Submission Guidelines

Submission Guidelines

The Bookworm Indie Pub is a place designed to help self published authors promote their work. Most indie authors don't have the opportunities to read their works in a bookstore or community setting, so we have created a virtual reading opportunity! 

In order to keep our content standards high, please read the following guidelines and understand that we reserve the right to deny any video for any reason.

 

1. Please follow YouTube's content policies. YouTube is not for pornographic, sexually explicit, or violent content. We will happily accept Erotica writers to post videos, but please keep your reading at a PG13 rating. Also, please try and keep swear words to a minimum. (http://www.youtube.com/t/community_guidelines)

2.Length: This is your chance to promote yourself. Any length reading is accepted, but we prefer readings to be between 1-10 minutes.

3. Quality: We understand that not everyone can have professional level movie editing equipment, but please make sure your video is the best sound and video quality you can. If we can't hear you, or the video is difficult to see, we won't post it.

4. Please only submit works that you own the rights to. We want these videos to be from the authors themselves, not fans. If you really want to help an author out and make a reading for them, please get permission from the author first. 

5. Submissions: please submit the completed video to our email address. We will review it and make sure it meets our content guidelines. We will not edit any videos beyond adding The Bookworm Indie Pubs logo and the authors name to the beginning/end, so please make sure it is complete and ready for viewing upon submission. Remember to include purchase information and contact details so your readers can find you.

We are just starting to explore the opportunities in this field, so please understand if there are some growing pains. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or random facts please feel free to email us at bookworm.indiepub@gmail.com. It may take a couple of days for us to get back to you, but we will do our best.

Thanks and we look forward to watching your videos!