the publishing process
Special Offer:
Join The Hive Collective!
25% off for paid attendees and 10% for broader WIP community.
WIP Community use coupon code: WIPFAMILY10
Curios
Curios is a direct sales and engagement platform where authors can sell/distribute ebooks and audiobooks directly to their readers while keeping 100% of the sale. Additionally, authors get access to readers’ email and contact information for any transactions so they can communicate directly with them. Curios is a self service platform, and authors are not giving up their IP or any rights when using Curios to distribute their work.
Curios has created a $1 MILLION creator fund that offers up to $12,000 to authors for joining the platform and distributing their books on the Curios Marketplace (marketplace.curios.com).
We want to put the power back into the hands of the author! At Curios, we believe the creative process belongs entirely to the author, which is why we’re committed to eliminating barriers and middlemen. Our platform offers tools to help authors establish a direct line of communication with their readers, fostering stronger relationships and deeper engagement. Curios puts the financial and creative power back into the hands of those who deserve it most—the authors themselves. Visit www.curios.com/authors to learn more about how you take the next step in your creative journey.
Special Offer:
When you join Curios, publish a project (eBook, audiobook, or digital content), and promote it to your audience, you’ll earn $50 as our way of supporting your creative journey.
Offer for entire community!
TitleTown Publishing
TitleTown continuously produces and publishes inspiring, engaging, authentic, motivating and entertaining content. We are incredibly optimistic about the future of the publishing industry and our secure place within it. TitleTown has an incredible, carefully curated team across the globe studying and adjusting to technology, trends and the desires of literary consumers.
Special Offer: Go to their website to learn more!
Story Flow Solutions
Story Flow Solutions specializes in guiding authors through every stage of their publishing journey. From helping writers determine their ideal publication pathway—traditional, hybrid, or self-publishing—to crafting tailored marketing strategies, we offer personalized, strategic support to ensure success. Our services include project management, brand development, book launch planning, audience engagement, and connecting authors with essential industry professionals. Whether you're a debut author or a seasoned writer, Story Flow Solutions is here to empower you with the tools, insights, and confidence to achieve your publishing goals.
Special Offer:
All WIP community members will receive a 10% rebate on initial services (i.e., 10% off first consultation call, 10% off first month of project management or virtual support services, 10% off proofreading)
Sue Toth Editing Services
Sue offers coaching programs for fiction and nonfiction authors. These involve helping authors get "unstuck" from a rough patch of the process or ongoing support throughout the entire writing process. She also offers developmental and line editing packages for authors with completed manuscripts. All of her services can be used for both fiction and nonfiction.
Special Offer:
Unlock your book's full potential with these free reflection questions for fiction writers. Receive a free list of expert-crafted questions to help elevate your writing!
The Writer's Life, LLC
The Writer's Life is owned by an Author Accelerator certified book coach who helps fantasy and historical fiction writers write and revise their stories. Her goal is to help writers tell the story on their heart and get it ready to go out into the world.
Special Offer:
Offer for paid ticket holders only.
Bold Authors Network
Welcome to the Bold Authors Network, where we're all about transforming anxious authors into proud promoters. If you’re eager to see your book grab the spotlight, you’re in exactly the right place. Our goal? To arm you with the smarts and strategies to boost your book’s visibility and sales — and to make sure you have a blast doing it.
Special Offer:
An invitation to the Bold Authors Network Promotion Hour, a free weekly session where authors gather to learn promo tips, swap success stories, and explore new strategies for getting their books noticed. If you’ve been looking for a friendly, inspiring place to boost your book promo know-how without the pressure, this is it! Learn how to be a visible author by showing up, standing out, and being found!
Offer available to the whole community.
Higginbotham Editing
Higginbotham Editing specializes in Fiction and seeks to shine a light on diverse characters, including BIPOC and LGBTQ+ characters. All of our services—manuscript evaluation, developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading—leave your voice intact and are based on the desire to give you the edits, feedback, and tools to get your book in the hands of readers.
After working with Higginbotham Editing, you will feel more confident about your manuscript and you will be ready for the next step in publishing your book.
Special Offer:
Paid ticket holders: Would you like an evaluation on your current work in progress or the novel you finally typed THE END? Higginbotham Editing is offering a manuscript evaluation of 4000 words of your choosing. Let us know if you have specific concerns and we can be sure to address that in our editorial write-up
WIP Community Members: 10% off your final invoice
Expires: 12/31/2025
Edge Book Printing
Find your Edge! Custom printing: offset, digital, unique cover applications, paper choices, & binding + layout!
Special Offer:
Click the button below to learn more!