No, they are not. Writers write the script/book etc.. while the publishers publish what the writer wrote and make sure it is good with no errors.
Your best friend as a writer is the most recent edition of the Writers' Market!
Publishers do not ask your age - they read your book and see if it's good enough for them to buy from you.
If a publisher asks for money before they will print and publish your written work, they are classed as vanity publishers. Vanity publishers will often heap praise on your work, no matter how good or bad it is. They are only interested in making money, and unlike genuine publishers, will make little effort to sell your printed book. Some writers will pay and use vanity publishers, selling their books themselves.
"Safety Dance" was written by Men Without Hats frontman Ivan Doroschuk. It was released on the Virgin label in 1982 (US) and 1983 (UK); I can find no info on publishers.
There are a number of things that you will need to start Christian magazine. You will need content writers, editors, publishers and designers as the basics.
The new Google eBooks section allows an easy way for writers to create a book. It allows self publishing without the need or hassle of going through an agency or other service.
You can find information on the rules of punctuation in The Chicago Manual of Style - The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers - University of Chicago Press.
Get the latest copy of Writers' Digest and start reading! It will tell you who's publishing what, what the editor's name and address is, and what they're paying.
When your boss is angrily questioning you, a jocular response would be a bad idea. The publishers did not appreciate the humor in the author's jocular comments about their other writers.
If you get the latest issue of Writers' Market, it will list every publisher who is currently accepting books, short stories, poems, or other creative writing.
Contact writers who have done biographical work that has impressed you, or contact publishers to see if they would recommend a few writers for you to consider. You may even find good free-lance writers who would love the opportuity to take on a major project.ANSWER Look to yourself. Write your own story.
A good publisher is whatever publisher wants to buy your book. Every genre has it's own publishers that specialize in that area, so there is not "a good publisher" that handles everything. You need to get the latest copy of Writers' Market and look into what publishers are buying what sorts of books and stories.