A selective publisher for authors with a finished manuscript. Editing, design, print, distribution, and launch happen under one roof, and your rights stay yours.
Two-minute application. Colin reads every one and replies within 72 hours.
A planner for women ready to flourish in every area: wellness, prayer, and lifestyle, built page by page from a blank sheet.
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Finding hope through song: devotions for the cancer journey.
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A storybook about kindness, including the kind children owe themselves. By Katie Bohannon, illustrated by Lauren Holley.
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A marriage study by Valerie Goodman, with a small groups curriculum and a study guide sold as a bundle.
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Dr. Michael L. Whitmire on fear that follows you from childhood into your calling.
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What is praise and worship? Samuel Isaiah Smith traces it from the ancient world to the church today.
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Flipping the script on a painful childhood. Scott Hilton for the dad who never had one.
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Twenty-five fatherless men write to the next generation of fatherless boys.
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A blueprint for parents raising children they didn't bring into the world.
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A memoir built around one question: what do you do when there is nothing you can do?
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A picture book written and illustrated by Leah Grace Kelley about the seeds we plant in a child's heart.
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A children's book to help kids see themselves the way God sees them.
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It comes with your Author Roadmap, before a single word of your manuscript is edited.
You didn't simply sign a publishing agreement. You entrusted Zion with a message that matters.
From this point forward, you are not building your book alone. Our team will walk beside you, from manuscript to market, to help you create a book you will be proud to put your name on.
It's an honor to be on this journey with you!
Let's craft your book for lasting impact.
ColinColin Edwards, Founder
The Zion Author Experience
Every author we sign gets all seven.
Apply to publish with ZionYou'll have a coordinated team of at least four publishing professionals working on your book, with one dedicated coordinator managing the moving pieces.
One team. One point of contact. No freelancers for you to manage.
Your manuscript moves through four core production stages: professional editing, custom cover design, interior layout, and a documented final quality-control review before production.
98% is not an option.
You'll receive your personal publishing roadmap, breaking down the details of every phase and every publishing milestone.
During active production, you'll receive a proactive update at least once every seven calendar days, even when there's nothing you need to do. Every update covers what's finished, what's next, and whether we need anything from you.
You'll never have to chase us to find out what's happening.
You'll receive 10 ready-to-customize promotional assets, such as social graphics, announcement templates, author bio copy, and book descriptions.
No more staring at a blank screen wondering how to promote your book.
You'll receive a day-by-day launch preparation plan with four weekly priorities, promotional milestones, and specific actions leading up to publication.
You won't just know when your book launches. You'll know how to prepare for it.
Keep 100% of your applicable author royalties on your first 1,000 copies sold, subject to your publishing agreement.
“Colin was the consummate professional while making us feel like we were his only client.”
“The quality of these projects was consistently exceptional, and Colin’s skill, leadership, and creativity were central to their success.”
“Colin took the time to understand my vision, built on my initial ideas, and brought them to life beyond my expectations.”
“Colin was an answered prayer of support and knowledge and guided me the whole way. I have since passed his name and contact to everyone I know with the same dream.”
“Colin calmly walked us through the months-long process of designing page layouts, researching printing options, setting up our book launch, and much more.”
Four steps, and you'll hear back within 72 hours of the first one.
A two-minute form about you and your manuscript. Nothing is uploaded yet.
Colin reviews every application personally, and you'll hear from him within 72 hours. If it's not a fit, he'll tell you honestly.
Twenty minutes with Colin, then a written proposal built for your book, with the full number. No packages.
Editing, cover, interior, print, distribution, and launch, all in-house. Most books take four to seven months.
Now accepting manuscripts for 2027 launches.Two-minute application. Colin reads every one and replies within 72 hours.
Apply to publishFour authors, four very different books, and what happened when each one went out into the world.
Website, cinematic trailer, and a book that reads like it came from a major house.
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Scott Hilton's book for kinship caregivers, start to finish.
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Full picture-book production and a launch that made the local news.
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Custom interior system, cover, print run, and a launch website.
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Colin Edwards founded Zion after publishing his own first book through a hybrid publisher and watching it reach people he never expected. Authors started asking him the question he'd asked himself: I have my manuscript, what do I do now?
So he started walking them through it. More than thirty books later, that is still what Zion is: a guide through the whole process, with a team behind him that produces the work.
Colin reads every application and takes every first call himself.
Meet the teamEvery project is quoted after we've read your manuscript and talked with you. These four things hold for every one.
Tell us about your manuscript. Colin reads every application and takes every first call himself.
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