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Welcome

According to Medieval Bestiaries, the Leucrota is the swiftest of wild animals. It is a composite animal with the head of a badger, the chest and front legs of a lion, the hindquarters and cloven hooves of a stag, and a mouth that stretches from ear to ear lined with a single row of bone.

So w hy a Leucrota? Well, because it's different, just like them. They’re proud of their uniqueness, running ahead of the pack by testing limits and working with authors on a personal level that seems to be missing lately in the publishing industry. While they are a smaller house in size, they are by no means lacking in any division with dedicated marketing and sales staff, as well as experienced editors and graphic designers ready to work day or night to make the chosen books the success stories they all deserve to be.

And unlike many of the larger houses that use form rejection letters giving no insight or indication as to why the book was declined, they promise to provide personalized feedback on why they felt your book wasn’t ready, many times even editing or commenting on the first few pages of your submission packets to give a little nudge in the right direction.

Even mythical creatures need a clean place to live, so in protection of our company’s namesake, Leucrota Press is switching to environmentally friendly practices. As of May 15, 2009, Leucrota Press will no longer be taking paper submissions, and will deal whenever possible with their authors electronically. We will also be starting producing some titles as ebooks so the works will be available to buy paper-free.

However, as it is hard to be a book company without any paper, the paper we use to print our books will be FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) and SFI (Sustainable Forest Initiative) certified. Since 1993, the FSC has been working to promote responsible management of the world’s forests through public works. Both FSC and SFI certifications were created to ensure that companies use practices of harvesting wood that are sustainable and do not harm our forests by over logging. This in turn protects the wildlife that call those forests home, and the soil and water quality that those trees protect.

Leucrota Press is a member of Green Press Initiative, which means they meet GPI's environmental criteria and support their efforts to reduce the social and environmental impacts of book publishing. For more information, please visit: www.greenpressinitiative.org

                                

Leucrota Press is an independent press that publishes science fiction, fantasy, horror, and graphic novels of the highest quality. They work with both new and established authors, agented or not. Please carefully review their submission guidelines before sending any materials. They accept simultaneous submissions, but not multiple submissions.