We, at Regal House Publishing, love books. I mean we really love books. There is nothing more exciting than when we discover a new author whose words resonate, stirring the blood, and raising goosebumps on the skin. Words that are finely and uniquely crafted, halting the reader in momentary awe at the seemingly effortless skill with which these talented authors spill phrases across the page. We feel so proud and so privileged to play a small part in bringing these incredible writers to the reading world.
Lately, however, like many Americans, we have been worried; worried about the racist slurs, hate crimes, and discrimination that seems to be on the rise across the nation in recent years. We have been worried about the divisive rhetoric, the suspicion and distrust of fellow Americans due to the color of their skin or the manner in which they worship. We have been alarmed by incidents of school harassment targeting minorities and the growing us versus them mentality as opposed to the collective we.
So we decided to do something about it. In the winter of 2016, we decided to collect the voices of all who felt the impact of these emotional weeks, and to unify them in our inaugural anthology – letters, essays, articles, poems, and short fiction not by Muslims or Jews, by Republicans or Democrats, by gay or straight, by men or by women, by conservatives or liberals, or even Americans, but by citizens of this glorious globe celebrating and embracing the vibrant diversity that is this human life. And we have continued the work ever since. We have published a number of anthologies under our Pact Press imprint over the years, anthologies that speak to social and environmental justice.
So we ask you to join with us. Take the Pact to not stand by in silence, to stand up for those who are belittled or derided. The Pact to yell from the rooftops and holler from the schoolyards, to tell your story so that others will not feel alone in their fear and uncertainty. For while there is much that divides us, there is more that unites us and a great deal can be accomplished through the power of words.
We are committed to promoting the diversity of ethnicity and religion, of politics and perspective that enriches and empowers us all. Our Pact to you is to broadcast, proudly and loudly, the voices of those who wish to influence the debate in favor of acceptance, equal rights, respect, reproductive rights, peace, and religious tolerance. We seek rolling submissions of essays, anthology proposals, and memoirs that focus on themes of immigration, justice, the Supreme Court, hunger, poverty, homelessness, jobs, education, LGBTQ+ concerns, health care, and race.
We initiated this imprint with the recognition that we at Regal House Publishing also have much to learn; we welcome suggestions for shaping and informing our efforts both now as we set out and as we evolve. Please contact us to submit, ask questions, or become involved.
