Follow Christ into places
he is not easily found.
Luminor, an imprint of Word on Fire Publishing, seeks to illuminate the Catholic vision of life for serious readers of any faith or none.
By publishing novels, short stories, memoirs, poetry, and more, Luminor brings out buried riches from the treasury of Catholic literature and highlights fresh voices among writers formed by Catholicity in our time.
True
As part of the collaborative apostolate of Bishop Robert Barron, Luminor connects genuine seekers after truth with literature that plants “seeds of the Word.”
Good
Luminor publishes works that move the soul from attention to action. Readers who can see what is real can choose what is right.
Beautiful
Luminor leads with beauty—not only in design and form, but in the language, image, and structure of every title.
Seeds of
the Word
In today’s divided culture, it can be hard to find books that bring life. Luminor builds on the foundations of truth, beauty, and goodness to expand the community of thinkers, writers, and readers engaged in preserving literate culture for generations to come.
ABOUT OUR LOGO
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Luminor’s name is inspired by the concept of luminaria, small festival lanterns often used to line a path or to create a patterned display.
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The first luminaria were made by lighting the cones of pine trees, which release their seeds only in the presence of fire.
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Luminor’s pine cone logo represents the presence of “seeds of the Word,” which, under the right conditions, can move from modest beginnings to glorious growth.
“In your light
we see light.”
Psalm 36:9
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Submissions
Luminor welcomes new manuscript submissions. Please submit no more than one full-length work at a time. Along with your manuscript, please fill out and include the appropriate book proposal form in an email to [email protected].
For poetry manuscripts, please use this form. For prose (both fiction and nonfiction), use this form. Submissions will be considered in the order they are received. Please allow 6-8 weeks for response.
For publicity queries or to request review copies of specific titles, please contact our publicist, Rachel Bulman, at [email protected]. Please include the title of the work you wish to cover or review and the name of the publication or media outlet with which you are affiliated.
To submit to Luminor’s inaugural short story contest, please read the guidelines and post your response through this form. The contest deadline has been extended to June 1, 2025. Entries will be blind-reviewed. The winning entry, to be announced in October 2025, will receive a prize of $1500 and will be published in a future issue of Word on Fire’s Evangelization & Culture journal.
Luminor, as an imprint of Word on Fire Publishing, is made possible by the generous support of our donors. If you believe the Church has a unique contribution to make to the culture of arts and letters, please consider supporting our publishing efforts.