Author Complaints at GenZ Publishing
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware®
GenZ Publishing is “on a mission to bring new authors to the world.” Founded in 2015 by Morissa Schwartz when she was just out of college, GenZ publishes a wide range of genre fiction, as well as some nonfiction. GenZ also has a YA imprint, Zenith Publishing.
Ms. Schwartz, who describes herself as a bestselling author, is also an entrepreneur: in addition to GenZ/Zenith, she’s the founder of Dr. Rissy’s Writing & Marketing, which offers various PR services along with copywriting, editing, and consulting; and, according to her Reedsy bio, of a ghostwriting company called AmWriting. She was recently elected to the IBPA Board.
Author-Financed Publishing
GenZ first came to my attention in 2016, thanks to an unusual clause in its contract (see the second paragraph)….