2005 News Archive

Harbor House becomes fully recycling publisher

AUGUSTA, Georgia – Each month, book publishers receive hundreds of manuscripts from aspiring authors hoping to see their work in print.

Since only a small fraction of those submitted volumes get accepted and go on to publication, what happens to all those hundreds of manuscripts and thousands of pages of paper?

Augusta-based Harbor House, which receives an average of 125 book-length submissions each month – or about 50,000 sheets of paper – thinks it’s found an environment-friendly solution: recycling.

"Recycling is not only a responsibility, it’s simply the right thing to do," said Associate Editor Crystal Wiggins. "This was a natural step for our business, one with far-reaching benefits for the community and the environment."

To save postage, most authors ask that their manuscripts not be returned. When Harbor House’s editorial offices in downtown Augusta started filling up, Ms. Wiggins knew something had to be done.

"Recycling is the perfect answer," she said. "It allows us to clear out clutter, save authors postage and take care of the environment at the same time."

Founded in 1998, Harbor House is on a course of steady growth with a scheduled release of 15 titles for 2005, almost double last year’s total. Spring titles include: Deadly Deception, a murder mystery set during the Masters Golf Tournament; Scott’s Ark, a biblically-proportioned thriller of global annihilation; The Naked Bus Driver, a truth-based tale of one man’s journey from bus driver to butt naked; and The Greeter, a humorous and heart-warming story of small-town life and the neighborhood Wal-Mart. Two more titles will be announced soon, in addition to the re-release of one of E. Randall Floyd’s favorites on the supernatural.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT CARRIE MCCULLOUGH AT CARRIEMCCULLOUGH@BELLSOUTH.NET OR CRYSTAL WIGGINS AT (706) 738-0354