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Publishers' Online Guidelines - publishers accepting queries, proposals, submissions
- Abingdon Press - United Methodist Church
- Abrams - illustrated art books. NO FICTION! No e-subs.
- Abrams Books for Young Readers - nonfiction only.
- Adams Media - non-fiction topics including business, careers, cooking, exam prep, health, history, hobbies, home improvement, inspiration, kids' books, new age, parenting, pets, personal finance, reference, self-help, sports, travel, weddings and writing.
- Addicus Books - health, self-help, psychology, how-to, business, economics, investing, and books of regional interest -- true crime, histories, profiles.
- Addison Wesley & Benjamin Cummings - computing, economics, finance, mathematics, science, and statistics
- Albert Whitman & Company - children's books. fiction & nonfiction including multicultural. holiday.
- Allen & Unwin - Australia. Fiction, nonfiction, academic, children & teenagers
- Allyn & Bacon/Longman - social science, education, and humanities disciplines
- Ambassador Books - children and adults books that have spiritual or inspirational elements to them. Christian context. Spiritual impact.
- Amulet Books - middle-grade and teen readers. nonfiction only.
- AMC (Appalachian Mountain Club) - outdoor recreation guides and nonfiction books
- Augsburg Books "books are targeted at a broad market: Christians of all denominations as well as readers who are not committed Christians or churchgoers, but may be seeking answers to spiritual questions."
- Avalon - hardcover romances, historical romances, mysteries, and westerns for the library market
- Avalon Travel Publishing
- Avon Romance - Harper Collins
- Baen Books - SF&F. E-submissions strongly preferred.
- Barefoot Books - high quality picture books
- Barrons - from test-prep and college guides to children's books and New Age gift books.
- Bethany House - Adult and youth/children Christian fiction and non-fiction. Accepts ONLY one-page queries via FAX.
- BowTie Press - accurate and fun-to-read books about companion animals
- Career Press/New Page Books - "nonfiction books for adult readers seeking practical information to improve themselves in careers, college, finance, parenting, retirement, spirituality, and other related topics."
http://www.lernerbooks.com/images/lerner_books/pdfs/auth_submission.pdf">Carolrhoda Books, Inc. [PDF] Only accepts submissions in November. Children's books.
- Champion Press - current nonfiction focus is in Family Matters, Parenting, Homeschool, Education, Self-Improvement, Cooking and How-To and Workbooks. Fiction: Mystery / Suspense and Thriller genres, also quality literary fiction. NO POETRY. [n.b. muddle display with Mozilla]
- Chronicle Books - PDF files for adult trade, children's books, and gift division submissions available online
- Clarion Books (HoughtonMifflin) - picture bks, nonfiction, fiction: infant - grade 12
- Conari Press (a div of Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC) - Spirituality, Personal Growth, Parenting, and Social Issues.
- Coteau Books publishes "primarily poetry, fiction, drama, children's and young adults "chapter books" (with the exception of picture books), and non-fiction work with literary merit. Coteau publishes only authors who are Canadian citizens."
- Cumberland House Publishing - Snail sub only. No fiction, poetry, short stories, western fiction or children's books. No e-sub.
- Da Capo Press (Perseus Books Group) - NO E-SUB. Proposals and query letters only. Publishes American and world history, biography, music, especially jazz, film, art, photography, sports, humor, and popular culture.
- DAW Books (PenguinPutnam) - science fiction & fantasy
- Destiny Image - "Our authors have a proven track record of integrity and holiness. They are pliable before the Lord and receptive to the work of the Holy Spirit within the whole Body of Christ. They share our burden to encourage Christians everywhere to a greater depth of relationship with the Father by allowing the Holy Spirit to speak to their hearts and mold their lives."
- Dorchester Publishing - Leisure Books and Love Spell - romance, horror, Westerns, thrillers, young adult.
- Eakin Press history and culture of the Southwest, especially Texas and Oklahoma. also ethnic studies. publish very little fiction, other than for children.
- Eerdmans Books for Young Readers - picture books, middle reader and young adult fiction, and nonfiction for the general trade, school, and library markets
- Facts On File - "comprehensive, authoritative and easy-to-use reference materials in the sciences, social sciences, history, language and literature, and arts and entertainment"
- Farrar Straus and Giroux. Does not accept manuscript submissions via email.
- Front Street - books for children and young adults. E-sub or snail sub.
