Contributing Author GuidelinesEach approved Contributing Author submission should include the following:
Your content The Speak Through Me Publishing Team (including all related parties) is firm in the belief that when God gives you a message, you need to share what God gives you. As needed, we will clean up grammatical issues or anything that is potentially confusing to the reader. We will do minor rewrites for clarity, flow, and design as well as more substantial edits when we deem it necessary. Rest assured it is not our intent to change your message. Write what God gives you. A few more things to remember:
Do not email any content for the book, unless Dell specifically requests it that way. Do not send Drop Box links, ZIP files, or anything else. Everything related to your submission should be sent using the STMPub.net website under the Member Services tab, select My Contribution. Unless requested to do so, do not send your content to the Coordinator.
I can hardly wait to see what God has laid on the heart of each of you. I’m looking forward to the finished product. Dell Project Manager Self-publishing Specialist |
Contributing Author Statement of AgreementThis agreement is made between the publishing branch of Speak Through Me Communications, P.O. Box 382131, Germantown, TN 38183-2131, hereafter referred to as Project Manager, and the participating Contributing Author.
By signing this agreement, the Contributing Author warrants that he/she has legal authority to grant the following permissions and enter into these agreements. The Contributing Author grants permission to include his/her submission, hereafter referred to as Work in this collaborative work, hereafter referred to as Collection, in the English language worldwide. The Contributing Author hereby represents and warrants the following to the Coordinator (Publisher) and Project Manager The Work is free and clear of any counts of libel, plagiarism, breach of privacy, misrepresentation of facts, explicit sex, profanity, or inflammatory content. The Work does not infringe upon any copyright or proprietary right, common law or statutory law, and does not contain material of libelous nature. The Work is not in the public domain and the Author is the representative of the Work as a whole with full power to enter into this agreement. If the Work has been previously published in the whole or in part, the Contributing Author currently holds authorization from the copyright holder to enter into this agreement and will include the authorization with the submission. The Contributing Author acknowledges that the Work is not available as a free download anywhere on the Internet nor is it currently available in whole from the Contributing Author's website. The Contributing Author releases both the Project Manager, the Publisher, and all related entities, from any obligations relating to any legal actions incurred by the contents of the Work or of the Contributing Author. Additionally, it will be the responsibility of the Contributing Author to pay all legal fees related to the Contributing Author's negligence or breach of this agreement. The Work has not been nor will be published by any other entity aside from the Contributing Author’s personal collection or the Publisher. The Author grants the Project Manager the right to edit/revise the Work as deemed necessary according to the Project Manager. The message will remain that of the Contributing Author; however, the final wording will be at the discretion of the Project Manager and/or Publisher. Contributing Author’s Name The Project Manager shall have the right to use the Contributing Author’s name and biographical material for the purpose of advertising, publishing, and promoting the Collection. This includes use of excerpts from the individual Work to promote the Collection. Contributing Author’s Rights The Contributing Author retains full copyright ownership for his/her Work. The Contributing Author has the right to use excerpts of his/her Work for promotional purposes in any way deemed appropriate as agreed upon by both the Contributing Author and the Publisher. The Contributing Author has the right to resell the Collection as a whole in the hard copy version only. The Contributing Author does not have the right to publish the Collection as a whole in any manner including physical copies and electronic copies. The Contributing Author grants the Project Manager the following continuing rights The Project Manager is granted the right to publish the Work in the English language in both print and e-book editions of the Work worldwide within the Collection, as an excerpt for promotional purposes, or within a “Best Of” series. The Publisher is granted the right to contract with distributors, bookstores, vendors, organizations and/or outlets to sell the Work in association with the Collection under the Publisher's name. No right is given to the Publisher or Project Manager to publish the individual Work outside of the Collection or in the Publisher’s name except for the permissions granted above. Copyright The Publisher (Coordinator) holds the copyright of the Collection. The Contributing Author maintains the copyright and all other rights to his/her individual Work. A notice of copyright will be placed in the front of the book for the Collection. A notice of copyright will be placed on the Contributing Author page(s) referencing their specific Works. Contributing Author Submission The Contributing Author is expected to submit all materials on or before the prescribed due dates and in the requested manner. Book Copies At the discretion of the Coordinator, the Contributing Author may receive a complimentary copy of the collection. As per arranged by the Coordinator, the Contributing Author may purchase the Collection at a reduced price with the full right to resell the copies at will. Cover Art All cover art produced or contracted by the Project Manager (or Coordinator) shall be the property of the Coordinator. The Contributing Author has the right to use the cover art in promoting the Work and/or Collection on their website, social media, flyers, bookmarks, etc. for as long as this agreement is in effect. The right is revoked if the Contributing Author or Coordinator cancels this agreement. The Publisher and Project Manager have sole discretion and artistic license to design, layout, and/or contract with a third party to implement any and all cover art or artwork associated with the Collection and are under no obligation to obtain permission from the Contributing Author(s) before release. |