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Become an anonymous author
The Anonymous Publishing House was created as a safe place for any author to tell any story without fear of personal attacks and attempts to cancel them.
With APH you are free to share your exciting fiction ideas with the world regardless of content or subject, and with our Anonymous Memoirs™ you can share your personal tale without risking your name and reputation.
Our policy is that no topic, situation or person is off limits. However, to be considered for an Anonymous contract all work needs to fit within our guidelines.
The process
From manuscript to bookshelf
Send your manuscript
Submit your manuscript and synopsis in Word or PDF format. Please make sure your contact details are up to date.
Hear back in 5 business days
All submissions receive a response within 5 business days of receipt. If you don’t receive confirmation, please contact us again.
Review against our guidelines
Your work is reviewed against the requirements and the Anonymous Philosophy below.
Anonymous contract
Successful authors are offered an Anonymous contract.
Production
The APH production team gets the novel ready: editors, graphic designers and illustrators.
Launch & distribution
Your book goes out through our global distribution network and to our 100k+ social media followers.
Requirements
Guidelines
- The work can be fiction or a memoir, and can be based on any topic, from any point of view.
- The work needs to be a minimum of 80,000 words, with no maximum.
- The work must not contain gratuitous violence or pornography.
- The work needs to be ‘controversial’ and address content matter that reflects the APH philosophy.
- Any graphic work including children will be closely examined for the tone and the writer’s intent.
- The work must be an original piece; allowances are made for quotes, source materials and references.
- Previously published material will be considered on a case by case basis.
- Publication through APH is only suitable for authors that are happy to remain anonymous.
Content
The Anonymous Philosophy
To speak truth to power, in the political sense but also all throughout modern life.
Anonymous Fiction
Manuscripts that shine a light on the established norms of our generation and show them for what they are, but also take the reader on a fun ride along the way. The story should be the priority, with the politics floating along in the background, driving it along.
Government ConspiracyAlien ConspiracyHollywood ConspiracyCensorship, freedom of speech threatsDystopian FutureGlobal Diplomacy and TensionCovid, Gain-of-FunctionEpstein WebFalse FlagCorrecting the historical narrativeSocial Media Control and DominationSpy and Espionage ExposureWhistleblowing of any sortCorruption ExposureWar Crimes Exposure
Anonymous Memoirs
Memoirs from authors with an interesting story to tell, but stories that for some reason or another need to be told anonymously.
True Crime TalesWhistle BlowingDeception or CorruptionAbuse and ControlReligious or Social PersecutionA Debaucherous LifestyleConfessions of a (Insert Occupation)
What’s in it for our authors?
What APH brings
30% royalties
Our authors receive 30% of the royalties for their book sales.*
Full production support
The full support of the APH production team to get the novel ready.
100k+ followers
Access to our 100k+ social media followers.
The APH brand
Being part of the larger brand and the exposure that comes with it.
Global distribution
Access to our global distribution network.
Zero cost to you
No author will ever be asked to contribute financially to the production, distribution or marketing of our novels.
*30% of all direct online sales, sales through bookstores and the physical distribution network, provided upon application.
FAQ
Questions
What kind of books do you publish?
Fiction and memoirs on any topic, from any point of view, as long as the work is controversial and reflects the APH philosophy: to speak truth to power, in politics and all throughout modern life.
Do I have to stay anonymous?
Yes. Publication through APH is only suitable for authors who are happy to remain anonymous.
How long does my manuscript need to be?
A minimum of 80,000 words, with no maximum.
Does it cost anything to publish with APH?
No. No author will ever be asked to contribute financially to the production, distribution or marketing of our novels.
How do royalties work?
Our authors receive 30% of the royalties for their book sales: 30% of all direct online sales, plus sales through bookstores and the physical distribution network, provided upon application.
How long until I hear back?
All submissions receive a response within 5 business days of receipt.
Do you accept previously published work?
Previously published material is considered on a case by case basis.
Who owns the rights?
Placeholder — answer TBC by APH Terms are set out in each author’s publishing contract.
Contract writers
We are looking for contract writers to join the staff at APH and write novels for our fiction division. Submit a sample of your work with a cover letter and your contact details.
Editors and illustrators
Please contact us at info@anonymouspublishinghouse.com, or message the team through the website or our social channels.
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