Phil and the team have been amazing. They have been supportive in getting my book published and out there. They have given me the confidence. I feel that Phil and the team have been honest and have delivered what they promised.
S.J. Morris, author of Academy for Witches & Wizards
“Hermes was accepted by all three independents I approached, out of which I chose Foreshore. I am pleased I did. The consequence is a good product, excellent artwork and once a production schedule is agreed punctual publication. After publication, there is a developing sales rollout online. The team will do everything possible to overcome the challenges of living in a world where everything has to be filibustered to make progress. For me, the most compelling reason for using Foreshore is the sense of family. Once you are published and out there you are exposed and need to feel there are others with you in the trenches I feel that very much.”
Emily Chance, author of Hermes
“Having been self-publishing stories for a few years, I hadn’t been getting any eyes on them, despite trying several marketing methods. If I wanted people to see my works, they needed to be on shelves. Enter Foreshore Publishing, who liked the manuscript I had sent in. Since the signing of the contract, they have been great in getting it ready for publishing, with Space Race Championship now out in the world with a fantastic cover by Andjela Vujic. I am very pleased with the work done.”
Christopher Searle, author of Space Race Championship
“Phil and the team did what was promised, and within twelve months of signing with them, I was signing copies of my book in my local Waterstones. I find Foreshore Publishing to be honest, professional, and supportive.”
Samantha Turner, author of The Devil You Know & The Depths of Murder.
“It has been an absolute delight getting to know the team at Foreshore Publishing. Throughout the process of bringing my book to fruition, I have felt so well looked after. Foreshore have treated my book with the up most reverence; everything they did needed to be perfect; nothing was just good enough. Foreshore keep working for you long after you book has been launched. They are instrumental in finding opportunities to publicise your book. You can be the greatest story spinner ever born. But if nobody sees your work, you will never reach your full potential. For me it came down to one question: How much did I believe in myself? I would highly recommend Foreshore Publishing to anyone trying to get into the industry.”
Clíona Woods, author of Marcel’s Peaches & The Raven’s Dream.
“Having read extensively online that your first book is rarely published, I sent Blame off to the usual list of publishers one can find easily online with limited expectation. I still have my first email from Foreshore. Their enthusiasm for the book jumped out of the screen. As a new author, I had a ton of questions to ask before agreeing to publish my book. All my questions were welcomed and answered. As a relatively new company, I knew that they would be willing to do the work to bring the book to market, and in return expand their own place in the market. It felt like the perfect fit. A formatting error on the first run of Blame was quickly discovered and dealt with. I had full confidence in Foreshore that this would be resolved. I value the knowledge and experience they have. In many ways it is priceless. Nothing is more rewarding than seeing your book listed on bookshops websites. That would never have happened had I gone down the self-publishing route. I hope that Blame is just the start of our journey together.”
Edward Burley, author of Blame.
“As we know getting published is one of the hardest things to achieve even more than the old traditional record deal. So after what must have seemed two long years trying hard. A call if I recall from Foreshore Publishing that they had read my manuscript and further a meeting was made. It was on this day they had written side notes onto a printed off sheets from my book. This was the sign I felt this seemed legitimate. I’m a psychic also by trade so surely I must know right. Well not always but instinctively as time passed I felt more and more and more happy and excited to be working with Foreshore. They feel like a band of a team around you and you can tell they really care and seek the best outcome for you. I’m very proud to now be a writer author signed to Foreshore Publishing. I think in the coming years they will be looked at as a tour de force and everyone will be scrapping to be signed. But I hope they stay like the best kind of scouts put there.”
Jenna Leigh-Rain, author of Pretty Wonder.
“After publishing my first novel on Amazon with moderate success. I wanted a traditional publishing contract for my second book. After many submissions to agents and even direct to publishing houses with no success. I was introduced to Foreshore Publishing. At first I was weary of vanity publishers as had heard many stories of promising the earth only to take your money and then fail to live up to your expectations. From my very first conversation with Foreshore I knew that they were different. As agreed, my second novel was published and has been well publicised and is now available in a number of bookstores. I have the third book with them now and know they will promote it well.”
Charles White, author of Instinctive Target.
“My books, Holy Disorder and The Gorton Gospel, are published by Foreshore Publishing without an agent. After submitting my manuscript to several publishers who only accepted agented works, I was cautious about vanity publishing, which often lacks essential support like editing and marketing. I discovered Foreshore through a Facebook ad and emailed my manuscript. The process was efficient, and my novel was published. While there’s always some vanity in publishing, seeing my books on the shelf at Waterstones is incredibly rewarding. I view my financial contribution as a partnership in covering the costs of production, which would have been higher had I self-published. I appreciate the professional and personal support, including thoughtful communication about cover design, which allowed me to contribute my ideas.”
Geoff Smith, author of Holy Disorder and The Gorton Gospel
“I’ve been delighted with my Foreshore experience. From the initial discussions, through the editing process, and into completion and marketing, it’s been a completely smooth and enjoyable experience. The people I have interacted with, most especially Phil Shirley, have been excellent communicators. The clarity, the direction, and the responsiveness has been impressive indeed. One detail that I found particularly accomplished was the first-class scrutiny of the proof-read. Thank you, Team Foreshore!”
Richemont Lewis, author of Turf.
“Many thanks to Phil and the team at Foreshore for working so diligently to get my novel ’Snake Town’ published. The end result is fabulous – great cover design by Andjela Vujic – and the book was available in the US straight away. The communication between us was first rate and I always felt the Foreshore team were right behind the book from the beginning.”
Toby Wilshire, author of Snake Town.
“I am really grateful to Foreshore for publishing my work. Phil believes in and appreciates my novel. He understands the purpose of my writing and it is great to work with a publisher who’s vision aligns with mine.”
Sarah Hussain, author of In The Foothills of the Himalayas.
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