Flatpage publishes nonfiction books written by subject-area experts, thinkers, artists, and journalists who present a strong understanding of historical and contemporary contexts in order to critically analyze current issues.
We specialize in helping academics, researchers, and artists reach a wide audience of general readers, thus broadening the impact of their ideas, and working with journalists who want to tell more in-depth stories through longer-form writing.
Launched in 2024, Flatpage’s publishing division is currently commissioning nonfiction titles in current affairs, politics, arts, and culture.
We offer an independent, in-house editorial team of experienced academics, artists, journalists, and published authors. Our editors are qualified professionals who can coach you through the publishing process while still allowing you to stay in control of your text.
See our call for submissions below for further details and how to submit your proposal.
Why publish with Flatpage?
Fast
Since we review manuscripts internally, you can expect faster turnarounds for publishing projects than at traditional and university presses.
Experienced
We offer an in-house team of developmental editors, line editors, copyeditors, and proofreaders to work with you on your text.
Current
We publish books about contemporary topics that are relevant to audiences now. Get your ideas out there when they matter most.
Our Books
Christopher B. Strain
Gunocracy: Confronting America’s Mass Shooting Problem
Gunocracy: Confronting America’s Mass Shooting Problem
Americans don’t have to keep living with the toll of mass shootings every year. Gunocracy sets out practical, commonsense reforms and interventions to reduce or even end these tragedies that Americans across the political spectrum can support. It includes specific recommendations for elected officials, policymakers, and everyday citizens to stop mass shootings.
We are interested in nonfiction books that combine subject-area expertise with clear, engaging storytelling. Our authors include scholars, journalists, and practitioners who want their work to reach readers outside the academy.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
Contemporary politics and global affairs
Social, cultural, and economic change
Cultural shifts and transformations shaping public life
Technology, media, and the digital public sphere
Advances in arts and culture, including theatre, visual art, music, dance, fashion, film, and adjacent creative fields
Monographs or book-length studies of artists, creatives, and cultural practitioners
Creative movements, institutions, and histories with present-day relevance
Climate, environment, and sustainability
Ethics, power, and public institutions
Research-driven explorations of urgent public questions
We are particularly drawn to projects that:
Are grounded in evidence but written for nonspecialist readers
Connect research to lived experience or current events
Offer fresh perspectives on issues shaping public debate
Flatpage exists to expand the reach of knowledge beyond disciplinary boundaries. We work with authors who want their ideas to circulate widely, shape public conversation, and contribute meaningfully to contemporary debates.
Flatpage is seeking proposals for its 2025 publishing program of nonfiction books showcasing strong ideas expressed in a clear and accessible manner for a broad audience. A renowned editorial agency, Flatpage now offers full publishing services, launching with our own book The Art of Academic Editing: A Guide for Authors and Editors.
We are currently commissioning compelling books that explore how the insights gained from research can be applied to effect positive change, challenge conventional thinking, and encourage innovative approaches. We specialize in helping academics reach a wide audience of general readers, thus broadening the impact of their ideas, and working with journalists who want to tell more in-depth stories through longer-form writing.
We are open to submissions of intellectual and engaging books across the visual arts, humanities, and social sciences. Our particular interest lies in topics with significant social, cultural, and political resonance, offering fresh perspectives and a critical reevaluation of contemporary topics.
Flatpage is excited to announce a new publishing initiative dedicated to elevating the voices of today’s most inspiring leaders across business, philanthropy, the arts and sciences, social impact, higher education, and beyond. We are seeking proposals for nonfiction books that offer more than memoir—they should be guidebooks, testaments to how purposeful leadership can foster real change and inspire others to find their own paths to impact.
We’re looking for bold, thoughtful narratives that explore how individuals have leveraged ambition, creativity, and resilience to lead transformative initiatives, influence industries, and better the world. These books should be rooted in lived experience but also aimed at broader significance: stories with takeaways that equip and energize a new generation of change-makers.
Inspired by Flatpage’s own editorial agency and first publication, The Art of Academic Editing, we are currently seeking proposals for books that explore topics related to the editorial and writing process geared toward editorial professionals and/or nonfiction writers in academia, the arts, and businesses.
Flatpage is dedicated to helping authors express ideas in a clear and compelling manner; thus we are interested in books that help advance the editorial profession and encourage writers to approach their writing with care and consideration. We are therefore interested in publications that explore either introductory or advanced topics and that seek to expand and further define our field.
Potential topics might relate to Flatpage’s six editorial service categories (coaching, developmental editing, line editing, copyediting, proofreading, or indexing), or the nonfiction writing and publishing process. The content may be either narrative or technical in style.
Manuscripts may be written by a single author or co-authors or be an edited volume with multiple contributors. We would also be happy to assist in finding contributors for accepted proposals.
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Gunocracy: Confronting America’s Mass Shooting Problem
Americans don’t have to keep living with the toll of mass shootings every year. Gunocracy sets out practical, commonsense reforms and interventions to reduce or even end these tragedies that Americans across the political spectrum can support. It includes specific recommendations for elected officials, policymakers, and everyday citizens to stop mass shootings.
