For more than 150 publishers accepting submissions directly from writers see. Incentive is open to direct submissions and focuses on publishing work for children. All fantasy submissions must be at least 40,000 words in length. Olympia publishers consider submissions from a wide range of genres, both fiction and nonfiction. Ncm publishing adults and young adult, fiction and nonfiction. Top 10 selfpublishing companies for firsttime authors. Include a cover letter that gives a brief description of the project, an outline andor introduction, a table of contents, and at least 30 pages of the text, if the project will include illustrations. How to research literary agents and book publishers. Information on the book guild and how we work is given opposite.
Levine querido is born of a fervent mission to give voice to a uniquely talented. Please check back periodically to find out when we will resume accepting manuscripts not from agents. The publisher offers traditional publishing deals as well as cooperative publishing for authors. As of 31 october 2019, we will no longer accept submissions of unsolicited fiction manuscripts online. Bartley seigel and roxane gay, is going to be publishing fulllength books for the first time beginning in 2018. We are keen to acquire exciting fiction for our list, with a view to publication in 2018. We receive submissions from agencies such as pfd and furniss. We will reopen for submissions at specific intervals throughout the year. Accepting submissions in all genres austin macauley publishers. As of september 28, 2018, we are only accepting manuscripts from agents. Submissions which do not follow our established guidelines may be automatically rejected. The fastest and easiest way to send us your submission.
Sending out manuscripts can be scary, especially because so many publishers exist. Recently launched in 2017, this newly minted publishing house is. Ncm editors are seeking tasteful provocative, intelligent fiction manuscripts in the areas of sexuality and erotica. Thrillerspsychological suspense, contemporary noir, cozy culinary mysteries, horror, true crime, and commercial fiction. Jun 26, 2017 this is a rare list of reputable publishers who are currently accepting submissions without requiring an agent be involved. This press is looking for poetry, novels, short story collections, and multigenre work. Editorial staffkensington and citadel john scognamiglio, editorinchief of kensington. They accept submissions from the uk and signed welsh horror author craig jones to a four book deal. Please fill in and upload all relevant information in the form below. They only publish adult fiction with a focus on mystery and generalliterary fiction. We accept manuscripts direct from authors or via agents in all genres. When your work lands in our submissions pile, we carefully assess if we think it matches our tastes we only want to publish the best fiction. Google poetry and bookfox to find my list of poetry. Ncm editors are seeking tasteful provocative, intelligent fiction manuscripts in the areas of sexuality and erotica, romance, urban and street, science fiction, christian fiction, and general interest, as well as nonfiction, and lively stories of all genres of fiction for the general population between the ages of 18 and.
Ckn christian publishing covers all marketing and promotions for not only the book, but you as an author. While they do not print fiction, if your story is surreal or strange and deals with the supernatural, they may be interested. We are currently particularly looking for non fiction, commercial. You can selfpublish your book, hire a publishing services company or hybrid publisher, or find a legitimate childrens book publisher childrens.
See our submission guidelines for fiction and nonfiction books. While the list below is nichespecific, there are many mainstream publishers that accept lgbtq fiction and nonfiction as part of their general lists. Jun 16, 2018 cosmic egg is an imprint of john hunt publishers, a midlist house located in the uk. The material you have submitted is the authors own creative andor well researched work. Submission guidelines madeleine milburn literary agency. Fraser ross associates, 62 wellington place, edinburgh eh6 7eq. They were the regional finalist for the bookseller small press award in 2018. We are currently not accepting childrens, middle grade, young adult or poetry submissions. A version of this article appeared in the 09172018 issue of. Submissions sent outside that period will not be considered or held for consideration. We publish as many as 150 books and 200 calendars annually. World book, the established publisher of encyclopedias and other works of nonfiction, is the parent company of incentive publications.
One of our publishing advisors will be happy to discuss your proposal on the telephone between 09. Among her book deals, she has sold a debut authors thriller in a 2book deal to ballantine and a debut authors memoir to knopf. In 2018, madeleine won literary agent of the year at the british book awards. Three hares publishing submissions three hares publishing. Here is my list of reputable publishers and whose names you should get to know who publish kids books baby books up through young adult each year and who currently accept submissions directly from writers and illustrators. They are an independent company with good distribution. Below youll find a list of 30 ya publishers that will provide you all the information you need to get your novel or nonfiction book published. As of july 11, 2019, we are open to unsolicited submissions. The story takes place in new england, where the author also resides. Submission guidelines tck publishing book publisher.
Ebooks themselves make up close to 40% of all books sold, and in 2018. If youve written a childrens book and want to get it published, you have a few options. Submissions must be 50,000 to 125,000 words in length, unless submitting a. Book publishers of thriller novels book publishing directory. This is the amount that we are charged by our bank for cashing nonsterling cheques. If youve written a sci fi or fantasy novel and want to get it published, this list of sci fi and fantasy. This is a rare list of reputable publishers who are currently accepting submissions without requiring an agent be involved. Avon has been publishing awardwinning romance since 1941. Selfpublished books now account for 30% to 40% of ebook sales. This is partly a reflection of market size and partly a reflection of culture.
While the list below is nichespecific, there are many. The below list of 19 new literary agents aims to facilitate a conversation between agents and potential clients. I know many of my readers aspire to publishing a novel, and many of them write fantasy and science fiction, so i put this post together to help them. All information in these listings are from the publishers. Before you tell us about your book idea, please carefully read the guidelines at the top of this page. Abdo books is a publisher that focuses exclusively on educational books for children between ages 412. Fahrenheit press are independent publishers specialising in crime fiction. These publishers are actively taking submissions of manuscripts. Before you submit, please take the time to read the below to ensure we are the right match for you and your work. Some of these publishers have submission windows, during which they. Literary submissions how to submit your novel, novella or short story. Currently the next submission period is september 2018. They sell a lot of books to schools and appear to be rather good at niche.