- Fulcrum Publishing - Colorado publisher specializing in nonfiction trade books on gardening, Native American and Hispanic cultures, travel and outdoor activity guidebooks, essays of place, history, biography, the world of ideas, women of the West, natural history and the environment
- Genesis Press - groundbreaking romance publisher, pioneering in African-American, Hispanic, Asian, and interracial fiction. please make sure your submission fits one of our imprints
- Globe Pequot Press - travel guides, nature titles, cookbks, home-based business, recreation, regional history
- Graphics Arts Center Publishing Company - also Alaska Northwest Books & WestWinds Press. "# Non-fiction material that reflects life as it is or was in Alaska, the Northwest, adjacent Canada, and the Western states# Authoritative material about the region’s wildlife, plants, or other natural resources# Material about people and places in history, especially that which provides unpublished information and fresh insights# Arts and crafts of the region both aboriginal and contemporary# Practical guides to cooking, gardening, travel, and recreation in Alaska and in the West# Regionally focused children’s books, non-fiction and fiction (with themes related to Alaska, the Northwest, or Western States)# Occasional out-of-region subjects for which there is a demonstrable reader interest and market"
- Graywolf Press. a literary press.
- Greenwood Press - reference books for academic, school, and public libraries
- Harlequin & Silhouette romances
- Harper Collins - Avon Romance. see Avon Romance - Harper Collins
- Hatherleigh Press - health, wellness, fitness, living with chronic diseases, etc.
- Hawthorne Books "... publishes literary fiction and narrative non-fiction aimed at a contemporary audience. We do not publish genre fiction such as Romance, Western, Mysteries, Science Fiction, or children's books."
- Health Communications, Inc. - books promoting recovery, personal growth, and the enrichment of mind, body and soul (incl. Chicken Soup)
- Henry Holt Books for Young Readers picture books, fiction, and nonfiction. does not publish textbooks, original board or novelty books, activity books, or instructional books. No simultaneous or multiple submissions.
- Holiday House specializes in quality hardcovers from the picture book level to young adult, both fiction and non-fiction. especially interested in acquiring literary middle-grade novels. Does not publish mass-market books, including, but not limited to, board books, pop-ups, activity books, sticker books, coloring books, series books,licensed books, or paperback originals. Select "submissions" from the menu.
- Houghton Mifflin - Academic Texts
- Houghton Mifflin - Children's Books Select "submissions" from the menu.
- Hunter House Publishers - NO FICTION. Health, personal growth & family, community resources.
- Ig Publishing. "publishes original literary fiction, and political and cultural nonfiction with a liberal/progressive slant, particularly books that come out of the emerging "netroots" movement."
- ImaJinn Books - vampire, werewolf and shapeshifter romance novels
- Information Today, Inc. - ITI publishes four primary book lines: ITI Books (library and information science titles), CyberAge Books (popular titles for business and professional users of online information and the Internet, distributed to the book trade by Independent Publishers Group), the ASIST Monograph series (scholarly titles in the field of information science and technology), and ASI Books (indexing guides and reference books).
- Intrigue Press - mysteries, thrillers, suspense.
- Judson Press - American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. - no fiction
http://www.justincharlesbooks.com/company/?fa=submission">Justin, Charles & Co. "At this time, we do not have any plans to publish books in the following areas: Religion, poetry, psychology, self-help, cooking, romance or children’s books."
- Kar-Ben Publishing [PDF] - Jewish themes for children and families.
- Lee & Low Books - fiction guidelines. multicultural literature for children
- Lee & Low Books - nonfiction guidelines. multicultural literature for children
- Leisure Books (Dorchester Publishing)
- Lerner Publications - [PDF] Submissions accepted November ONLY. Children's books.
- Lonely Planet - "travel guidebooks to cities, regions, countries and continents; City Maps; Best of… Guides; Healthy Travel guides; travel narratives; Phrasebooks; Pictorials; Pre-departure guides; walking, cycling and wildlife- watching guides; and World Food cuisine guides"
- Love Spell (Dorchester Publishing)
- Lyons Press - practical and literary books: fishing, hunting, adventure, history, military history, horses, sports, memoirs, narrative nonfiction, reference, and survival.
- MacAdam/Cage Publishing [PDF] (SF/Denver). quality fiction and non-fiction: committed to bringing new and talented voices to the literary marketplace. [Sep 2006: Not accepting new submissions at this time. Check back in Jan 2007.]
