A Boutique Hybrid Publisher Elevating Women’s Voices

is a woman-owned hybrid publisher dedicated to the power of women’s stories. Our mission is to help women write, break barriers, and shape the world with their voices. We provide a platform to amplify and honor diverse experiences—because when women’s voices are heard, the world changes. Join us.

Bold Story Press

Ready to start your publishing journey?

Figuring out how to publish your book can be confusing and overwhelming. Bold Story Press offers you answers and support from a credible expert you can trust.

Take your first step by signing up for a Bold Story Press Publishing Webinar.

“One of the very best webinars I have ever seen. I shall bring my book manuscript to them!”
— Cheryl Achterberg
“Emily’s webinar was extremely informative. Her presentation was clear and expertly delivered.”
— John McCormick
“Helpful, thorough, comprehensive, down to earth, unpretentious.”
— Leah Jenika
“Great insight from a very experienced publishing professional. Gave me hope that I could do it!”
— Lisa Andrews

Meet Emily Barrosse

Emily Barrosse is founder and CEO of Bold Story Press. She spent the first 32 years of her career in the publishing industry, where as Vice President and Editor in Chief at McGraw-Hill, she signed and published hundreds of best-selling books.

Emily believes that women are uniquely qualified to empower each other through sharing the stories of their experience. She knows the world will be a better place when we achieve better balance in our culture by increasing the numbers of women’s voices.

To learn more about Emily, watch this interview.

Why Choose Bold Story Press?

Hybrid publishing with Bold Story Press is the right place for you if you want the quality and expertise of professional publishing but you want to retain your copyright and control over content, design, and marketing decisions for your book.

At Bold Story Press, we partner with our authors for the life of their title. Unlike traditional publishing, where the author usually gets only 10% of the royalties, our authors are paid the majority of the royalties earned.

  • The encouragement, tireless attention, and professionalism were not only helpful but refreshingly different from my experience with a big-time publisher.

    Lucienne Bloch, Whistling in the Dark

  • No one on Emily's team is a pushover - they give expert advice on editing, design, and management. I have total trust in them.

    Christine Kessides, Magda, Standing

  • My memoir has the look, feel, and content that I imagined, and I have learned invaluable life lessons about the publishing journey.

    Lori Fitz-Pegado, Dancing in the Dash

  • I have learned so much and, with the BSP team's invaluable support, created a novel I am proud to share with the world.

    Melissa Kaplan, The Girl Who Tried to Change History

  • Bold Story Press is a welcome—and much needed—breath of fresh air in the publishing industry.

    Luisa Heymann, Get A Move On

  • Emily and her team have been attentive and helpful throughout the process, providing professionalism from my book’s first draft, through its editing and eventual publication.

    Aruna Lepore, Peanut the Penguin

  • There was so much I didn't know and the Bold Story Press team handled everything with grace and ease. I am so grateful I chose to publish with them.

    Brooke Carroll, Governing Small Schools

  • BSP really listened to my point of view and gave me thoughtful responses. I had no sense of being rushed, no sense of just being a number, but a real sense of being a human being and a writer.

    Eileen Haas, Along Came a Stroke

  • Bold Story Press met my every expectation in all respects. A rapport very quickly developed between us, and I found the team extremely attentive and as insistent on excellence as I was.

    Amal Ghandour, This Arab Life

  • Emily walked me through all the legal and financial steps, and I worked closely with a project manager, an editor, and a designer. I was taken care of throughout the entire process.

    Brooks Almy, An Accidental Pirate

  • Right from the start, the Bold Story publishing team helped me feel supported and encouraged. I worked with caring and professional experts at every step in the process.

    Jennifer Douglas, A Breast Cancer Journey

  • Bold Story Press was the best place for me to debut my book. They were responsive, positive, and willing to champion my book at every opportunity.

    Vailes Shepperd, A Good Ending for Bad Memories

  • I have worked with other publishing professionals through the years and Emily is the best of the best. Her entire staff is smart, talented, and responsive.

    Diane Papalia, The Married Widow

  • We chose Bold Story Press because of its focus on women writers and flexibility in working with co-authors. We valued their guidance in editing, design, and production.

    Charlene Rothkopf & Z. Colette Edwards, Navigating Your Healthcare Journey

  • Working with BSP was a truly collaborative experience that brought my vision to life with care and creativity. Emily Barrosse’s experience at the intersection of science and publishing was especially helpful for me.

    Dr. Patricia (Patty) Mechael, The Antidotes: Pollution Solution

  • Emily and her staff bring professionalism, attention to detail, experienced perspective, and fairness to their mission of publishing well-written stories by women.

    Barbara Seeber, The Empresario’s Wife

Let’s Start the Conversation!

  • Publishing Webinar

    We offer information and explain the publishing process to help you determine the right strategy for your book.

  • Manuscript Evaluation

    Our manuscript evaluation service provides expert editorial feedback and guidance to writers working on fiction and nonfiction book manuscripts.

  • Submisisons

    Congratulations on completing your manuscript! We’d love to consider it for publication. Please send it to us and allow ample time to review it.

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