Great books supporting greater causes
Great literature has the potential to change unjust minds and attitudes. Our collection of works are available as e-books and are designed to encourage change, mitigate the environmental impact of printing while supporting the mission of Compassiviste Foundation.
Compassiviste Publishing is built on the belief that great books do more than just entertain.
Our works are designed to effect meaningful change while supporting the aims of the Compassiviste Foundation. Our collection currently includes acclaimed social, spiritual, and philosophical books by Canadian author and Compassiviste founder, Ali Horriyat.
These works are crafted to educate and take readers on a journey of spiritual and intellectual enlightenment. In the future, we plan to expand our range to include both fiction and non-fiction anthologies. Stay tuned for new releases here.
Are you a passionate writer with a unique perspective on social, cultural, or environmental issues?
Compassiviste Publishing is looking for diverse voices to contribute to our growing collection of non-fiction works.
Whether you’re an emerging author or an established one, we want to hear from you!
Click the email address below to submit now, or click the button to learn more about our submission guidelines and how you can become a part of our mission to inspire change through impactful storytelling.
Full Manuscripts
For all fiction submissions, please
include:
- The first three chapters
- Synopsis (no more than 1000 words)
- Cover letter, outlining genre and audience
- Word count
- Self bio
- Why you feel your work is right for Compassiviste Publishing
Non-Fiction Writing
For all non-fiction submissions, please include:
- The first three chapters
- A detailed chapter outline
- Synopsis (no more than 1000 words)
- Cover letter, outlining audience
- Word count
- Self bio
- Why you feel your work is right for Compassiviste Publishing
To submit your work, click the following email address:
Compassiviste Anthology
We are currently accepting submissions for our quarterly anthology.
From memoirs by refugees and asylum seekers, photography stories that spotlight environmental decay, poetry and short stories, Compassiviste’s anthologies aim to inspire an inclusive society by challenging the status quo and raising awareness of inequality and social injustice. These will always be our publishing focus.
We will consider essays, poems and short stories up to 5,000 words for our quarterly anthology. If you have a powerful message to share, we would love to hear from you.
Our current theme is: What Celebration Means to Me
In Compassiviste’s last anthology of the year, we are celebrating holidays and festivities in all their forms.
We would love to hear what celebration means to you – in your family, in your culture, in your life.
Submissions close: 2nd December 2024
All profits from the sale of the anthology support Compassiviste Foundation’s mission.
Featured Author: Ali Horriyat
Ali Horriyat is not just the visionary behind Compassiviste; he’s a profound voice in the dialogue of sustainability and compassion.
Through his writing, Ali shares a deep understanding of the interconnectedness of social, environmental, and ethical issues facing our world. His works serve as a call to action, encouraging readers to partake in creating meaningful change.
Ali’s unique perspective is informed by a rich tapestry of experiences, blending insights from his global travels with a steadfast commitment to positive impact.
His contributions to the literary world extend beyond mere words; they’re an invitation to join a movement towards a more compassionate and sustainable future.
Publishing’s ethical conundrum
We recognise there are many ethical issues of working with large multinational companies like Amazon and Barnes and Noble; issues like human rights, tax avoidance and climate change.
By selling our books through these platforms, we sadly contribute to these injustices.
However, we also recognise that these companies’ publishing platforms provide an opportunity for many authors to have their voices heard.
Our goal is to share our message with as many people as possible, and raise much-needed funds for environmental and human rights charities via Compassiviste Foundation.
In today’s market, if we are to reach our audience, effectively share our message, and raise these crucial funds, selling our titles through Amazon is unavoidable, particularly as an ebook-only publisher.
If you would like to be involved in our movement, we’d love to hear from you. We also welcome dialogue from companies such as Amazon and Barnes and Noble regarding the ethical steps that may be taken to improve their platforms.
Publishing and the environment
From an environmental perspective, the publishing industry is one of the most damaging. Each year, 40 million metric tons of carbon dioxide are emitted by the global book publishing industry (1) , and in the US alone, 32 million trees are cut down each year to produce books.
Many publishers print in bulk to reduce costs. Unsold books are then burnt, thrown away or destroyed. Astonishingly, about a third of the books printed never get sold or even donated; that’s around 10 million trees—wasted by consumers each year.
Up to 14% of global deforestation is due to our need for paper products, which includes books.
Digital publishing is also not without environmental impact. E-readers are typically produced using toxic petrochemicals and large amounts of water, and the energy required to produce and power a Kindle throughout its lifetime equates to approximately 168kg of CO2 emissions (2)
However, research shows that on average, a single print book equates to 7.5kg of CO2 emissions (3)
Therefore, if you purchase four books a month over a period of five years, you are reducing your carbon footprint by more than a tonne by choosing to read digitally.
And if you fill your Kindle to its 15,000-book limit, your carbon footprint is reduced by a whopping 99.99%!
Citations:
(1.) https://wordsrated.com/impact-of-book-publishing-on-environment/#:~:text=For%20the%20US%20alone%2C%20the,largest%20industrial%20greenhouse%20gas%20emitter.
(2.) https://gato-docs.its.txst.edu/jcr:4646e321-9a29-41e5-880d-4c5ffe69e03e/thoughts_ereaders.pdf
(3.) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1530-9290.2011.00414.x
