# Author 

![Meet 8 authors who found success with Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/89/30/8fdb7f0b406ca9a5a5746d232a85/article3-authors-hero-2000x1126.jpg)
- [Meet 8 authors who found success with Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/books-and-authors/kindle-self-publishing-successful-authors)
![How Amazon's self-publishing service has empowered authors and diversified publishing over the last 15 years](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/1c82237/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1126+0+0/resize/1320x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fee%2F6c%2F43fc1b50452eb5374f07551ae34a%2Fkdp-writing-hero-2000x1126.jpg)
- [How Amazon's self-publishing service has empowered authors and diversified publishing over the last 15 years](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/books-and-authors/amazon-self-publishing-empowers-authors)
![Combat veteran redefines bravery](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/afe9d71/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1334+0+0/resize/1114x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F33%2Fb2%2F9bc78ccd4db9bd03dff2b3cc5468%2Fdan-sheehan.jpg)
- [Combat veteran redefines bravery](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/small-business/combat-veteran-redefines-bravery)
![Top cities and states in the U.S. for self-publishing authors](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/a2695f8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1320x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F43%2F27%2F8b79a1cf439a9312b03c7f3b0e71%2Fkenney-ryan.jpg)
- [Top cities and states in the U.S. for self-publishing authors](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/books-and-authors/top-cities-and-states-in-the-u-s-for-self-publishing-authors)
![Small business success in challenging times](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/f9b46df/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1334+0+0/resize/1114x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fce%2F5c%2Fb438e4e942ecb31bddae9ad96e2b%2Fyoung-woman-working-in-her-apothecary.jpg)
- [Small business success in challenging times](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/small-business/small-business-success-in-challenging-times)
![Big hair? Restless mind? Authors tell kids to love their true selves. ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/3ba1e56/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1335+0+0/resize/1113x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fd1%2F61%2F053c1c8f41988fb796d304497eda%2F20190628kidsday-dq-16.JPG)
- [Big hair? Restless mind? Authors tell kids to love their true selves. ](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/workplace/big-hair-restless-mind-authors-tell-kids-to-love-their-true-selves)
!["I was a writer struggling to be known"](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/68c3e77/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1125+0+0/resize/1320x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F2b%2Fcc%2F388d77a046608be2d66472c53917%2Fdugoni-promo.jpg)
- ["I was a writer struggling to be known"](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/books-and-authors/i-was-a-writer-struggling-to-be-known)
![The gift of global literature](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/13e32eb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1335+0+0/resize/1113x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fd1%2F0d%2F1fddd19f48d486ff7fde089d89d6%2F20190408amazoncrossing-dq-06.JPG)
- [The gift of global literature](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/books-and-authors/the-gift-of-global-literature)
![The power of reading about someone like you](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/810fd80/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/1115x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fdd%2F8a%2F10d3fc204e6ebc058617439cab47%2F20181126bighairdontcare-blog-01.jpg)
- [The power of reading about someone like you](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/books-and-authors/the-power-of-reading-about-someone-like-you)
![The final chapter](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/c3afd14/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1334+0+0/resize/1114x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F6f%2F14%2F7d8b43d345eb9dc1515755fc6ad5%2F20181005bettedavisclub-blog-12.JPG)
- [The final chapter](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/books-and-authors/the-final-chapter)
![Supporting a diversity of voices](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/a6e694b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/1115x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F3f%2F1b%2F00548f5045798a5893857c1f915c%2Fimg-5850.JPG)
- [Supporting a diversity of voices](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/community/supporting-a-diversity-of-voices)
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- [Amazon Literary Partnership 2018 grant recipients](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/community/amazon-literary-partnership-2018-grant-recipients)