A house, not a self-published shelf.
1123 Publishing is led by CEO and author Almeer kilee Nance and is opening its imprint to debut and established voices alike. Every book on our list passes through a real editorial desk — and every author becomes part of an enduring community.
Almeer kilee Nance
Almeer kilee Nance is the CEO of 1123 Publishing Company and author of Feral: Arise and Remember Who You Are, Poe Dad no Dad, Crown Ledger, and The Crown Path Initiative. A leading voice for justice-impacted authors and youth mentorship programs based in Knoxville, Tennessee. He writes and publishes from a single conviction: that the stories a community tells about itself become the inheritance of its next generation.
“Every story we publish is a brick laid in someone's future.”
- ❦ Feral: Arise and Remember Who You Are
- ❦ Poe Dad no Dad
- ❦ Crown Ledger
- ❦ The Crown Path Initiative
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