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Publishing with Archive House

Archive House is a small independent imprint, founded in 2025, that publishes documentary and reference nonfiction built from the public record. It considers a limited number of projects by inquiry.

What the house publishes

Documentary and reference work that sources every factual claim to material a reader can check, keeps the public record separate from what a subject or system claims about itself, and offers criteria rather than verdicts. The current list is on the Human Design System; the method, not the subject, is what defines the house.

What the house offers

• Careful sourcing and fact-checking, and an editorial method a book can stand behind under scrutiny. See the editorial standards.
• A designed series identity and production quality across print and eBook, not a template.
• A free companion online edition, published in the companion archive with sources linked in place, that widens a book’s reach without competing with its sale.
• Durable citations and a public corrections process, so the record can be trusted and maintained.
• Clear, generous rights and a straightforward rights approach.

How the house considers projects

Archive House takes on a small number of documentary and reference projects, selectively and by inquiry. It is a good home for work that is sourced, restrained, and built to last, and a poor fit for promotional or unsourced writing.

To inquire, write through the contact form and choose “Publishing inquiry” as the subject. A useful inquiry describes the project in a paragraph or two, says what public record it is built on, and points to a sample of the writing. The imprint reads every inquiry and replies when a project is a possible fit.