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title: "How to publish a book under a pen name | PubliWrite"
source: https://publiwrite.com/guides/publish-under-a-pen-name
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# How to publish under a pen name: your own author page, bio and photo

A pen name in PubliWrite gets its own bio, photo, banner and author page on PubliRead, and readers never see your own name on it. You choose the pen name under Author name in the Book details step when you publish, and everything you earn under it reaches the same balance.

## Steps

1. On your dashboard, open Pen names and click Add a pen name.
2. Type the pen name, add a short bio and choose a URL handle for its author page.
3. Add a profile photo and a banner, frame each one, then click Save pen name.
4. When you publish a book, open Author name in the Book details step and pick the pen name.
5. Decide before you submit: once a book is published, it stays under that name.

## Chapters

- 0:00 [Intro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSsUtiOCUmk&t=0s)
- 0:06 [Create a pen name](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSsUtiOCUmk&t=6s)
- 0:42 [Publish under it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSsUtiOCUmk&t=42s)
- 0:53 [Before you publish](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSsUtiOCUmk&t=53s)

## Learn more

- [Pen names](https://publiwrite.com/features/pen-names)

Read the transcript

This author page belongs to a pen name. Your own name isn't on it. On your dashboard, open Pen names. Your own name is already here, marked Main. To add another, click Add a pen name. Type the name readers will see. It can be different from your legal name. Add a short bio for this name. Two to four sentences is plenty. Then a URL handle. It becomes the address of this name's author page. Add a profile photo and a banner, and frame each one. Click Save pen name. It gets its own card, even before it has a book. This is the page readers see on PubliRead, with the name, photo and bio you just added. When you publish a book, you choose the name in the first step, Book details. Open Author name. Your main name and every pen name are listed. Pick the pen name. The book is credited to that name. Everything you earn, under any name, reaches the same balance. Decide before you submit. Once a book is published, it stays under that name. Next, watch Publish your first eBook.

Last updated 11 November 2026

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