At Cozy & Content Bookstore in Franklin, North Carolina, we love supporting local authors and celebrating the creativity of our community. If you’ve written a book and want to see it on our shelves, this page is for you!

How It Works

We consider books by authors from Franklin, Western North Carolina, and surrounding areas for in-store sales and special events. We accept a limited number of titles each season and curate them based on interest, genre, and quality to ensure the best fit for our customers.

Please allow 1 week for us to review all submissions!

What We’re Looking For

Our readers especially love romance, fantasy, horror, and regional stories — but we’re open to a wide range of genres and voices.

If you’re a local author in Western North Carolina looking for a welcoming independent bookstore to showcase your work, we’d love to hear from you.