Updated September 18th, 2025.
Gibbs Smith is an established publisher with good distribution. They are open to submissions of nonfiction related to interior design, architecture, children’s, and cookbooks. They also accept submissions in the following subjects: arts and crafts, western humor with general appeal, general humor, and gift books. They also consider: children’s activity books, board books, and picture books. They have published a number of bestsellers, including a board book version of Pride & Prejudice.
They accept all submissions via email, and do not accept any mailed submissions. They have different email addresses for different categories of submissions and have specific requirements for each one, so please read carefully about the category you are considering submitting to. Some categories require full manuscripts, others partial.
They do not respond to submissions they are not interested in. If you have not heard from them in 12 weeks, it is safe to assume they are not interested in your manuscript.
To learn more, please visit their submission guidelines here.