- Marion Street Press - books for writers
- McGraw-Hill Professional
- Meadowbrook Press - "We specialize in pregnancy, baby care, child care, humorous poetry for children, party planning, and children's activities. Please note that we are not currently accepting unsolicited manuscripts or queries for the following genres: adult fiction, adult poetry, humor, and children's fiction. Also note that we do not currently publish picture books for children, travel titles, scholarly, or literary works."
- Midnight Ink Books. "a fresh new voice in mystery fiction."
- Mills & Boon (UK) [Harlequin]
- Mundania Press LLC Preditors & Editors recommended publisher. SF & F, horror, mystery/detective/thriller, romance (all subgenres, except erotica). No historicals, westerns, poetry, childrens or tweens (YA is acceptable), inspirational fiction, non-fiction, stories based on someone else's work, screenplays.
- New Canaan Publishing children’s books, selected Christian works for all ages, and humor books confronting current trends and issues
- O'Reilly & Associates - the premier information source for leading-edge computer technologies
- Peachpit Press - graphic design, desktop publishing, multimedia, Web publishing, and general computing
- Poisoned Pen Press. Mysteries
- Praeger Publishers - social science and humanities
- Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference
- Quill Driver Books / Word Dancer Press - nonfiction only. no poetry, children's books, or fiction.
- Raincoast Books - includes Press Gang and Polestar imprints. Adult nonfiction, children's and young adult fiction and non-fiction. Publishes Canadian authors primarily but not exclusively. No e-queries. No mss. Snailmail queries.
- Red Wheel/Weiser - Spunky Self-Help, Self-Help/Inspiration, and Spirituality/Self-Help
- Running Press illustrated adult and juvenile non-fiction
- Sasquatch Books - accepts queries and proposals. for and from the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and California. travel, food, wine, children, regional history ...
- Scholastic Books - accepts unsolicited ideas in the area of Professional Books only
- Sierra Club Books - nature, ecology, travel, environment. Not currently accepting any unsolicited manuscripts or proposals for children's books.
- Simon & Schuster - So you want to write a Star Trek novel
- Soho Press. "primarily fiction, with the occasional autobiography or cultural historical account."
- Sourcebooks - Fiction/nonfiction. Not currently publishing children's books.
- Sterling Publishing Company Adult, YA, juvenile: non-fiction. part of B&N (2003). "At present, our list is composed primarily of reference and "how-to" books with step-by-step instructions on practical subjects including:Art; body, mind, and spirit; business; ceramics; crafts, including paper crafts; culinary arts, including wine and drink; fiber arts, including knitting, crochet, sewing, and embroidery; games and puzzles (especially crosswords, logic puzzles, and I.Q. builders); gardening; hobbies; health and fitness; house building and construction; language; lettering, including calligraphy; lifestyle; magic; natural history; new age; reference; science; sports; pets; and woodworking. Sterling does not publish any fiction and very few non-illustrated books. Juvenile list focuses primarily on non-fiction"
- Ten Speed & Celestial Arts
- Tilbury House - children's books. new adult books limited to non-fiction about Maine or the Northeast, particularly books that are documentary or about Maine's history. Please do not send us fiction, short stories, memoirs, or poetry.
- Tor Tor, Forge and Orb Books: SF & fantasy and mainstream
- Tricycle Press - children's books
- Triskelion Publishing. Women's fiction. Publish in both electronic and print. No simultaneous submissions.
- Walker Books for Young Readers
- Watson-Guptill Publications (Watson-Guptill, Amphoto Bks, Back Stage Bks, Billboard Bks, Whitney Library of Design) - America's foremost publisher of lavishly illustrated art & art instruction titles and reference books on performing and visual arts.
- Westview Press - (Perseus Books Group) undergraduate and graduate textbooks: social sciences, humanities, and the sciences.
- Whispering Pine Press - specializes in multicultural themes
- White Wolf Games - games - RPG
- Wiley - adult non-fiction. all divisions including Jossey-Bass.
- Wizards of the Coast
- WW Norton E-queries only. "we do not consider books from the following categories: juvenile or young adult, religious, occult or paranormal, genre fiction such as formula romances, sci-fi or westerns, arts and crafts, and inspirational poetry."
- Zondervan/Zonderkidz - Christian. E-sub Academic, reference, ministry resources. No snail-sub. For all other categories, submit via First Edition, The ECPA Manuscript Service $79 fee for First Edition.
