Please review the mission, proposal, brief synopsis of potential authors, service statement, and inaugural declaration of Lacuna Press.
The Mission of Lacuna Press
Lacuna Press endeavors to fill the gap in the publishing community by bringing the creative works of original thinkers into intellectual discourse with the public square and academia by focusing on sidelined works of established authors and unregarded works of emerging scholars.
Highly selective with clear submission criteria and rigorous vetting. With the goals of a handful of selective titles released annually, LP will remain a niche publisher offering support and promotion for seasoned authors desiring a novel outlet and qualified writers seeking entry into the publishing domain.
Formed as a tight community of scholars for review and working closely with accepted authors, LP offers perfectly bound locally printed books and licensed digital texts, with both direct purchase and access via LP’s website in tandem with associate retail markets.
The Proposal of Lacuna Press
Lacuna Press has identified three gaps withing the present publishing community. The proposal is to fill those gaps and reduce the deficit by bringing works of substance to fruition
- The first publishing gap are those unique book ideas tangent to an author’s subject domain and CV presentation; LP offers the venue to demonstrate a multidisciplinary vision and responsive acumen ordered to addressing perennial ideas and cultural concerns.
- The second gap forms from those projects peripheral to an author’s publishing queue or outside the ideological commitment of mainstream presses; LP provides the incentive and support for such projects that have been lingering towards completion and publication.
- The third vision component arises from compiling lecture notes, and transcribing podcasts or blogs that warrant arrangement into manuscript form; LP will facilitate the process to showcase such present materials, collected and annotated into print medium for use as course adoptions while providing wider access to the publishing market.
The Potential Authors of Lacuna Press
The vision of Lacuna Press is to fill the gap by supporting the creative works of original thinkers within three specific arenas.
- Tenure and tenured professors: It is not uncommon for professors situated within academia to resist venturing outside their AOE or to publish beyond the scope of their present reputation. The appraisal of tenure committees for those on tract and department politics are legitimate concerns even for situated positions. This reality often leaves ideas, or even partially formed manuscripts in perpetual limbo. Lacuna Press arises as an opportunity to bring those ideas to market.
- Adjunct faculty and graduate students: The publishing goals of graduate students anticipating entry into academia and the prospect of adjunct lecturers seeking publication are often limited by the present lack of position each desire to remedy with a full-time position. Sometimes the goals of graduate students do not include a permanent position and the opportunities for adjunct lecturers fall prey to a system designed to perpetuate conditional employment. Nonetheless, each have the research and writing skills fully capable of scholarly publication. Lacuna Press arises as an opportunity to bring those ideas to market.
- Lay scholars and community sages: With no institutional affiliation and lacking access to academic networks, many lay scholars and community sages desire to voice their wisdom and research to the general public in book form. Hesitant to process through mainstream book submission, which will likely not be considered due to lack of credentials, the contribution potential remains stagnant. Lacuna Press arises as an opportunity to bring those ideas to market.
The Services of Lacuna Press
Through the experience of qualified editors and review members, each title solicited or submitted upon acceptance will be offered feedback prior to submission. Once submitted within Lacuna Press guidelines, the author will receive copy-editing and approval, typesetting for perfectly bound format, permitted input for the original cover design, assigned an ISBN, be provided two complementary copies, and upon request promotional fliers for speaking engagements and book events are available for a nominal fee or free of charge depending on the circumstances. Both author’s discount and royalty free are explained prior to contractual agreement.
The Inauguration of Lacuna Press
Lacuna Press is a 2025 startup which has been in development as an idea for quite some time. LP is actively seeking and soliciting qualified authors with a commitment to publish ten to twenty manuscripts annually. That modest goal both secures the rigorous intent of the selection process and solidifies LP’s commitment to author care in terms of support and promotion. Lacuna Press no intention to mimic mainstream commercial and academic presses…it is about the gap!
Lacuna Press is committed to launch the first flight of books in the winter of 2026.