Publishing Scam Alert

We have been made aware that scammers are impersonating Blackstone employees, as part of a sophisticated and widespread wave of fraud currently affecting authors and the publishing industry. If you receive communication from someone claiming to be associated with Blackstone Publishing or Blackstone Audio, please take special care to verify that the email is being sent from a company email address, @BlackstonePublishing.com or @BlackstoneAudio.com. You should be especially wary if the email is unexpected, from a contact you do not recognize, or asks for payment for services. If you receive a suspicious email, we recommend that you contact us at a verified company email address or via our website to confirm before responding. Please report suspicious messages to fraud@blackstonepublishing.com.

More details about current fraud activity affecting authors and the publishing industry can be found here: https://writerbeware.blog/