About
I founded Chthonia Books on the one-year anniversary of the Chthonia website, and it is a part of the Chthonia.net collection of offerings. The first offering is my own novella, “Medb”.
Chthonia deals with the “dark Feminine”, the “liminal”, and with the deeper psychological ramifications of our cultural narratives, including our myths and religious beliefs. I have found that it is surprisingly difficult to find a niche for the kind of work, both fiction and non-fiction, that the Chthonia theme addresses. None of my work fits neatly into any pre-defined publishing categories, and this has made it difficult to market to literary agents and presses who feel the work isn’t specific enough to their genres.
Thus, Chthonia Books seeks to be an outlet for people writing “outside the margins” about themes related the the Chthonia concept.
Chthonia Books is currently a “one-woman show,” so I am handling the submissions, editing, production, and marketing for everything. I may have to limit the number of accepted submissions; while I will make every effort to communicate in a timely fashion, please give me a 30-day turnaround time on submissions before checking the status.
Current Chthonia Books titles are the first listings on the Publications page; as the catalog grows I will produce a separate list.
To submit work to Chthonia Press, visit the Submissions page.
If you are an accepted author, visit the Author Information page.