THE BLACKWOOD PRESS

Welcome to our page of new literary fiction. Explore around and get a taste of our upcoming publications.

About

Overview

The Blackwood Press is an independent publishing house, established in 2026. The Blackwood Press does not have a physical site. Instead, we have opted to focus on eBooks while working out solutions for POD through local prints.

Mission Statement

The Blackwood Press is a book publishing company that focuses on books. But not just any books, we are honing in on the ones that have potential to be interesting. In this day and age, with thousands of books being published every day, we made it an initiative to help pick up where publishers of old like DAW Books or Del Ray have left behind. We want to provide readers with something that grabs their attention, perfect or imperfect. Reading is about leading and learning, never about the perfection of the words but what can be conveyed. Get in touch!

Our Values

Fostering creativity, because in this day and age there is not enough space to allow that to happen. But that is why we exist, to build that platform so others may stand with us. It’s small now, but in time we hope to see it grow.

On AI and Writing

We as a publishing press want to be open and clear about the usage of AI in our work. It is to be encouraged for writers to disclose how AI was used in their work, from research to even generation.
In terms of text generation, we do not condone it. But we make sure that authors who use it must try to limit it. For those learning the crafts or still green behind the ear, it can serve as an important tool in teaching them the basics of writing. To understand style, genre, perspective, prose and editing.
Most important, this must be disclosed to the customers. At the end of the day, the customers will judge and decide on the content of the book. They deserve to know. Wherever our books are sold, there has to be a disclaimer on the web pages and inside the book. Again, this is important in building a healthy and honest relationship with customers, and improves our society in valuing the truth.
There has been development of symbols and logos to be attached to books, as well as other publishers demanding disclosure of AI usage in manuscripts before they even look at it. But for our small press, we want to make it clear to the customers that we value them. As for the authors, in respect of how they use AI they too need to respect their skills. We hope to see a bright side in the AI tools other than outright replacing writers, but we go with an approach where writers who use it should make it a priority to slowly step away from the tools once they grow confident in their writing skills. Like how one rides a bike with training wheels on, one day they will be taken off.

Books

Rights and Permissions

All Blackwood Press books are protected by copyright, and so unless otherwise stated, you are not permitted to copy or reproduce material from publications without our express permission.

Enjoy our line-up of new books!

Contact

We are currently using a backup Gmail for contact, in time we should have our email back up:

GMAIL: [email protected]