MOOSE HIDE BOOKS Resources

Dear Author;

This Publishing House offers a welcome to those authors that take the courage to submit their work in hopes of acceptance. Our Publishing House extends a deserved respect to the author by considering and replying to all submissions.

Our House.

We are a small Publishing House growing with our clientele. We are not, a subsidy nor a vanity publisher. It is our mandate to assist the emerging and experienced authors with their work. Unfortunately, not every manuscript will be accepted. Publishing is a business, we publish with the expectation of receiving revenue for the Publishing House and for the author. Mind you, we strive to present the best product possible, both in presentation and in the quality of the author’s work.

Comment.

When submitting your work, be willing to accept our guidance, comments and opinions. Our editors make suggestions and give their personal review of your work. It is a personal opinion. Authors should be willing to accept guidance and suggestions to improve their work. An author should be willing to enhance their work. Our editors strive to gain the best work possible and expect the author to try and produce their best efforts. An editor will edit an author’s work, then another editor will edit the editor’s work, then the author will edit the editor’s work. This is the publishing procedure. This is a process to achieve the best quality work possible before presenting it to the public. If the quality of the written word and the product is not up to our standards, we do not publish. We do not compare ourselves to other publishers or share their views or their procedures. Remember, individuals have different perspectives. No two people will write or edit exactly the same. Always, personal views enter the equation.

Submissions.

We accept submissions of fiction, non fiction, short story fiction and non fiction, biography, history, humour, trivia, theatre plays - drama and comedy, story poetry and a variety of genre contained within.

Book Collections.

For emerging writers and established authors we are accepting short stories of adult/juvenile/children fiction and non fiction in all genre for our book collections. We also include story poetry. These collections are assembled to boost the presence of authors and their works. All revenues are used to continue this practice, thus there are no individual royalties paid. Authors may buy-back copies then sell them at retail earning a royalty percentage.

Editing Service.

We also offer an editing service, a separate entity from submissions for publishing, for those authors that are seeking, or need, assistance to enhance their story structure. Comments are provided as to the overall quality of the work. Story editing is the means of suggesting character building, scene building, story structure, story flow and window dressing to tie together the story. A client may, request as much or as little editing as desired. An estimated editing cost will be provided when material is received for review.

Creative Writing Workshops.

For those seeking assistance with their writing talent, we offer creative writing sessions. Writing courses from $150.00 to $250.00. Hourly mentoring $35.00 to $45.00. One on one question and answer mentoring $45.00 per hour. For editing services an estimated cost will be provided after review of submitted material.

Acceptance.

Once we receive a manuscript, we read it, we then edit one page and give our suggestions, comments, and our opinions. We may suggest the use of our editing service, or by a third party, or editing by the author. We may accept the manuscript for publishing and offer a publishing agreement contract.

Facts.

Story editing is not covered by a Publishing Agreement Contract. It is a part of a service we provide. Format editing, the editing of grammar, punctuation, spelling and proper layout of text and page is covered by the Publishing Agreement. When a manuscript is accepted, there is no fee amount charged to the author. The author receives full royalties.

Agent.

We publish, distribute and act as the author’s agent in all venues covered by our Agreement Contract.

Our submission guide-lines.

Include a SASE. If mailing from outside of Canada please include an international mailing coupon or Canadian postage. A double-spaced, 12 pt font of 2 to 3 chapters for a first initial review. Title page should contain - Title - copyright date; - day - month - year the work was first conceived. Your full name; - first - middle - last. Your full date of birth; - day - month - year, a pen name if used. Provide only copies not originals. Include a full mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, an E-Mail address. A personal Biography, who you are, what you do for a living and for relaxation, your aspirations, a title list of your works with a short Biography for each; two or three lines. Do not include reviews, awards or past accomplishments. We judge an author and their work by the story before us. Make note if you wish material returned or recycled and if you wish material commented upon, we will edit several pages for you and give our comments and opinions.

Viewing samples of our published works

On our Web Site - www.moosehidebooks.com , click on Products for complete title listing, click on Store to view cover and jaket copy. Chapters, Coles and Indigo Book Stores carry some of our titles on their on-line store at www.indigo.ca.

I would like to thank you for your interest in Our Publishing House

Editor. Edmond Alcid.

Moose Enterprise Book and Theatre Play Publishing

Basic Play Catalogue Overview

MOOSE ENTERPRISE is pleased and proud to present to you up-and-coming playwrights and plays that we are sure you will enjoy presenting and performing.

NO VENTURE IS UNATTAINABLE. Amateur and professional playwrights and plays deserve the opportunity to be presented at all levels of theatre, for we are striving to entertain the theatre patrons.

All great writers, actors, producers, stage hands, costumers, make up artists, lighting technicians, directors, choreographers, and all theatre assistants started at the beginning, hoping, dreaming, striving to reach for the spotlight.

Those that give of them selves, in an amateur theatre, are the foundation of this art form.

To them our applause and our willingness to give them all a chance to succeed.

ROYALTIES:

All royalties listed in the products tab page are for live stage productions by amateur groups with a maximum seating of three hundred people. Professional groups require special arrangements based on a percentage of gate admissions. Televison or radio presentation arrangement by mutual agreement. Royalties are applicable to all performances before an audience whether or not admission is charged. Presentation rates are listed within the title’s descriptions. All royalties are due upon agreement with MOOSE ENTERPRISE as to when production is planed to be presented. Royalties for tapes and sheet music due when ordered.

RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS:

ALL MOOSE ENTERPRISE plays are protected by copyright laws and convention. It is an infringement of copyright law to give a performance or reading of any such play or excerpt without prior consent from MOOSE ENTERPRISE. It is also a violation of copyright law to copy part or all of a play’s content by any means, including typewriter, photocopy or videotape.

PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS:

Whenever and wherever a play is produced, Due authorship credit must be given on all programs, printings and advertising for the play. No changes may be made to the written play for the purpose of your production unless this publisher and the author of selected play consents to changes. No television, film, video or audio recording may be made of your production. If so, applicable fees must be paid. For private recordings for archives, please inquire for permission. An archive recording in current format must be supplied to this Publishing House if the production has the means.

I Thank You for Your Interest in Our Plays
publisher
RICHARD MOUSSEAU