Imprint

House of Willis Publishing

This is an imprint of D. X. Varos, Ltd. for nonfiction royalty, genealogy and biography books.

The imprint takes its name from the founder of the press, Daniel A. Willis, a longtime student of royal history and genealogy and the author of most of its titles. It publishes reference books that are useful to journalists, researchers and families as well as readers who simply enjoy the story of the royals. See the current catalog.

What we accept

Royalty: We are looking for any nonfiction about the royal families of the world. These can be biographies, picture books, family histories or reference volumes. The one thing we require is that you have the research to back up any claims made.

Genealogy: We will print and distribute your own family genealogies as well as royal ones.

Biography: We are accepting biographies of famous people, royal or not, as well as personal memoirs.

How to submit

Send your proposals to the queries address listed on the submission page. The proposal does not have to be anything too formal, but be sure it includes the scope of your work, whether you will include photos or illustrations, what you view as your target audience, and a little about you that qualifies you to write this book. Be sure to indicate that this is a “House of Willis” submission, since they come to the same mailbox as fiction queries for the DX Varos imprint.

Once we have the proposal, we will be in touch to discuss our willingness to publish and the technical details. Because the imprint publishes reference material, we ask to see a sample chapter and a list of sources so that we can judge the research behind the claims.

Related reading

Thinking about tracing your own family toward royalty? Start with our blog post on how to begin tracing royal ancestors. See also the other imprints of the press.