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• Type of organization
  press
• Phone
  (914) 234-2268
• Fax
  (914) 234-6684
• Web address
  http://FigTreeBooks.net
• Social media platforms used
  Twitter (@FigTreeBks); Facebook (FigTreeBks); Google+
• Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
  Publishing the best literature of American Jewish Experience.
• Is your group affiliated with a University, portal or other agency?
  no
• Primary editor/Contact person
  Fredric Price
• Contact title
  Publisher
• Publishes
  fiction, nonfiction
• Focus
  Novels (including YA & graphic novels) & nonfiction (including memoirs) that chronicle/enlighten American Jewish experience.
• Recent Awards Received
  My Jewish Year was a finalist for the Contemporary Jewish Life and Practice category of the 2017 National Jewish Book Awards
• Representative authors
  David Hirshberg, Abigail Pogrebin, Jessamyn Hope
• Submissions policy
  We welcome only agented submissions per our guidelines: https://figtreebooks.submittable.com/submit. (See website for details)
• Accepts unsolicited submissions?
  No
• Submission Guidelines URL
  https://figtreebooks.submittable.com/submit
• Simultaneous submissions accepted
  no
• Reading period
  Year round
• Reporting time
  2 - 4 weeks
• Author Payments
  royalties, cash
• Number of paid staff
  3
• Number of unpaid staff
  0
• Distributors
  PGW (now part of Ingram)
• E-distributors
  Constellation/PGW (now part of Ingram)
• CLMP Member?
  yes
• How many writers did you publish in your most recent year (calendar or fiscal)?
  1
• How many live events did you present in your most recent year (calendar or fiscal)?
  See https://figtreebooks.net/events/
• Number of Books Published per Year
  1-2
• Titles in Print
  7
• Average Print Run
  4,000
• Format (%)
  100% Paperback
• Average Price per Book
  $15.95
• Average Price per e-Book
  $10.99