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.

Genius Book Publishing: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions

Updated September 9th, 2025: They plan to reopen to submissions on June 1st, 2026.  This small Wisconsin-based press is run by a couple, Steven and Leya Booth. They share some of their story and experience on their About page here. Genius Book Publishing was founded in 2011. It publishes a range of genres, including fiction,…
Manuscript Publishers Non Fiction

Shell Education: Accepting Book Proposals

Shell Education is a new imprint of Teacher Created Materials, which also runs Free Spirit Publishing. Shell Education focuses in on publishing “professional resources that build educator instructional capacity, content-area knowledge, and confidence”. They are a new imprint, and their website is new at the time this review was published. It still includes minor errors,…
Manuscript Publishers Non Fiction

27 Literary Journals Open to Publishing Reprints

Publishing your work is wonderful. Even though my work has been published hundreds of times, I still get excited every time a new publication containing my work gets released. However, once you have published a short story or a poem, most literary journals are not interested in publishing it again. After all, it has already…
Special Issue

Ten Manuscript Publishers Open to Submissions in March 2025

This list focuses on ten publishers that we are excited about 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…
Issue Six Hundred Fourteen Manuscript Publishers

Harlequin Intrigue: Accepting Manuscript Submissions

Harlequin Intrigue is an imprint of Harlequin Romance, which is an imprint of Harper Collins. We have also reviewed a number of their other imprint previously, including Afterglow Books, Carina Press, Mills & Boon, Love Inspired & Love Inspired Suspense and Harlequin Historical. All of the different imprints have clear focuses, and separate submission guidelines,…
Manuscript Publishers Mystery Romance Uncategorized

Enchant: Accepting Manuscript Submissions

Enchant is the Romantasy focused imprint of Entwined Publishing, which we have reviewed here. For those unfamiliar with the term, Romantasy is a very popular genre currently, which is focused on a blend of Romance and Fantasy. At my local big box bookstore, Romantasy is currently dominating the fantasy genre by a large margin. They…
Fantasy Manuscript Publishers Romance

Graveside Press: Now Seeking Submissions

Updated December 4th, 2025: Graveside Press is facing significant financial issues. The editor has addressed it themselves here, without going into much details. There are more details on Reddit here and even more on Threads if you search Graveside Press (I wish Threads allowed direct links). While social media is not always the best resource,…
Horror Manuscript Publishers

ORO Editions: Accepting Book Proposals

ORO Editions publishes beautifully presented illustrated books with a focus on architecture, urbanism, landscape, art photography, academia & applied research among other things (they recently published a tarot deck, for example). Before reading any further I would suggest you visit their catalog here. It should make it abundantly clear if your proposal would be a…
Manuscript Publishers Non Fiction

Tuttle Publishing: Accepting Book Proposals

The Tuttle Publishing company was originally founded in 1832 in Vermont. This makes it one of the oldest American publishers still in operation. In 1948, the company established a publishing outpost in Japan, and since then they have become much more focused on producing English-language books about the arts, languages and cultures of Asia. In…
Manuscript Publishers Non Fiction

65 Specialized Publishers Open to Manuscript Submissions

All of the presses on this list meet all of our guiding principles, but most of them have such a specific focus that we cannot justify writing a full review and sending it to our full list of subscribers. But they are still good publishers. Instead, we have compiled this list of mini-reviews. I have also…
Fiction Special Issue

Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Writers (February 2025)

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 Twelve

An Argument for Short Stories

“Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.’ — Ray Bradbury “A good [short story] would take me out of myself and then stuff me back in, outsized, now, and uneasy with the fit.” -David Sedaris Writers who are serious about improving and developing their…
Issue Six Hundred Twelve Special Feature

76 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…
Special Issue

9 Manuscript Publishers Open to Submissions in February 2025

This list focuses on nine publishers that we are excited about 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…
Issue Six Hundred Ten

Five Questions You Need to Ask Yourself Before Adopting a Pen Name

One of the questions I get asked the most is, “Should I use a pen name?” As someone who has used a pen name for over a decade, I think most people shouldn’t use a pen name. Now there are some legitimate reasons to use pen name, but for most writers pen names cause a…
Issue Six Hundred Ten

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