Frequently Asked Questions

At Sovereign Acres Publishing, we operate from values that prioritize legacy, liberation, heart, and truth.

It means we believe in your right to speak freely, think independently, and share stories that don’t need to be over-edited in order to be safe in a devastatingly divided society.

It means our stories are important, and will outlive us to leave a lasting impact for generations to come.

It means we value integrity over approval, courage over comfort, and real connection over performance. This gives our authors an opportunity to reclaim their voices, and their power, which in turn gives our readers permission to do the same.

It means we're not here to publish what’s trendy or commonly accepted, we’re here to publish what’s true. Even if it’s uncomfortable. 

We align with freedom in the fullest sense of the word.

We support authors who want to write honestly, think critically, and explore ideas without being boxed in by the current societal rulebook. It's with great hope that the stories they share, help humanize them in a world committed to misunderstanding who they are, what they value, and what they may stand for.

We’re not here to follow any one political path. We’re here to protect the creativity, expression and personal sovereignty of the people brave enough to write what others are afraid to say. If that’s you, you’re in the right place.

Sovereign Acres was founded by Sarah Swain, a Canadian entrepreneur, strategist, and storyteller who deeply values freedom, truth, and integrity. She created this publishing house to offer a home to authors who feel stifled by mainstream narratives and want to share stories that actually mean something.

Sarah believes in personal responsibility, creative courage, and building new systems that honour the human spirit, especially in times of censorship, fear, and division. She's not interested in labels or echo chambers. She's interested in truth, nuance, and the kind of storytelling that wakes people up with uncomfortable truths.

Her belief is simple: we need more brave voices, not polished ones. And Sovereign Acres exists to help bring those voices to the page.

No. Sovereign Acres is independently owned and not affiliated with any political party, group, or organization.

We believe politics should never control creative expression. Our job isn’t to toe a party line. It’s to publish bold, honest work that reflects the full spectrum of human experience.

Many of our authors have found themselves politically homeless over the last few years, as faith in our systems eroded, and division grew. We welcome authors from all walks of life who are willing to think for themselves, write with courage, and tell the truth as they see it. That’s not political. That’s sovereign.

We provide all self-publishing services, with traditional publishing value. You're not paying to become a published author. You're investing in an entire process, with a full team behind you, designed to support you every step of the way. Consider it a writing program with technical production, and the bonus is you become a published author at the end of it all!

We're very up front and honest about this. The average author will sell around 200 books in their lifetime. If the book is hosted on sites like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Chapters, etc - you can expect them to take a good chunk of your profit - sometimes upwards of 60%. In a collaborative book, this then gets divided amongst the publishing house, lead author and co-authors. So when you do the math - we're not talking big dollars. 

However, we do provide coaching, training & resources to help you sell your book privately as well, as 100% of your profit from each sale will remain yours - the publishing house does not take a cut from your private sales.

The main factor that will dictate your book sale success is in how you prepare for your book launch, and how engaged your community is with you. We also provide marketing & PR training.

Our co-authorship program is designed to support you in writing 2500 words. This is the equivalent t roughly 12-14 pages within the boo itself, depending on the interior design and layout of the book.

Yes we do! We offer payment plans for all of our services. Should you need something a little more flexible, we will work with you to establish a payment plan that works for everyone.

We respect everyone's wishes when it comes to how one chooses to engage in their book launch. Everyone is different. Some use social media. Some don't. Others wish to leverage our full range of marketing and PR training, while others are simply happy to have completed the publishing process, shared their story and let it find whoever it's meant to naturally. There are no contractual obligations for marketing and selling your book at Sovereign Acres Publishing House.

No, at Sovereign Acres Publishing House you are not required to order a minimum quantity of books. If you'd like to just order one for yourself, that's great. If you'd like to order 500 because you're planning a book tour, or have scheduled speaking engagements or markets you'd like to be a part of, then we can fulfil those order quantities, too. It's entirely up to you.

Yes, you sure can. While our launch focus is on Amazon, to leverage visibility, reach and top the charts, you're allowed to sell your book however you see fit. Some authors don't love Amazon, and prefer not to promote on that platform, and instead choose to sell their books privately.  Others prefer Amazon, because they don't want to deal with  markets, payment links, shipping, etc. There's total freedom here in how you choose to sell, or not sell. We provide all the information and training around this during our co-authorship writing program.

Yes, all authors are required to review and sign our standard co-authorship terms and agreement. This ensures the protection of yourself as an author, and us as a publishing house.

In our in-house productions such as The Sovereign Book Series, each author owns the copyright to their intellectual property and the copyright of the book/series itself is retained by Sovereign Acres Publishing House. This is to ensure protection of the project, intellectual property of the project, and all authors within the project.

You are free to use your own story for any other work that you do (speaking engagements, moving onto to your own solo publication, podcasts, blogs etc.) The only thing you can't do is copy and paste your story into another publication, in a way that compromises the sale of the collaborative book you are apart of.