Publishing built on aligned incentives.
Seawall Point invests in production, shares the profits, and builds careers—not just books.
Seawall Point invests in production, shares the profits, and builds careers—not just books.
Now accepting submissions for our 2026–2027 list · Fiction, serious nonfiction, and professional guides
Traditional publishing takes the lion's share of revenue. Self-publishing puts all the cost and risk on the author. We built a third path—one where the publisher and author are on the same side of the table.
Traditional deals offer 8–15% royalties. Self-publishing demands $3,000–$8,000 upfront and requires authors to manage every detail alone. Most talented writers never find a sustainable path.
We cover all production costs—editing, cover design, typesetting, distribution. Then we split net revenue 60% to the author, 40% to Seawall Point. No upfront fees. No guessing.
Aligned incentives change everything. When we share profits, we're genuinely invested in your book's success. Better books, better marketing, better outcomes—for everyone.
On a $9.99 eBook earning 70% Amazon royalty, you see $4.19 per sale—every sale, forever, with no advance to recoup.
Print and audiobook revenue follow the same split. The 40% SWPP retains goes directly back into production, marketing, and building the next book. There's no profit sitting in a publisher bank account while your royalty statement shows zeros.
We publish fewer books so we can do each one right. That's not a limitation—it's the model.
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Each imprint has a distinct focus and aesthetic, united by the same production standards and author economics.
Our literary and narrative imprint, home to the Coherence Universe and other long-form creative work. Blue Pearl publishes poetry, creative literature, fiction, media-connected projects, and ambitious narrative worlds built to reward sustained readership.
Our serious nonfiction imprint for books about writing, publishing, creative economics, history, government, politics, leadership, and public institutions. Fifty-Six Press publishes authors with something clear and consequential to say about how people build, govern, create, and lead.
Our professional imprint for manuals, instructional books, teacher guides, and practitioner-facing how-to works. Seawall Point Publishing develops high-trust resources that help professionals teach, practice, and apply a discipline with confidence, including yoga and wellness education.
A shared universe of hard science fiction—multiple authors, multiple trilogies, one continuous world. Think of it as a literary MCU: readers who follow one story get rewarded for following others. Series read-through rates average 40–75%, which means more revenue for every author in the universe.
Our first titles are in production now. We're still accepting submissions for the 2026–2027 list. If you write hard SF, first contact, or near-future speculative fiction, this is your conversation to join.
Explore Submission GuidelinesOur production process takes 6 months from acceptance to launch. Every step is documented and shared with you.
Send us your manuscript and a brief synopsis. We read everything and respond within 8 weeks.
Developmental editing, copy editing, and proofreading. We cover the cost; you own the final product.
Professional cover design, interior typesetting, and all production assets built for every format.
Coordinated KDP launch, social campaign, email marketing, and long-term catalog support.
We send a short email every few weeks about what we're publishing, what we're thinking about, and how the economics of independent publishing actually work.
No marketing fluff. Just honest talk about books, production, and the business we're building.
New releases, production notes, and early access. No spam, ever.