self-published

American  

[self-puhb-lisht] / ˈsɛlfˈpʌb lɪʃt /

adjective

1. published independently by the author.

   self-published books.

2. having published one's own work independently.

   a self-published author.

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Etymology

Origin of self-published

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Later headlines would say that Solanas believed Warhol “controlled her life” and that he had “legal claim” over her self-published writing, which she frequently badgered him to read.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

For the 30-year-old self-published author Vianney Harelly, writing poetry is an “imperfect, messy and ugly” process, where she is allowed to break all the rules that would limit her creativity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

When I started writing, around 2003, at a small self-published feminist blog, I had just barely declared myself a feminist.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

They told us that, in 2019 - the year The Salt Path won - they did allow entries from writers who had previously self-published.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

There are dozens of children’s stories about the trains, but what she’s interested in is the documents, the artifacts, the self-published train- rider stories, each one a testimony, a telling.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline