Manuscript Publishers

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Epic Ink: Seeking Manuscript Proposals

Epic Ink is an imprint of Quarto Publishing Group. Epic Ink focuses on publishing entertainment or pop culture books that are visually striking. You can see books they’ve previously published under this imprint here. On their imprint-focused page here they particularly highlight the Bucket List Series, which includes this book. They also mention the “Inspiring…

MANDRAKE of Oxford: Seeking Manuscript Queries

This UK-based publisher describes themselves as an “Independent publisher of essential occultural books”. They are open to submissions of work on Mysticism, Esotericism, Magick, Paganism, Erotica and Fetish, Shamanism, Culture, True Crime and Ripperology, as well as work related to Yoga Ayurveda, and Tantra, and other related topics, like ancient mysteries and UFOlogy. In terms…

Cicada Books: Seeking Manuscript Queries

Cicada Books is a children’s book publisher based in London. Initially focused on producing books for adults around art and design, they have now pivoted to fully focusing on publishing children’s books. The books they publish are well-designed and beautifully printed, and intended for kids ages 4-11. They publish activity books, picture books, and nonfiction….

The Whumpy Printing Press: Seeking Manuscript Submissions

If you are familiar with fanfiction, the title of this press alone might help you know if your work is a good fit for it or not. They only publish work in the Whump genre. Whump is a genre that emphasizes trauma, and can go fully horror or lean more towards hurt/comfort (which is to…

Primera: Seeking Manuscript Submissions

Primera is a digital-first imprint of Oliver Heber Books. Oliver Herber Books was founded by the author Tanya Anne Crosby, and you can learn more about the publisher as a whole here. They are based in Michigan. In 2023 they started Primera, which is open to agented and direct submissions from authors. It was hard…

Search Press

Search Press’s tagline is “the world’s finest art and craft books”. They specialize in “practical, reference and inspirational art and craft books for beginners through to professional artists and crafters”. Everything they publish is highly illustrated, They only focus on publishing nonfiction work that fits into these categories. You can get a feel for what…

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