In 2005, Parfrey co-founded the independent publishing company Process Media with Jodi Wille of Dilettante Press.
(meta data) TITLE: Process Media – Independent Book Publisher About Us Feral House # About Us Founded in 2005 by Adam Parfrey and Jodi Wille, Process Media publishes writers and visual artists of distinction and unique perspectives. The Self-Reliance Series titles provide sensible, illustrated and easy-to-navigate compendiums of useful information written by experts in their fields. For more information, contact us here: 1240 W. Sims Way Box 124 Port Townsend, WA 98368 323-666-3377 Feral House and Process Media, publisher on topics of esoteric interests and distinctive voices, is a formidable force in independent publishing and often the first and definitive source for documenting important cultural movements. We feel that stories about and written by members of marginalized communities are interesting and essential to ALL readers. We are looking to expand our catalog by including more writers who identify as Women, People of Color, LGBTQ, and others who have felt excluded from traditional publishing. Beginning August 1, 2019, we are opening our submission process with a call to authors with new and distinct voices to submit non-fiction manuscripts that fit into our areas of interest. Stories by and about Women, People of Color and LGBTQ identities are especially encouraged to submit. ## Our publishing topics Memoir-Extraordinary stories of exciting lives. (We are not interested in 'therapy journal'-style recovery stories.) Biography-Cultural and historic figures, unique characters, overlooked contributors to social and artistic movements, eccentric creators and artists. Music-Influential yet underground genres and movements and important and overlooked creators. History-People and events outside the "textbook" of American history. Self-Reliance-Skills and practical how-to advice on living in the modern world (or living in the post-apocalyptic world). Realpolitik-Underground movements, philosophies, and people affecting and influencing government. True Crime-Experiences and narratives about the criminal justice system. Mysticism & Occult-Stories about people, groups, and ideas that dwell in the outer realms of belief. Children-Stories that explore civics, politics, and history for readers aged 7-10. Food-Cookbooks and culinary histories of overlooked cooks, regional cuisines, and the intersection of food and other cultural movements. Historic Fiction– Fact-based situations and character-driven narratives that illuminate actual people and events. To see a selection of books published since 1990, please visit Feralhouse.com and ProcessMediainc.com Feral House & Process Media also invites freelance book designers and copy editors who identify as a person of color and/or LGBTQ to submit their resume for consideration of future projects. ## Manuscript Submission Requirements ## We do not publish fiction (excepting historical), poetry, plays or short stories. Please send a query email that includes: Overview. A full description of the book and why it's compelling and interesting to all readers. Please keep to a single page. Table of Contents. Total word count. Chapter Outline. A one or two sentence summary of each chapter. Sample Chapter. We need to see a sample of your writing and how the book is organized. About Me. A short biography about you and why you're the right person to write the book. Images. Let us know if your proposed book intends to have images and how many. Send an example of one or two images. Note: Process Media Inc. is an imprint of Feral House that focuses on artistic, new-age, and self-reliance themes. Please send inquiries for Feral House & Process Media to: info@feralhouse.com If we find your proposal intriguing, we will get back to you. We cannot guarantee a response to every submission. We prefer to work directly with authors.
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Adam Parfrey
Career.:Feral House.
Parfrey moved back to the west coast and while living in Portland, Oregon, founded another independent imprint, Feral House, in 1989. Over the years Feral House published titles by Steven Blush, Joseph P. Farrell, Phillip Thomas Tucker, John Zerzan, Alain Saury, Jennifer Robin, John Sinclair, and others, as well as many titles Parfrey wrote or edited. 
 Tim Burton's bio-picture of B-movie director Ed Wood, Jr., featuring Johnny Depp in the title role, was based upon the 1991 Feral House book "Nightmare of Ecstasy", a biography of Wood by Rudolf Grey. 
 In 2000, "Apocalypse Culture II", a sequel to the 1987 book, was published. The book was widely campaigned against and has been banned in many countries.