Poetry and Creative Writing for All

The publication of poems or stories in anthologies is a lengthy and quite complex procedure.

Here at Forward Press we pride ourselves on producing quality products in the shortest time possible. From the time that the editor decides the content of a book, to the time the end product is complete is scheduled at 12 weeks.

The schedule is strictly adhered to and we endeavour to meet all projected publication dates.

Editing

The first part of the scheduled procedure is the editing process. During this process the editor reads and carefully selects the content to be published in the book. Once the content has been selected the editor passes the information and all relevant files to the Data Services department.

Data Entry

The Data Services department is responsible for making sure that all poems/stories are linked with the correct author and book to be published. This is quite a lengthy procedure as all authors have to be checked against the database to avoid client record duplication.

Typesetting

The next stage is for the poem or story to be typeset. We have house styles that our typesetters follow to give uniformity to our books. The data-services procedure takes on average two weeks to complete for each book.

Acceptance Procedure

The next step is for all the typesets and authors' original paperwork to be returned to the editor for the acceptance procedure.

The acceptance procedure is when the letter of acceptance, the author's copyright permission form and the typeset are mailed to the author for checking and signing. Forward Press will not publish any work without having the signed copyright returned by the author.

To allow for postal services and of course weekends, four weeks are allowed for delivery and the return to us of the relevant paperwork.

Copyright Returns

Data Services input all the copyright forms and orders returned against the author’s client record on our database. This is done on a daily basis and accuracy is of the utmost importance, to avoid incorrect orders.

1st Corrections

All the processed forms along with the attached typesets are then sent back to the editors to mark any corrections that they would like to be made. This process takes up to one week.

Then all paperwork goes back to Data Services for the typesets to be corrected as per author and editors’ instructions. Another week is allowed for this process.

Final Corrections

Final checks are then made by the editors to ensure that all corrections have been made. The book then goes back to data services for any final corrections to be made at which point larger books may be scrolled*. The insides of the book are now ready for printing.

*The scrolling of large books helps keep the thickness of the book down for spine binding purposes.

Cover Design

Whilst the Data Services team and the editors have been busy working on the insides of the book, our graphic design department have been working on the book cover design. This process takes approximately two weeks and involves creative and informative input from all departments.

The information on all covers is checked on proof copies by the editors and the despatch department to ensure it is correct prior to production.

Pre-Press

When the insides and cover are approved, only then can printing begin.

Print request information is gathered from our database, editors and PR Department for a final print run figure to be reached.

We already know from returned copyright/order forms how many copies of the book our contributors require and how many legal copies are needed. We then calculate the final figure and the schedule for production is compiled.

Production

The book covers and inside pages have to be printed.

When the various parts of the book are printed and checked, final assembly can begin.

Despatch

Once all the books are made, orders can be processed and despatched.

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