Independent publishing company
Franciscan Media
Christian, Catholic, Nonfiction
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About Franciscan Media
Franciscan Media is open to spiritual nonfiction proposals for adults from authors without an agent. Email its Product Proposal Form, an outline or table of contents and a sample chapter of about 2,000 words to proposal@franciscanmedia.org, the only accepted route. Replies take 6 to 8 weeks. It does not take fiction, children's books or poetry.
Franciscan Media is a Catholic publisher in Cincinnati, Ohio, run by the Franciscan Friars of St. John the Baptist Province. Its book program publishes spiritual nonfiction for adults, and it gives special attention to proposals that connect with the teachings of St. Francis and the Franciscan tradition. It also publishes St. Anthony Messenger magazine, which has separate guidelines.
Book proposals must include the Product Proposal Form, and email to proposal@franciscanmedia.org is the only route it accepts. Proposals sent by mail, by fax or to other addresses are not considered, and neither is work that has already been self-published.
What Franciscan Media is looking for
- Spiritual nonfiction for adults
- Books that connect with St. Francis and the Franciscan tradition
- Prayer and Christian living
Publishes
- Catholic
- Christian
- Nonfiction
- Religion and Spirituality
Specialties
- Christian living
How to submit to Franciscan Media
From its own guidelines- Download and complete the Product Proposal Form from the guidelines page.
- Attach an outline or table of contents and a sample chapter of about 2,000 words.
- Email everything to proposal@franciscanmedia.org.
- Allow 6 to 8 weeks for a reply.
Is Franciscan Media right for your book?
A good fit if
Writers of spiritual nonfiction for adults, especially those whose books draw on Franciscan spirituality.
Look elsewhere if
Writers of fiction, children's books or poetry, and authors whose books are already self-published.
Questions about Franciscan Media
Does Franciscan Media accept unsolicited book proposals?
Yes. Franciscan Media reads book proposals from authors without an agent. Email the completed Product Proposal Form with an outline or table of contents and a sample chapter of about 2,000 words to proposal@franciscanmedia.org. Proposals without the form, or sent by post or fax, are not considered.
What does Franciscan Media publish?
Franciscan Media publishes spiritual nonfiction for adults. Proposals get special consideration when they show how the book relates to the teachings of St. Francis or the Franciscan tradition. It does not take fiction, children's books, poetry or books that have already been self-published.
Does Franciscan Media also publish a magazine?
Yes. Franciscan Media publishes St. Anthony Messenger, which has its own writers' guidelines for articles and short fiction, sent by email query to the magazine editors. Those guidelines are separate from the book program, so use proposal@franciscanmedia.org only for book proposals.
Listing history
- Checked on the publisher's own site
