Samawa Editions
Publishing house · Paris

We publish
what wemeasure.

Samawa publishes its own novels for the American market, and lends its tools to French-speaking authors: every manuscript submitted receives six precise measurements, free of charge, within a few days.

Nothing to pay. The diagnostic is free, and authors don't pay to be published.
A Few Days
between manuscript submission and diagnostic
€0
asked of the author — for the diagnostic or the publication
6
measurements delivered for every manuscript submitted
3 Months
maximum retention, then permanent deletion
The House

Tools built
for our own books

Samawa publishes its own titles, in English, for the American market, under two pen names — Amish romance and cozy mystery. The tools authors receive aren't a demo: they're the very ones that decided every one of these covers, their prices, and their keywords.

The Opening Lines

A book is won
in its first line

It's the only part a reader sees before deciding. Here are three of our openings, exactly as printed.

Opening line of The Baby Left at Kettle Creek.
Book 1 — the basket
Opening line of The Widow and the Bishop's Son.
Book 3 — the gate
Opening line of The Boy in the Snow at Kettle Creek.
Book 5 — the snow
Our Terms, in One Line

The diagnostic is free, and nothing here is sold
without a price stated in advance.

The author pays for neither the diagnostic nor the publication. The only thing you can buy from us — a batch of copies of your own book, at release — is described in plain terms, price included, before any order.

Read Our Full Terms