A shared investment
We back every book we choose with production, design, and a dedicated marketing team — and we ask you to invest alongside us. Real partners share the risk, and the reward.
For Authors · Publish With Us
Your story deserves more than a print run.
Welluvd is invitation-only. We accept just a few transformational books a year — each chosen by our editorial board and given a dedicated team of its own. If you've lived something worth passing on, apply to become one of them.
We publish a handful of stories a year. Yours could be one.
Welluvd
By application
Reviewed by our board
3–4
Titles a year, never more
A team of its own
Behind every book
Yours
Rights & higher royalties stay with you
Why Welluvd
A publisher built like a partner.
A whole ecosystem
Book, companion app, courses, community, and screen — designed together from day one. Your idea becomes a platform, not a single title on a shelf.
Built to be measured
Our platform tracks whether readers actually change — proof we can put in front of retailers, media, and partners on your behalf. No other house can.
You keep more
You keep the rights to your book and a royalty well above what traditional houses pay — plus a share of the ecosystem we build together. Aligned so we only win when you do.
We publish few, so we can publish them well.
Most submissions don't make it — and that's the promise. Every book Welluvd accepts is chosen by our editorial board, backed by a team of its own, and built as a full ecosystem. Acceptance is never for sale. Only the story earns it.
What We Look For
The credential is the life you've lived.
We publish mental health professionals, coaches, and everyday people who came through something and can hand the map to someone else. Polish we can help with. Truth has to be there already.
Memoir of changePractical frameworksMental healthHealingPersonal growthResilience
Lived experience
A story you earned, not one you researched.
Something a reader can use
A method, a practice, or a shift they can carry into their own life.
A reason it matters now
Healing, mental health, and growth — stories that leave the world a little kinder.
Willingness to build
An author ready to grow beyond the book — into tools, community, and screen.
The Process
From your first page to a life changed.
01 — Submit
Share your vision
Tell us your story and what you hope it does for a reader. A finished manuscript isn't required — a clear idea is.
02 — Review
Our board reads closely
A real person reads every submission, and our editorial board reviews each serious candidate. If it's a fit, we reach out — usually within a few weeks.
03 — Offer
The partnership
We make an offer and agree terms — transparent, and in writing — across the book and the ecosystem we'll build together. You keep your rights and a higher royalty.
04 — Build
Create with experts
Editorial, design, and the digital layer — app, site, tools — built alongside the manuscript, not after it.
05 — Launch
Across every format
Print, e-book, audio, and companion experience arrive together, with marketing and publicity behind them.
06 — Grow
Transform lives
Community, courses, and Welluvd Media keep the story — and the income — alive long after launch week.
What You Get
Everything a story needs to travel.
Editorial & Design
Developmental editing, copyediting, and cover design worthy of the shelf.
Global Distribution
Print, e-book, and audio into every major retailer and library.
Your Author Site
A home that sells the transformation — with the reader list you keep.
Companion App
Assessments and practices that turn your method into a daily habit.
Courses & Community
Programs and a membership that extend your work into a living curriculum.
Media & Screen
Development for film, series, and docuseries through Welluvd Media.
Marketing & Publicity
Launch strategy, campaigns, and press that put your story in front of readers.
Outcome Dashboard
See how many readers started, finished, and changed — proof of impact.
Questions
Before you submit.
Submit Your Story
Ready to begin?
Our application walks you through your story, its heart, your goals, and your manuscript — a real person reads every word.
Pitch your storyNot sure it's ready? Send it anyway.
The bravest stories rarely feel finished. Start the conversation — we'll help you find the rest.
Pitch your story