Memoir
Fighting the Battles of the Ballet World
by Olga JE Kingrey
Independent since the work demanded it
Self-publishing the way it
was meant to be.
An American press for the long run. Honest work, done with care, made to last — memoir, business, education, homeschool, fiction, faith, family history, cookbooks. Every book held to one standard of craft.
Est. for authors · Made in America
100%
Royalties on third-party sales
71,000+
Retailers worldwide
One
Standard of craft, every shelf
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A press that fits every shelf
The range is the point — not an accident.
A mill takes raw material and turns it into something useful, something built to outlast the day it was made. Grain becomes flour. Pulp becomes paper. A story becomes a book on a shelf.
A 600-page family history and a 24-page picture book get the same calm, professional team and the same standard of work. One imprint, one standard, every shelf.
MemoirBusinessEducationHomeschoolFictionFaithFamily HistoryCookbooksChildren'sPoetry
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What we do
Full-service publishing,
without the runaround.
Editorial, design, production, distribution, and marketing. One team, one timeline, one finished book.
Editorial
Copy editing, line editing, and developmental work, tailored to your manuscript by a real editor.
Design & Production
Custom covers, interior layout, ISBN, and print-ready files for paperback, hardcover, and ebook.
Worldwide Distribution
Your book in 71,000+ retailers — Amazon, Barnes & Noble, libraries, and independent bookstores.
Marketing
Press, launch campaigns, and steady promotion to put your book in front of the right readers.
100% Author Rights
You keep your rights. You keep 100% of royalties on third-party sales. Plain English, no surprises.
A Real Team
A coach, an editor, a designer. The same calm, professional team for every book we make.
What our authors say
“I sat on my manuscript for years. The team broke the work into honest steps and kept the pace I could handle. Holding the finished book was something I will not forget.”
Denise Holloway
Author of Walking in His Light
“Steady, warm, and unflappable. They took three generations of family letters and turned them into a book the whole family will keep.”
Marshall Snyder
Author of Honor, Courage and Sacrifice
“From cover to launch, they treated my business book like it mattered. It now sits on the shelf of every client I work with.”
Rebecca Hamilton
Author of Reclaiming Our Heritage
Stories worth telling
A few books we have helped into the world.
Education
Japanese for American High School Students
by Seiko Igarashi
Sports & Guides
Getting Recruited to Play College Baseball
by Robert McCunney, M.D. & Gary Cohn
Cookbooks
More Slow-Cooker Savant
by Sterling Miller
“A good book outlives the
person who wrote it.”
— The Mill City Press team
Ready when you are
You have a book in you.
we help you make it real
Tell us about your book. We will listen, ask a few honest questions, and lay out a clear path from manuscript to shelf.