Stories that ask: Where are we going?
QUO VADIS
Literary Press
Quo Vadis Press is the independent publishing home of Seraphim George. Dedicated to literature that is haunting, searching, and boundary-crossing, it brings together works of horror, mystery, satire, allegory, and poetry under one imprint.
QUO VADIS LITERARY PRESS
Quo Vadis—Latin for “Where are you going?”—is the question Saint Peter once asked Christ in a vision, when he was escaping the crush of Roman persecution. Christ was heading towards the persecution in Rome in the opposite direction. Christ’s response: “I am going to Rome to be crucified.” This inspired the saint to turn around and face his fears: suffering, death, and the loss of what he can see for what he cannot see.
Founded by novelist, poet, and playwright Seraphim George, Quo Vadis Literary Press exists to house works that are at once unsettling and luminous, ranging from gothic horror to dark comedy, from spiritual allegory to lyric poetry. The imprint is a space for books that do not fit neatly into a single category, yet all share a commitment to craft, depth, and imagination as we walk the road together and learn to question the reality in which we find ourselves.
Through Quo Vadis Literary Press, Seraphim George independently publishes his cross-genre and experimental works, projects that might otherwise remain on the margins, while continuing to pursue traditional publication for his major literary novels. Together, these books form a body of work that is eclectic yet unified, reflecting a vision of literature as both a mirror for oneself and a compass for the greater journey we all must one day take.
The Quo Vadis Literary Store
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Very Bad Things
In a relationship where everything goes wrong, laughter is the only strategy for survival. A darkly comic novel about small-town chaos, petty gossip, and the disasters that bring people together. Available in paperback and ebook.
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That Hideous Light
A modern allegory of faith and fear, That Hideous Light follows a man confronted by a vision too radiant to endure. Torn between terror and longing, he must decide whether the light that blinds him will also save him. It is a tale of grace that sears as much as it heals. COMING SOON!
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The Floating World
A full collection of Seraphim George’s poetry, The Floating World drifts through loss, desire, and transcendence with a lyrical, otherworldly touch. Drawing on shifting images of water, sky, and shadow, these poems capture the fleeting beauty of what cannot be held. Available in paperback, hardcover, and ebook.
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Milkweed for Monarchs
A collection of poems rooted in memory, nature, and renewal, Milkweed for Monarchs traces the fragile beauty of transformation. From quiet persistence to the ache of human longing, these poems capture the fleeting moments that make a life and this world both fragile and resilient.
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A Swiftly Tilting Shore
A meditative collection of poems about exile, longing, and the search for home, A Swiftly Tilting Shore moves between the ache of absence and the hope of return. With imagery drawn from coastlines, tides, and shifting relationships, these poems capture the restlessness of the human spirit.
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Dear Seamus Heaney
A poetic dialogue with the late Nobel laureate, Dear Seamus Heaney is both homage and conversation. These poems draw on Heaney’s themes of earth, memory, and transcendence, while weaving in the author’s own questions of faith and belonging.
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Christian Women
A bold and intimate story of martyrdom, Christian Women gives voice to the tensions, questions, and quiet strength of faith lived in the face of empire. It wrestles with devotion and doubt, tradition and desire, holiness and humanity. Both tender and unflinching, it opens a space where women’s voices rise with honesty and courage.