AUTHOR PORTAL

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This is the author portal for newly contracted Bridge Books authors. Please follow the checklist below to submit the appropriate assets.

Login Information:

  • Email / username

  • Password

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Contact for technical questions or access issues:

Author Dashboard

    1. Full name

    2. Publishing name, if different

    3. Pronouns, optional

    4. Email

    5. Phone

    6. Mailing address

    7. Professional website

    8. Social media links

    9. 250-word-or-less biography

    10. Longer biography, optional

    11. CV upload

    12. High-resolution headshot

    13. Headshot photographer/credit

    14. Additional author images, optional

    1. Full title

    2. Subtitle

    3. Author/editor names exactly as they should appear

    4. 250-word-or-less book description

    5. Longer description, if available

    6. Genre/category

    7. Keywords

    8. Contributors

    9. Previous publication information, if relevant

    10. Copyright information

    11. Preferred publication timing, if known

    12. Series/imprint information

    1. Final manuscript

    2. InDesign package, if the author/designer is supplying layout

    3. Print-ready PDF

    4. Original images

    5. Linked image folders

    6. Fonts where licensing permits transfer

    7. Cover files

    8. Existing design files

    9. Supplemental materials

    10. Field indicating whether Bridge is handling book design/layout or the author is supplying finished files

    1. Preferred trim size, if any

    2. Paperback / hardcover preference

    3. Color / black-and-white interior

    4. Approximate page count

    5. Existing dimensions if already designed

    6. Paper preferences where relevant

    7. Special production requirements

    1. Upload images

    2. Image title

    3. Artist/photographer

    4. Date

    5. Medium/dimensions where relevant

    6. Caption

    7. Image credit

    8. Copyright holder

    9. Permission status

    10. Restrictions on reproduction

    1. Press-release questionnaire/template

    2. Author quote for press release, approximately 2–3 sentences

    3. Collaborator/editor quote where applicable

    4. CV

    5. High-resolution headshot

    6. Book description

    7. Supplemental materials

    8. Relevant links

    9. Existing press coverage

    10. Prior interviews/features

    11. Other publicity materials

    1. Potential blurber names

    2. Contact information, where appropriate

    3. Relationship/context

    4. Whether they have agreed to read

    5. Final approved blurb

    6. Professional title/affiliation

    7. Permission to use on cover

    8. Permission to use in press materials

    9. ARC mailing information where applicable

    1. Social graphics

    2. Promotional photographs

    3. Videos

    4. Event graphics

    5. Author-created promotional assets

    6. Sample social copy

    7. Other promotional collateral

    1. Suggested retail price

    2. Format

    3. Pricing preference

    4. Preferred publication timing

    5. Author-copy requirements

    6. Shipping address for proofs

    7. Number of requested proof copies where relevant

    1. Current proof

    2. Proof date/version

    3. Upload corrections

    4. Cover approval

    5. Interior approval

    6. “No further changes” confirmation

    7. Final publication approval

    1. Production questions

    2. Design notes

    3. Metadata corrections

    4. Marketing questions

    5. Distribution questions

    6. General notes for Bridge staff

Link to Personal Author Dashboard