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Christian Focus Publishing: Seeking Manuscript Queries

Christian Focus Publishing is an evangelical Christian publisher based in Scotland. They say, “Our calling is to share the incredible message of the gospel and help people grow in their faith through the power of books.” They have four imprints. Focus is more approachable and geared towards Christian living. Mentor is more detail oriented and…
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Echoes: Seeking Manuscript Submissions

Echoes is the historical romance focused imprint of Entwined Publishing, which we have reviewed here. This is what they say they are looking for: “Echoes brings history to life with captivating historical romances. We seek stories that transport readers to past eras, blending rich historical detail with passionate romance. From forbidden love in Regency England…
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Bloomsbury Publishing: Now Seeking Book Proposals

Bloomsbury Publishing was founded in 1986 in Britain and has since expanded with offices in a number of other countries. They are very established with excellent distribution. They publish a wide range of fiction and nonfiction, but are only open to submissions for their academic imprint. For this imprint they accept textbook and academic proposal…
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CF4kids: Seeking Manuscript Queries

CF4 kids is the children young people focused imprint of Christian Focus Publishing. Christian Focus Publishing is an evangelical Christian publisher based in Scotland. They say, “Our calling is to share the incredible message of the gospel and help people grow in their faith through the power of books.” The company as a whole has…
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The Innovation Press: Seeking Manuscript Queries

The Innovation Press is a small children’s book publisher with major distribution through Baker and Taylor. My children own a number of their books, and I regularly encounter books they have published at the library and bookstores. Some of their best known books are the Zoey and Sassafras series, and the picture book, My Name…
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Ten Manuscript Publishers Open to Direct Submissions in July 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…
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Inkubator Books: Manuscript Query Guidelines & Information

This Dublin, Ireland-based press focuses on publishing crime fiction, mystery, and thrillers. They do not publish work outside of this genre, and they do not publish work outside of Amazon. Most of the work they publish do very well on Amazon through Kindle Unlimited. The books they publish are not just available digitally, they also…
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Watertower Hill Publishing: Manuscript Query Guidelines & Information

A small press founded in 2020 by Joshua L. Daughrity, who publishes his work under the pen name Joshua Loyd Fox. It started out as a self-publishing operation, but expanded from there into anthologies. Watertower Hill held their first open reading period for manuscripts in 2023. They are transparent about how many authors they signed…
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Subtle Body Press: Manuscript Query Guidelines & Information

Subtle Body Press is a small press that publishes a schizo-philosophical / countercultural journal series called Seven Story Hotel and a short fiction focused literary journal called Body Shots, both of which are currently open to submissions. They are also seeking a novella-length work of fiction or creative nonfiction to publish this year.  This is…
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Windhorse Publications: Manuscript Proposal Guidelines & Information

Windhorse Publications is an independent publisher of English-language nonfiction books on Buddhism, meditation and mindfulness. The work they publish is for Buddhist practitioners of all stages as well as for non-Buddhist readership. They also say, “We are also interested in books exploring new directions in Buddhist scholarship.” Like most faith-based publications, they are only interested…
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Harlequin Medical Romance: Manuscript Query Guidelines & Information

Harlequin Medical Romance 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, Harlequin Historical, Harlequin Heartwarming, and Harlequin Intrigue. All of the different imprints have clear…
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22 Young Adult Publishers that Accept Unagented Submissions

One of my favorite genres to read now is young adult (YA) fiction, even though when I was a teenager, I struggled to find good books. These days the YA genre is profitable, diverse, and covers a wide variety of genres, from science fiction to romance and everything in between. A lot of YA publishers…
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35 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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Guppy Books: Accepting Contest Submissions

Guppy Books is a respected publisher of children’s fiction. Founded in 2019 by Bella Pearson, the books they have published have been finalists and winners of a number of awards. They also have excellent distribution. You can learn more about the company and their track record, here. They are based in the UK, and generally…
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Saqi Books: Seeking Fiction & Nonfiction Manuscript Queries

Saqi Books was founded in London in 1983. The roots of Saqi Books are in Lebanon and they focus on publishing trade and academic books on the Middle East and North Africa written by authors based all around the world. They publish around 20 titles a year. They have been awarded the British Book Industry…
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