We are excited to announce that Starry Ink Press has signed Heather Carter's 'The Mountain King' series books one, two, and three!

Indie author Heather Carter (Of Songs and Saltwater, June 2021) is joining has joined our team of amazing Hybrid authors with a ten-year exclusive term with Starry Ink Press for her upcoming portal/adventure fantasy novel, The Mountain King, as well as two subsequent novels in The Mountain King Series, to include print, e-book, and audiobook rights.

-The Mountain King (Book One) is planned for release in late 2022/early 2023 (exact date forthcoming)
-The Mountain King Book Two - Working Title is planned for release in late 2023
-The Mountain King Book Three - Working Title is planned for release in late 2024

Starry Ink Press selected The Mountain King for our debut collection of novels due to the entrancing world-building Carter has woven into her story, and the complex and unique main character, Sophie, who embodies the strength of character and heart in single mothers around the world. 

If you are a lover of portal/adventure fantasy, Goblin King retellings, and stories with Elves, Fae, and other mystical creatures, this series will sweep you away!

-To contact Starry Ink Press with questions about this announcement, or for media information, please click HERE.

-To learn more about Heather Carter, check out her website HERE or her Instagram page HERE.

-For more information on publishing with Starry Ink Press, click HERE.

*The working cover for The Mountain King was designed by getcovers.com.

Does your fantasy or sci-fi story have what it takes to "hook" a $100 grand prize and the title of October Indie Author of the Month?

Starry Ink Press is looking for the catchiest, most thrilling openings in our October Indie Author of the Month "Opening Hook" Contest. 

There is no cost to enter, and the winner will receive:

-A $100.00 USD cash prize (paid via PayPal)
-A free beta read for your entire story (up to 150,000 words) from one of our Professional Beta Readers, including in-line comments and a summary report
-A written interview on the Starry Ink Press Blog
-Entry into the 2021 Starry Reader Awards in December

The rules to this contest are simple:

-Submit the opening paragraph of your story (up to 50 words)
-Stories MUST be fantasy or sci-fi for consideration (any sub-genre)
-Stories MUST be written in English (US, UK, CA, AU, or NZ preferred)
-Openings of short stories, novellas, and full novels will all be considered
-Contest submissions will CLOSE on October 1st 2021 at 11:00pm CST

Judging: 

Our judging team will screen all entries and select our top ten choices.

The top ten openings will be shared with our readers for a popular vote, which will open on October 5th 2021 and will close October 15th 2021.

The winner will be announced via e-mail to our newsletter subscribers on October 17th 2021, and then on social media/our blog on October 18th 2021.

​Ready to submit your hook? 

As we prepare to open our Indie Author of the Month Cover Contest, we would like to take a moment to celebrate and share that Starry Ink Press has signed Christina Wallace's 'The Light Keeper Series' books one, two, and three.

Debut Middle-Grade/YA Fiction author Christina Wallace has signed a 10-year exclusive term with Starry Ink Press for her debut Middle-Grade Fantasy novel, The Light Keeper, as well as two additional volumes in the series, to include print, ebook, and audiobook rights.

The Light Keeper: Book One is planned for release in winter 2022. 
A Realm Between: The Light Keeper Book Two (Working Title) is planned for release in 2023.
The Desert Tomb: The Light Keeper Book Three (Working Title) is planned for release in 2024.

Starry Ink Press signed The Light Keeper as one of our debut collection of novels because this story truly modernizes classic Middle-Grade Fantasy in ways that our readers will relate to, while maintaining the moral conflicts and encouraging dreams and imagination beyond the page. 

The Light Keeper is an urban paranormal fantasy with child-appropriate faeries, good vs evil plots, trolls, adventure aspects, shifters, and portal fantasy all wrapped seamlessly into a page-turning story. 

-To contact Starry Ink Press with questions about this announcement, or for media information, please click HERE.

-To learn more about Christina Wallace, check out her Instagram page HERE.

-For more information on publishing with Starry Ink Press, please click HERE.

*The working cover for The Light Keeper was designed by Getcovers.com*

We are proud to announce that Starry Ink Press has signed Starfire Express: A Flame of Fae and Fang as our debut novel.

Katherine D. Graham, owner/founder of Starry Ink Press LLC and indie author of the Amazon bestselling epic fantasy novel The Vow That Twisted Fate, has signed a 10-year exclusive contract with Starry Ink Press to include print, ebook, and audiobook rights to 3 total Starfire Express Novels including:

-Starfire Express: A Flame of Fae and Fang (Volume 1 of a Duology) - 2022
-Starfire Express: A Flame of Scale and Wing (Volume 2 of a Duology) - 2023
-The Godmother: A Starfire Express Prequel - 2024

Starry Ink Press signed Starfire Express: A Flame of Fae and Fang as our debut novel because it encapsulates all the values we hold highly in content/quality for the science fiction and fantasy books we will publish under our imprint, and we are very excited to work alongside Katherine as she transitions to a Hybrid author.

-To contact us with questions about this announcement or for media information, please click HERE.

-To learn more about the Starfire Express series, visit Katherine D. Graham's book information page on her website HERE.

-For more information on publishing with Starry Ink Press LLC, please click HERE.

*The working cover for Starfire Express: A Flame of Fae and Fang was designed by Getcovers.com.*