Publishers not accepting submissions or with restricted submissions
- Allison & Busby - London - Crime fiction, literary fiction, non-fiction, writer's guides. NO horror, romance, spirituality, science fiction or fantasy, short stories, self-help, poetry or plays.
- Andrews McMeel Publishing - requires that you submit any materials through a literary agent
- Annika Publications No, we are not accepting new submissions at this time. (Check periodically)
- AOL Time Warner Book Group (including Warner Books, Warner Business Books, Warner Faith, Mysterious Press, Aspect, Little, Brown and Company, Back Bay Books, Bulfinch Press, Little, Brown Children's Books) - not able to consider unsolicited manuscript submissions and unsolicited queries.
- Aspect - not able to consider unsolicited manuscript submissions and unsolicited queries.
- Azro Press - picture bks and easy readers w/ southwestern flavor. NOT ACCEPTING ANY NEW SUBMISSIONS AT THIS TIME. PLEASE TRY BACK AGAIN SOON.
- Back Bay Books - not able to consider unsolicited manuscript submissions and unsolicited queries.
- Ballantine Books - does not accept unsolicited submissions, proposals, manuscripts or submission queries via e-mail at this time. "we recommend that you work with an established literary agent"
- Bulfinch Press - not able to consider unsolicited manuscript submissions and unsolicited queries.
- Candlewick Press - juvenile books. unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts at this time
- Counterpoint Press (Perseus Books Group) - literary fiction, nonfiction and short stories from established authors. No poetry, romance, children's books, conventional thrillers or conventional horror. No longer accepting unsolicited manuscripts or book proposals.
- Crabtree Books children's nonfiction. inhouse writers
- Crippen & Landru Publishers "booked up until 2008, and are not currently reading new material"
- Del Rey (Random House) - no longer accepting unsolicited manuscripts
- DK: Dorling Kindersley - doesn't accept unsolicited manuscripts
- HarperCollins - not reading unsolicited manuscripts or proposals:
including Zondervan, Access Press, Amistad Press, Ecco, Eos, Fourth Estate, Perennial, PerfectBound, Quill, Rao, ReganBooks, William Morrow, Greenwillow Books, Joanna Cotler Books, Laura Geringer Books, Tempest
- Henry Holt and Jack Macrae Books, Metropolitan Books, Times Books, and Owl Books - no unsolicited manuscripts, proposals and queries.
- HoughtonMifflin Adult Fiction and Nonfiction - not accepting unsolicited manuscripts
- Hyperion Books (Disney) - does not accept unsolicted manuscripts
- Intrigue Press. "As of February 22, 2006 we are no longer accepting submissions. We are busy with our 2006 line and are already filling up for 2007."
- Kensington Books - "We are not accepting manuscripts unless submitted by an agent."
- Little, Brown and Company & Little, Brown Children's Books - not able to consider unsolicited manuscript submissions and unsolicited queries.
- MONDO Publishing - children's books
- Multnomah Books - Evangelical Christian. No longer accepting unsolicited manuscripts, proposals, or queries unless discussed with publisher's rep at writing conference.
- Mysterious Press - not able to consider unsolicited manuscript submissions and unsolicited queries.
- PenguinPutnam - most imprints do not read unsolicited manuscripts: Paperback: Berkley Books, Jove, Ace, Riverhead Books, Perigee, Prime Crime, Boulevard, HP
Books, Price Stern Sloan, Inc. Hardback: G.P. Putnam's Sons, Riverhead Books, Jeremy P. Tarcher, Grosset/Putnam, Ace/Putnam, Boulevard, Putnam, Price Stern Sloan, Inc.
- Random House (Ballantine Publishing Group) - only accepts manuscripts submitted by an agent
- Rutledge Hill Press - No autobiographies, children's books or short stories, educational and/or academic materials, including psychology and self-help, poetry, religious materials
- Simon & Schuster (except for Star Trek) - not accepting unsolicited manuscripts
- St. Martin's Press, Picador and Minotaur Books Do not accept unsolicited manuscripts.
- Tyndale House Publishing "Tyndale no longer reviews unsolicited manuscripts"
- Walker Books - nonfiction adult - only consider manuscripts and proposals submitted to us through literary agents.
- Warner Books (including Warner Books, Warner Business Books, Warner Faith, Mysterious Press, Aspect, Little, Brown and Company, Back Bay Books, Bulfinch Press, Little, Brown Children's Books) - not able to consider unsolicited manuscript submissions and unsolicited queries.
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