Here We Go.

(but said in the jokers voice)

It’s official.

I’m a substack girl now and I am EXCITED. I still haven’t decided on everything I am going to share here yet, but I think that will evolve as we grow. But the idea of having a place to share my thoughts and answer questions that any of you might have sounds like a good way to stay connected with all of you, while having an outlet that is all my own.

BUT, there is a very specific reason for todays post.

Last month I announced that I would be doing a scholarship for Black and Marginalized indie authors. The day is finally here to announce that I cannot wait to get into it!

This community is so incredibly important to me and for us, the publishing industry can be an extremely brutal place to not only exist in, but to thrive in. My hope is that with this scholarship, I can start to help fill that gap and open as many doors as possible for underrepresented voices to be heard.

Our voices deserve to be heard. Full stop.

This scholarship will be broken into two sections:

• Two $10K scholarships will go to Black and marginalized indie authors (hybrid authors are welcome to apply as long as you are also actively indie publishing)

• Two $5K scholarships will go to a Black or marginalized bookish creator or bookshop

The scholarship application opens tonight and will be open until 04.08.26 with the recipients announced in May. Below are the links to the applications for each scholarship. All requirements and information can be found in these links so please read them fully before applying.

Application for Black and marginalized indie authors

Application for Black and marginalized bookstores and creators

If you know anyone that could benefit from this scholarship, please feel free to share!

Once this scholarship round is completed, I will reasses to see if there are additional opportunities to do it again next year.

Next up!

I know indie publishing can feel incredibly difficult and lonely at times with it hard to find answers on the process. I would love for this to be a place where you can come to ask your questions, and feel like you have an advocate in your publishing journey. I do not by any stretch have all the answers to anything. All I have is the knowledge that I have learned along the way and would love to share that with you.

With that being said, what would you guys like to see me talk about and breakdown my processes for? I have broken it down into two sections, for authors and creators that I get the most questions on. (feel free to vote on both)

FOR AUTHORS

FOR CREATORS

If there are any specific topics you would love to talk about in the future, leave them in the comments and I will gather them and add it to my next topic poll!

I think, for now, that is all! I am so excited to have you here and cannot wait for all of our chats!

You are so incredibly loved.

xo,

H.M. Wolfe