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ACFW Recognized Publishers

Criteria for ACFW Recognized Publishers

In order to be considered for ACFW's Recognized Publisher List, a publisher must meet the following criteria:

  1. The publisher publishes books written from a Christian worldview in any Christian fiction genre.
  2. All of the publisher’s fiction is Christian, or the publisher has an imprint devoted entirely to Christian fiction (in which case only the imprint will be recognized).
  3. The author must not participate financially in the production or distribution of the book (did not enter into a subsidy contract of any kind).
  4. The publisher must pay royalties.
  5. The publisher must have been in business at least one year, and have in print previously unpublished books of Christian fiction by at least two authors (other than the owners).
  6. The publisher's books must show evidence of professional editing and cover art, and the content must reflect biblical principles.

Applications should be submitted at least six weeks prior to the opening date of a contest or the month in which a New Release is announced by ACFW on FictionFinder.com to allow time for processing. To apply, a representative of the publisher should send an email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) requesting a form and further information about the application process.

Recertification: Publishers will be asked to complete a brief form each fall to assess their continued compliance with these criteria. A publisher must publish at least one new work of Christian fiction per calendar year to maintain Recognized Publisher status.

Publishers recognized on this page do not constitute an endorsement from ACFW.

Revised 04-13-2012