Our Mission

Sovereign Noir Publications is more than just a publishing company; we’re an advocate for Black women writers worldwide.

We are committed to Black excellence in the literary world, autonomy and entrepreneurship among Black writers, and sharing our industry knowledge. The way that we go about fulfilling our mission is simple—we align our actions with our core values:

  • Focus on new and innovative manuscripts

  • Practice high ethical standards

  • Respect and protect our artists’ work

  • Create a community, not just an audience

Our previous clients have gone to do amazing things such as win Grammy awards (Kayona Ebony Brown), get featured in AfroTech (Nakia A. Booker), partner with Baldwin & Co. (Myhesha Doneve), collaborate as a Facebook Creator (JadedIsland), and much, more more.

What will you accomplish as our next success story?

Philanthropy & Programming

We believe that it is important to be a successful publishing company, yes, but we also know that some opportunities are just less likely to be found in Black communities. In order to change that, we have created a few initiatives to counteract that socioeconomic fact:

  • Monthly pitch sessions. From urban literature and realistic fiction to creative nonfiction and children’s books, we allow the general public to pitch their books to us in order to become published.

  • The Yolonda D. Coleman Writing Award. Winners are offered traditional publishing contracts under our Sovereign Noir Publications imprint. Competition categories include children (6-14), youth (15-24), adults (25-64), and elders (65+).

  • The Sovereign Noir Scholars Program. A 6-week summer program for high school students who want to explore various areas of the publishing industry.

We also provide signature programming to assist with the professional development of Black women and girl writers worldwide. They include:

  • The Black Women Writers Virtual Summit

  • The Passport Poppin’ Writing Retreat

  • The Sovereign Noir Literary Awards