The parent company publishes a total of 300 titles per year with global sales and a focus on physical stores. If you see information that needs to be changed, please contact us. Jun 10, 2018 cosmic egg is an imprint of john hunt publishers, a midlist house located in the uk. If youve finally decided to stop worrying about the best way to get published and are now ready to simply start submitting your work to some publishers, this is for you. The 87 press accept unsolicited submissions during. Pearson continued its reign as the worlds largest book publisher in 2017. We publish short story compilations, novels, comics and graphic novels and accept submissions for all of these things. A surprising number of publishers in the uk accept childrens books directly from writers. May 12, 2018 by tony franklin 7 comments childrens book publishers accepting submissions. Jul 30, 2018 for more than 150 publishers accepting submissions directly from writers see. For example, a book about how a toddler deals with death, or adhd.
Authors with multiple manuscripts will get further attention towards their submissions. Authors with rights to back list titles are highly encouraged to contact us. To make things easier for you, we have compiled a list of 21 top uk publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts. Electronic versions of your full manuscript should be in one file and not separate chapters. Our focus is on horror, fantasy, modern fantasy, historical fantasy and science fiction and. The search for pirate treasure, the hunt and the chase, the work of the secret service, time travel, duels and intrigues, mutiny on a military tall ship, an extraordinary business venture and an ordinary computer, true friendship and betrayal. We aim to read initial submissions within 6 weeks of receiving. For the vast majority of these publishers, you dont even need an agent. Book publishing companies largest listings of book. We do not collect submissions for which insufficient postage has been paid. On the whole, it is much more important for an author in the us and uk to have representation than it is in australia. Theyre accepting art submissions, but for authors, youll have to go through an agent to submit. This is the largest searchable and free book publisher listing on the web.
Fastgrowing independent publishers, 2018 advertisement more from pw. We are currently accepting submissions for fantasy novels. Uk literary agents for childrens books lou treleaven. Nine small publishers give you their submission guidelines study the submission guidelines of these nine leading small publishers to improve the chance of getting your book accepted heres a useful list of submission guidelines from nine wellknown small presses and publishers in the us and the uk who accept unsolicited fiction manuscripts. It is recognized for having pioneered the historical romance category and continues to publish in wide variety of other genres, including paranormal, urban fantasy, contemporary and regency. Literary submissions direct to publisher fairlight books. Hot tree publishing is accepting submissions for books in the romance genre mm, paranormal, western, contemporary, etc. Fairlight books is open to literary submissions of short stories, novellas between 25,000 and 50,000 words and novels. Finding a book publisher is the dream of many authors, but there are many predatory publishers that will take advantage. The book guild is an independent publisher with an eclectic list in both fiction and nonfiction. Nine small publishers give you their submission guidelines. The fourth dimension is an adventure story for young readers. Science fiction and fantasy are two of the great literary genres, and the market for sci fi and fantasy is huge.
Carcanet considers submissions and book proposals sent electronically as emailed attachments. Who are the publishers accepting submissions directly from authors and illustrators these. Please read the following submissions guidelines carefully before sending us your proposal. We are currently particularly looking for non fiction, commercial women fiction and general fiction. You will receive an email notification once your submission is received by our. You will receive an email notification once your submission is received by our editorial team. We may be able to publish your novellas as well 15,000 to 40,000. Details on how to submit to us are given below we prefer electronic submission, but accept submissions by post.
If you are calling from outside the uk, please leave us a voicemail stipulating a convenient time to return your call. The first step in determining whether your book is a good fit for ravenswood is to become thoroughly familiar with our catalogue of titles. We are also accepting novella and novel submissions during this time. Baen is one of the best known publishers of science fiction and fantasy. We publish both new and established authors and have an open submi. Three hares accepts solicited and unsolicited submissions.
We are happy to accept submissions of longer fiction direct from authors. A new global publisher founded in 2019 in london, uk. A version of this article appeared in the 0409 2018 issue of publishers weekly under the headline. We welcome submissions from both new and previously published authors. List of childrens publishers in uk accepting unsolicited manuscripts. The agency represents awardwinning and bestselling authors of adult and childrens fiction and nonfiction. Several years ago i wrote this article about why writers should be wary about submitting to book publishers electronic submissions portals. All of our books are published in both ebook and paperback formats. Thankfully, there are still a few childrens book publishers who are happy to wade through. Jan 30, 2012 updated october 2018 following on from my list of childrens publishers who accept unsolicited manuscripts, i thought id post a list for people who are submitting childrens books to agents, as im considering that route for one of my novels and i thought others might find it helpful. Thank you for your interest in the guidelines for submission to levine querido.
David fickling books does not accept unsolicited manuscripts on a rolling basis, but they do have an annual contest in which authors can submit their book for a. Accepting submissions in all genres austin macauley. Fiction historical romance, contemporary romance, womens contemporary fiction, amish romances and inspirational romances, historical fiction, gay fiction. Whether the writer writes literary fiction, young adult, mg, upmarket, genre fiction or some blend of each, whether the author is seeking an agent for fiction or nonfiction, for novels or memoirs, short stories, essays, biographies. As well as being open for brand new submissions, we are also looking to reissue books in the above genres which have gone out of print. This is our listings of book publishers taking submissions.
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