Welcome to our About the Publisher area. We’re PuddleDancer Press, and we publish only Nonviolent Communication-related works. Our relationship with our authors is a special one. We deeply respect and appreciate the values embodied in the books and booklets we publish for them, and we’re committed to producing works whose quality, beauty, and universality match that of the ideals of NVC.

In this area you'll find all the information you need if you are interested in us as the publisher of your Nonviolent Communication related work(Working With Puddledancer Press), or publishing any of our materials in another language (Foreign Rights And Distribution).  (Use our Feedback Form for Use Permission requests.)

If you don't find what you're looking for here, please contact our publicist using our online Feedback Form

Phone (8:00am-5:00pm Monday through Friday, Pacific Time): 1-858-759-6963

If you don't find what you're looking for here please complete our feedback form and we'll answer your questions personally.

PuddleDancer Press Product Catalog—
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View-Only Product Catalog: (for electronic  distribution)

Print-Quality Product Catalog:

 Click this link to learn more about Publication Rights and Foreign Publishers.

Are You a Bookseller?

Booksellers, bookstores, and other wholesale accounts can receive support in placing your order by contacting our distributor Independent Publishers Group at:
(800) 888-4741 Orders
Fax (312) 337-5985
Email: front desk@jpgbook.com

Or write:
Independent Publishers Group
814 North Franklin Street
Chicago, IL 60610

Are You a Publisher?

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• Manuscripts

Working With Puddledancer Press

If you have an idea for an NVC related book you would like us to consider, please review this document: Working With Puddledancer Press and then download and complete our form:

PuddleDancer Press Book Proposal Form

Foreign Rights And Distribution

To inquire about translation rights, first, download and review our document, Current and Pending Foreign Rights by clicking this link. This document will help you determine who owns the rights to the titles you are interested in.

If the rights are available, and you wish to discuss publishing one or more of our titles, please contact us at:

Write Us: Feedback Form

Phone Us: (8:00am-5:00pm Monday through Friday, Pacific Time): 1-858-759-6963

Foreign Rights Directory —This document lists contact information for existing foreign language publishers. It includes the language they publish in, and the NVC works they have the rights to publish

Worldwide Distribution of English Language Publication for PuddleDancer Press —This document includes contact information for distributors of the English language version of our trade editions worldwide.

If you're an existing foreign rights holder for one of our titles and you wish to have access to the source files for the interior work or covers, you may access them once you have received your username and password from our foreign rights department.

After you have your username and password you may access the Publishers Secure Area by clicking on the link below.

Publishers Secure Area

Help Support NVC Learning Worldwide

It's our goal to support continued access to NVC educational materials and training throughout the world. While we do this in many ways, our most important contribution is to help get NVC-related publications into the hands of as many people as possible. Please visit our Book Giveaway Campaign page to learn how you can help.

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