Press kit
Everything media need to cite us accurately.
Company facts, approved boilerplate, brand and logo rules, our Book-to-Screen division lead and named press contacts, plus the same material as a downloadable PDF.
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The press kit as a PDF.
Five pages, set in our own typography and colours: company facts, short and long boilerplate, the Book-to-Screen division profile with its named lead, brand and palette guidance, media terms and press contacts. Reissued whenever company details change.
Meridian Press International Press Kit
PDF, A4, five pages. Free to quote in editorial coverage.
Download PDFCompany facts
Who we are, in citable form.
Every line below is confirmed for publication. If a detail you need is missing, ask us rather than infer it.
- Legal name
- Meridian Press International Publishing
- Short name
- Meridian Press International
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Website
- https://meridianpressinternationalpublishing.com
- Media email
- contact@meridianpressinternationalpublishing.com
- Telephone
- +1 (575) 766-1804
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm US Central Time (Chicago). Enquiries answered within two business days.
- Divisions
- Publishing, Editorial, Translation, Rights & Licensing, Audiobooks, Global Distribution, Book-to-Screen
- Social
- TikTok @merlingabrielbookexpert
Boilerplate
Approved company description.
Use either version verbatim. Both are written to be accurate without overstating what publishing can promise.
Meridian Press International Publishing is a Chicago-based publishing company working with authors worldwide across editorial, translation, rights licensing, audiobooks, distribution and screen adaptation.
Meridian Press International Publishing is a United States publishing company based in Chicago, Illinois, working with authors, translators and publishers internationally. Its services span manuscript assessment and editing, book publishing and production, literary translation and localisation, territory-by-territory rights licensing, audiobook production and distribution, global print and digital distribution, and a dedicated Book-to-Screen Development and Adaptation division. Every project is defined in writing before it starts: scope, deliverables, schedule and fees. Copyright in an author's work always remains with the author, and the company makes no promises about sales, reviews, rankings or awards.
Division profile
Book-to-Screen Development & Adaptation.
Assessment, development and positioning for books considered as screen properties. Rights negotiation is always referred to an entertainment attorney.
Division lead
Evan John
Head of Book-to-Screen Development & Adaptation
Based in United States
Evan leads the Book-to-Screen Development & Adaptation division from the United States. He reads submitted books as potential screen properties, sets the adaptation direction, oversees pitch package development and market positioning, and tells authors plainly when a book is better served by publishing alone.
A book earns a screen life when its characters, conflict and world can carry a camera, not because we wish they could.Email Evan
Evan.meridianpressinternational@gmail.com
What the division does
- Adaptation assessment: an honest read of whether a book can carry a camera, and in what format.
- Screen development: logline, synopsis, character breakdowns and treatment.
- Market and positioning: comparables, audience definition and genre placement.
- Pitch package development: a producer-facing package for the project.
- Rights and project readiness: rights position and supporting documentation.
- Industry outreach strategy and selective professional introductions where genuinely available.
Brand & logo
Using our name, logo and colours.
Reproduce the brand as it is set out here so coverage matches what readers see on our own pages.
Logo and naming
- Write the company as "Meridian Press International Publishing" on first mention and "Meridian Press International" thereafter.
- Do not abbreviate to "MPIP", alter the wordmark, or place the logo on a busy photographic background.
- Keep clear space around the logo equal to the height of the letter M in the wordmark.
- The logo may be reproduced in full colour on light backgrounds, or reversed in Crisp Parchment on Deep Ink Blue.
- Do not imply endorsement, representation or a publishing agreement that has not been confirmed in writing.
Brand colours
- Deep Ink Blue#1A2A3AHeaders, hero sections, footers
- Literary Gold#D4A373Accents, badges, hairline dividers
- Vibrant Teal#028090Primary buttons, links, forms
- Crisp Parchment#FAFAFAContent backgrounds
- Charcoal#2B2D42Body text and descriptions
Media terms
What media may publish.
Written plainly so nobody has to ask permission twice, and so author material stays protected.
The facts, boilerplate and quotations in this press kit may be reproduced in editorial coverage without further permission.
Book covers, titles and author names remain the property of their rights holders and may be reproduced only to identify the work discussed.
Author photographs and manuscripts are never supplied without the author's written permission.
We do not confirm unannounced titles, contract terms, fees or client identities.
Corrections are handled the same day. Write to the media email below and we will reply in writing.
Press contacts
Talk to a named person.
Media enquiries reach a person, not a queue. Deadlines are respected, and we say so plainly when we cannot comment.
Book-to-Screen
Evan.meridianpressinternational@gmail.comEvan John, Head of Book-to-Screen Development & Adaptation
Office
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm US Central Time (Chicago). Enquiries answered within two business days.
Newsroom
Chicago press releases and local publishing notes
Official announcements issued from our Chicago, Illinois desk, plus practical notes for authors publishing in Chicago and across the Midwest.
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