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.

Zibby Books: Now Accepting Manuscript Queries

Zibby Books was founded by Zibby Owens, an established book influencer, as part of her company Aibby Media. You can read more about her launch of Zibby Books, here, and here. Both articles focus a lot on the royalty structure. While writers still receive advances and royalties, they will also be part of a profit…
Fiction Manuscript Publishers Memoir

Spurl Editions: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions

Updated June 13th 2024, due to an influx of submissions they are not currently open to submissions. Their tagline is “publishers of unusual literature”. On their About page they add the additional context, including the context that they are “specializing in works fitting for our current decrepit and apocalyptic world”. They have previously published a…
Literary Fiction Manuscript Publishers

9 Exciting New Literary Journals (May 2024)

In my experience, there are many reasons to seek publication in journals that have been around for less than a year. When a literary journal is new, the editors tend to be a lot more passionate. I have gotten handwritten thank you cards from editors of new publications, something that has never happened when my…
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Press Box Books: Now Accepting Book Proposals

Updated September 2026: Their submission guidelines have been removed and they appear to not be releasing new books. Press Box Books is an imprint of North Star Editions. North Star Editions is a Minnesota-based publishing company that publishes fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. They have two other imprints that we reviewed in…
Issue Five Hundred Seventy One Manuscript Publishers Non Fiction

Tilbury House: Accepting Manuscript Submissions

Tilbury House is a press based out of Maine that publishes children’s books including board books, beginning readers, picture books and middle grade titles. They have published some very successful children’s books, including Talking Walls, Sheila Says We’re Weird, and Playing War. Each has a focused message involving a social issue. You can get a…
Children's Books Issue Five Hundred Seventy Manuscript Publishers

34 Publishers that Accept Direct Submissions of Speculative Fiction

Speculative fiction is generally defined as a genre of fiction where the setting is not in the world as we know it because of supernatural, fantastical, or futuristic elements Three genres are covered by this umbrella term: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. This term is used to cover work that doesn’t fit exactly in one…
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JMS Books: Accepting Submissions

Updated January 2025 JMS Books is a small electronic press that focuses on publishing LGBTQ+ erotic romance, romance, and young adult romance. They publish mostly shorter work, but stories between 40,000 and 60,000 words in length are eligible (but not guaranteed) to be published in paperback if they sell 50 electronic copies within the first…
Issue Five Hundred Sixty Nine Manuscript Publishers Romance

Moving Away From the Weekly Publication of Manuscript Publisher Reviews

For almost a decade, Authors Publish has reviewed one manuscript publisher a week. Occasionally it will be update on an older publisher that has now drastically changed their focus, or a new imprint of an established press, but the vast majority of the time it is a brand new press. I spend a lot of…
Announcement Issue Five Hundred Sixty Nine Manuscript Publishers

55 Traditional Children’s Book Publishers Seeking Submissions (No Agent Required)

All of the publishers on this list publish children’s books. Some just publish picture books, some publish only middle-grade fiction, and some publish a wide variety of genres aimed at adults as well. Some are looking for educational work, others are open to anything. A number of these publishers are large and established. Others are…
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New Frontier: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions

New Frontier is an established small publisher based in Australia. They are focused on publishing children’s books, including picture books, and chapter books. Their target audience appears to be readers under twelve. They were established in 2002 and are distributed by Lerner Publishing Group, which is very active in the children’s market. Their covers are…
Children's Books Issue Five Hundred Sixty Eight Manuscript Publishers

The Other Side of the Desk: Caitlin Jans

Most writers don’t have a clear idea of what it’s like to work in publishing. The many professionals who make publishing possible often work very hard, without much credit. Our goal with this article, and all of the articles in this series, is to give writers a more realistic idea of what it is actually…
Issue Five Hundred Sixty Eight The Other Side of the Desk

The Impact Of Small Press Distribution Closing

Small Press Distribution (SPD), which is one of the oldest independent book distributors in the United States, closed their doors abruptly on March 28th, 2024. This impacted hundreds of small presses and literary journals, both of which are markets that we cover. Lots of journalists and literary writers have covered the fallout so far. If…
Issue Five Hundred Sixty Eight Publishing Industry News

80 Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Authors in April 2024

ru 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…
Issue Five Hundred Sixty Seven

Creston Books: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions

Creston Books is small press focused on publishing picture books and select novels. They were founded in 2013 by Marissa Moss, the author of the Amelia’s Notebook series. Creston Books was established to fill a gap in the picture book market and to focus on diverse books. They have published many award-winning and banned books…
Children's Books Issue Five Hundred Sixty Seven Manuscript Publishers

15 Places That Publish Writing About Writing and Publishing

It felt a little strange to put together this list because we generally focus on opportunities for creative writers, and most of these places only publish nonfiction, and not the creative kind. But they are still a great opportunity for creative writers in terms of promoting their work and their name. There are also lots…
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