Self-publishing showcase
A weekly series highlighting the best self-published books, and the authors who made them
Is the self-publishing stigma fading?
For a long time, going the DIY route repelled critics, publishers - and readers. But as its successes accumulate, so the shame falls away
Is your book a self-published masterpiece?
We've chosen our first self-published book of the month. Now we want more, and to champion the best. Please send us your finest work
The all-new monthly literary prize – for self-published authors
The Guardian Legend self-published book of the month: how to enter
Columbia Road: A Strange Kind of Paradise – and self-published bliss
Linda Wilkinson's history of the great east London market is as vivid as the flowers that are sold there
GF Newman on self-publishing: 'There are huge changes coming'
The award-winning writer explains why he chose to go it alone with his latest novel
Readers' recommended self-published authors
Self-publishing has taken off in 2013, but how do you begin to sort the diamonds from the duds? Here are some of the books our readers have tipped
World Cities, City Worlds by William Solesbury – review
Overflowing enthusiasm for its subject gives this self-published study an absorbing charm
Fact: Self-publishing my non-fiction as ebooks makes sense
Having registered that digital is the busy end of the business, I realised I could do more, and faster, on my own, says Anthony Howard
Larry Harrison on self-publishing: 'We joined together in an informal cooperative'
A published academic author, Harrison wanted to reach a wider audience in fiction
John Pye on self-publishing: 'I am in control'
The hit crime writer explains why he gave up on print publishers and professional editors and struck out on his own
Griselda Heppel on self-publishing: 'You have complete freedom!'
Undeterred by publishers' scepticism, Heppel self-published her rewriting of Dante's Inferno for young adults, and found an audience
Ned Read on self-publishing: 'We don't have pressure to conform'
The editor of the football, design and illustration magazine, Pickles, explains why self-publishing was the obvious choice
• Pickles was recommended by Daniel Humphry
'Kickstarter is a fantastic way to pitch your ideas to the world'
Anna Hughes used the funding platform to self-publish her 'hybrid between children's book and artist's book'
Daniel Humphry: 'There's no way we'd have grown to the size we have without the comic community'
The founder of OFF LIFE, a free bi-monthly comic anthology, explains why independence is the key to its success
• OFF LIFE was recommended by author James Lloyd. Scroll down to recommend your own favourite self-published books
James Lloyd on self-publishing: 'We have to rely on word of mouth'
Despite being a published science writer, James Lloyd decided to self-publish his picture books for children
India Drummond: 'My series took off when I gave the first book away for free'
After earning pizza money publishing with a small press, this fantasy writer had a magical experience building a new audience all on her own, writes India Drummond
Kerry Wilkinson: 'It's not true that self-publishers can only be successful if they sell for under a pound'
Six books into a self-published crime series, Kerry Wilkinson has signed a 14-book deal. Will he ever go it alone again? 'Definitely'
Tasha Harrison on self publishing: 'I was sick of rejection'
After trying to publish her work through traditional routes for 10 years, Tasha Harrison decided to take control and self-publish
Helen Fry: 'Whatever the medium, a darn good story sells'
The author of The M Room, about the Germans and Austrians who eavesdropped on Britain's Nazi PoWs during the second world war, says authors have to consider unconventional publishing options in a fast-changing market, writes Ian Cobain
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