Looking for publishers partial to Camino literature

[Burton Axxe]

Greetings all. I have written a Camino book in Japanese, detailing my experience as a white guy 'representing' Japan on the Camino Frances and the subsequent discussions, meditations, and realizations that this entailed from a dual identity or east-meets-west perspective. I have a lead on some Japanese publishers (I live there and have published before) and so am pursuing that end.

I have also, however, adapted the book for an English-reading audience, with the same theme, but with the commentary originally aimed at the Japanese reader adjusted to suit non-Japanese readers. This means I'm looking for an English/International publisher who might be partial to this type of narrative. There is a glut of Camino literature in English but this book has the twist decribed above. Any leads would be welcome. Responses can be in this thread or DM me if you think that would be more suitable.

Thanks in advance.

 

[wisepilgrim]

I can't help with the question posed but would be very interested in reading it when it is published!

 

[Kitsambler]

Go to a large Western bookstore (or, Amazon US site), search for the glut of English-language Camino literature, check the book description to find the publisher.

But, what you are asking for is not what you really want. What you want is, a literary agent who works in the non-fiction/travel area. For that, you could start here: https://literaryagencies.com/list-of-literary-agents/

 

[Bill's_Walking]

FWIW you can self publish though Amazon

 

[Burton Axxe]

Well, it is good that this house of pilgrims has many rooms where everyone can find something that they like and something they can ignore.

Cheers @Burton Axxe I look forward to your writings.

Thanks. I’m a fan of your posts.

 

[David]

Oil on Water Press? They publish this - https://oilonwaterpress.com/product/walk-this-way/

 

[Burton Axxe]

Go to a large Western bookstore (or, Amazon US site), search for the glut of English-language Camino literature, check the book description to find the publisher.

But, what you are asking for is not what you really want. What you want is, a literary agent who works in the non-fiction/travel area. For that, you could start here: https://literaryagencies.com/list-of-literary-agents/

Yes, this appears to be the first step- at least for those publishers not open to unsolicited submissions. So, are there any authors here who have a literary agent?

 

[Burton Axxe]

FWIW you can self publish though Amazon

I've self-published (in a different genre) before on Kindle. The good points are a higher degree of self-control and that most of the (usually meagre) royalties go to you. The considerable bad side is that publicity, distribution, and other support is also all up to you. It's actually more work than producing the manuscript in the first place. As someone who decided to drop a heavy online presence a few years back, that's especially daunting.

 

[Burton Axxe]

Oil on Water Press? They publish this - https://oilonwaterpress.com/product/walk-this-way/

Thanks. This is the sort of help I was seeking- a publisher with a focus on memoirs of the Camino type, and one also willing to accept manuscripts directly.

The only reservation I had here was in noting that the intro to the Camino book they recently published describes it as a ‘dangerous’ journey, as if the author was crossing Syria in an abandoned tank or something.

 

[Antnix1]

Thanks. This is the sort of help I was seeking- a publisher with a focus on memoirs of the Camino type, and one also willing to accept manuscripts directly.

The only reservation I had here was in noting that the intro to the Camino book they recently published describes it as a ‘dangerous’ journey, as if the author was crossing Syria in an abandoned tank or something.

Depends on where they started it from, I guess.