Purple Ribbon Awards Celebration

The following guidelines are used by DomesticShelters.org to determine which books we will make available in our Recommended Books section. If you are an author and would like us to consider your book for our site, please review the guidelines carefully before submitting. To submit a book, email us at info@domesticshelters.org and include a PDF copy of the book.

• Your book must be published by a traditional publisher, not self-published.
• The book must be professionally written, researched, fact-checked, edited and copyedited.
• The book must meet book publishing industry standards for formatting, structure and presentation.
• The writing must exhibit expert understanding of domestic violence or related topics.
• The author is ideally widely recognized for their expertise on the topic presented.
• The book must have an ISBN 10.
• The book must be available through amazon.com.
• You must submit a PDF version of the book so that it can be easily reviewed.

While we receive many book submissions and reserve the right to determine which books will become available on DomesticShelters.org, we’re nonetheless greatly appreciative of all the good work created by the many people working to help survivors and end domestic violence.