Articles by Emily Harstone

Emily Harstone is the pen name of a published writer. Her work has been published in ten countries, four continents, by over fifty different journals. She is a professional submissions adviser and editor. If she owned a dog it would be named Wystan.

77 Publishing, Grant, and Fellowship Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Writers (September 2026)

This list of publishers meet our guiding principles, but are only open to free submissions from historically underrepresented writers or focus on publishing content produced by historically underrepresented writers. Some of these publications are open to a wide range of writers including writers of color, gender non-conforming and LGBTQ+ writers, and those living with disabilities….
Issue Six Hundred Ninety Four Special Feature

100 Manuscript Publishers with Geographic Limitations

We generally only review presses that accept work without geographic limitations on who can submit, but this list includes many publishers who do have geographic requirements. We have never fully reviewed most of these presses because of their geographic limitations, but they are still good presses. Most of the presses on this list accept work…
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Keeperton

Launched in August 2024 by Australian author T L Swan, Keeperton is a new press with good distribution. You can learn more about its launch here. They describe their publication by saying, “Keeperton is a publisher that takes immense pride in our commitment to prioritising authors at every step of the publishing journey. We understand…
Children's Books Manuscript Publishers Mystery Thrillers

Political Animal Press

Political Animal Press is a nonfiction publisher that was founded in January 2015. Political Animal Press is distributed by University of Toronto Press. They are based out of Chicago and Toronto, according to their website. The publisher of Political Animal Press is Lewis Slawsky, who is based out of Chicago according to his LinkedIn profile….
Manuscript Publishers Non Fiction

Sweet Hearts Press

This press is a part of Moore Street Media, alongside Rockpool Publishing, which we have reviewed here. Even though all their submission guidelines are on the same page, each of the Moore Street Media imprints is distinctly different, which is why we are reviewing them separately. Moore Street Media and all of their imprints are…
Gift Books Manuscript Publishers Non Fiction

Ten Publishers Open to Direct Submissions in September 2026

This list focuses on ten publishers that are open to submissions this month. Some are only open for a short period of time, others will be open the whole month and beyond. At least four of these are presses we have not covered previously. Please note that if a publisher doesn’t have a specific submission…
Issue Six Hundred Ninety Two Special Feature

Arndell: Accepting Manuscript Submissions

Launched in August 2024 by Australian author T L Swan, Keeperton is a new press with good distribution. You can learn more about its launch here. They describe their publication by saying, “Keeperton is a publisher that takes immense pride in our commitment to prioritising authors at every step of the publishing journey. We understand…
Manuscript Publishers Romance Uncategorized

ARP Books: Accepting Manuscript Queries

In 1966 Arbeiter Ring Publishing was founded initially as a workers’ collective. They started by publishing a few Marxist-leaning and left- leaning books each year. Over time they have come to operate as ARP Books although their official name is Arbeiter Ring Publishing Ltd. They currently say this is their mandate: “To publish a dynamic…
Literary Fiction Manuscript Publishers

Plumleaf Press: Accepting Manuscript Proposals

Plumleaf Press is a small press based in Oakville, Ontario. They started publishing work in 2015. Their books are represented by Ampersand Inc, and are distributed by the University of Toronto Press, which is good. They were founded by editor Maggie Goh. This is how she describes the name: “The name Plumleaf Press combines my…
Children's Books Manuscript Publishers Non Fiction Women's Fiction

Gelding Street Press: Accepting Manuscript Proposals

Gelding Street Press is a part of Moore Street Media, alongside Rockpool Publishing, which we have reviewed here. Even though all their submission guidelines are on the same page, each of the Moore Street Media imprints is distinctly different, which is why we are reviewing them separately. Moore Street Media and all of their imprints…
Manuscript Publishers Memoir

Major Street Publishing: Accepting Manuscript Proposals

Major Street Publishing is a leading business book imprint that has been around for 15 years. They are now a part of Moore Street Media. Even though all their submission guidelines are on the same page, each of the Moore Street Media imprints is distinctly different, which is why we are reviewing them separately. Moore…
Non Fiction

Why and Where to Start Submitting This September

“I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged… I had poems which were re-written so many times I suspect it was just a way of avoiding sending them out.” — Erica Jong Starting to submit your work to literary journals is a hard task. Before…
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87 Specialized Manuscript Publishers Open to Submissions

All of the presses on this list meet all of our guiding principles, but some of them have such a specific focus that we cannot justify writing a full review and sending it to our full list of subscribers. Some of them, we have full reviews on. There is no particular organization to this list….
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26 Publishers Always Open to Submissions

Some publishers open and close their doors to submissions on a routine basis. It can be hard to determine if they are open or shut to submissions, and when you should submit. The following publishers, however, are always open to submissions from writers without agents or previous publishing experience. All of these publishers meet our…
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Nine Publishers Open to Direct Submissions in August 2026

This list focuses on nine publishers that are open to submissions this month. Some are only open for a short period of time, others will be open the whole month and beyond. At least four of these are presses we have not covered previously. Please note that if a publisher doesn’t have a specific submission…
Issue Six Hundred Eighty Eight Manuscript Publishers Special Feature

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