Join Local Authors Only
We publish Texas authors — editing, cover design, formatting, print and digital production, and distribution into shops across the state. You keep your rights and your royalties.
Filling this in costs nothing and commits you to nothing. Tell us who you are and what you’ve written, and we’ll be in touch to talk it through. When we’re both ready to pull the trigger, we send you a contract, collect your books, and the $200 membership is due then — not now.
80% of the best writers in the world never get published or sell a book!
A nonprofit publishing initiative providing professional assistance editing, design, production, and distribution so selected Texas writers can publish with pride and real earning potential.
Most Texas writers dream big: seeing their book on shelves and even making money from it. But the old paths are rougher than a dirt road after a flash flood.
The Truth About Book Sales: Most Titles Sell Fewer Than 500 Copies. Unpublished Books Sell Zero
At Local Authors Only, we believe every Texas writer deserves a real shot at getting their book published — and actually read.
We help Texas authors (and those writing from Texas, native born Texans, or inspired by Texas) turn their manuscripts into professional books at absolutely no cost to you.
You write the story. We handle the rest.
Our team helps you every step of the way:
- We teach you how to use AI for editing and designing your book cover.
- We take care of formatting, printing, and setting up the digital version.
- Then we get your book onto shelves in grocery stores, gift shops, and local retailers all across Texas through our exclusive Grassroots Distribution System.
And every book we publish helps fund our nonprofit work supporting women’s shelters and financial education programs for inmates.
Publish with our partners, Advanced Design Concept, get the visibility and pride your book deserves — while giving back to Texas communities that need it most.
Ready to see your book on Texas shelves? Let’s make it happen.