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Who is WiDo Publishing?
 
WiDō Publishing is a new, regional publisher established in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2007, by a group of writers, artists and designers committed to publishing outstanding books and aggressively promoting them.
COMPANY HISTORY 
We are a new company, but our design and editing team has many years of combined experience. Located in Salt Lake City, our people are excited by great writing, good books, and appealing design. 
 
WiDo Publishing is a small, independent publishing house established for the purpose of finding promising authors with compelling stories to tell and bringing their works to the public.

We want to find, publish and promote books that have the potential to become modern classics, that merit promotion beyond the initial two years.  
 
There are ten new titles currently in the works for 2009 and 2010. Watch this website for more information as the release dates approach.


AUTHOR TESTIMONIALS

"I am thrilled to send you a portion of my manuscript, because I feel like, at last, I have found a publishing house that fits my story, my audience, and my style." (Mary Gray, Manassas, Virginia)


"I am thankful for your publishing company, because I could not find a local publisher dedicated to all genres, dedicated to publishing, love making people happy with a good book, and giddy to be doing what they are doing. I am very excited to possibly be doing business with you." (Cody Barney, age 13, American Fork, Utah)

 
"I am very impressed with your company. Where did you find Kristine? She is amazing!" (Marilyn Brown, Springville, Utah)


"I accept the offer of publication with happiness and appreciation. I am a highly motivated writer and I am anxious to begin working with WiDo Publishing. You'll find me to be a professional and respectable client; one that is already proud to be a part of the team. Thank you again for you belief in my work and for granting me such a wonderful opportunity." (G.M. Browning, Goffstown, N.H.)


"The thing that I really appreciate about Wido Publishing is that they were able to look beyond my weaknesses in structure to see my story lurking in my manuscript."
(William Prusso, Sandy, Utah)


"Allie, you make me laugh. I can't wait to work with your publishing company if everyone there is even half as fun as you!" (M.J. Cunningham, Brigham City, UT)







 

BYU PUBLISHING FAIR


This will be WiDo's second year to attend the BYU Pub Fair. Last year, as a result we signed two authors, Marilyn Brown for "Fires of Jerusalem," to be released in 2010, and Lisa Dayley for "The Frozen Trail."


The annual Publisher's Fair at Brigham Young University is sponsored by BYU's Counseling and Career Center, will be held on Thursday, March 18, from noon until 5 p.m. in the Garden Court of the Wilkinson Center.


Liesel Autrey and Karen Gowen, two of WiDo's editors, will be there to meet authors and take manuscript submissions.


LEAGUE OF UTAH WRITERS CONFERENCE

WiDo sent two representatives to the September 19, 2009 League of Utah Writer's Conference in Midway, Utah. Liesel Autrey, Editor and Marketing Director and Karen Gowen, WiDo author and assistant editor.

 

Report on LUW Conference by Karen and Liesel:

 Fantastic! The authors were impressive-- well-prepared and professional, not to mention talented and eager to get their work published and to promote in any way possible. We encouraged them to send us chapter samples, and we requested full manuscripts from several. We look forward to attending again next year.

 

UPDATE from LUW Conference:

Melissa J. Cunningham, one of the excellent authors who turned in sample chapters to Liesel and Karen, has signed a contract with WiDo! Her YA fantasy novel is now in the editing process, and is scheduled for release in 2011.


Congratulations to Melissa and welcome to WiDo Publishing!


MEET THE EDITOR

Our managing editor, Kristine Princevalle, has started a blog to answer questions and meet writers. Click on and meet Kristine. Her blog is packed with information and advice about the writing, editing and publishing world.

 


Our imprint, Mendon House Press, is now official

Just as we were beginning to assign new titles to this imprint, WiDo Publishing began getting name recognition. So we took Mendon House Press off the title pages and put WiDo Publishing back on. We still plan on using the new imprint down the road, but right now we don't want to mess with the burgeoning name recognition of WiDo Publishing. Granted, it's an odd name, but maybe that's why people are remembering it?