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Church Publishing Incorporated: Open to Book Proposals

Church Publishing Incorporated (CPI) was founded in 1918. They publish about 60 new titles per year. They have four imprints, all of which focus on publishing work that sparks “reflection, dialogue, hope, and action”. Besides books they also publish church supplies like parish registers, as well as digital platforms supporting ministry. You can learn more…
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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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CF4kids: Seeking Manuscript Queries

CF4kids 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 excellent…
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Watertower Hill Publishing: Manuscript Query Guidelines & Information

Updated August 19th 2025: Based on this FB post they are going on an indefinite hiatus. I would not submit to them at this time. They have unfortunately not updated the submission page on their website to indicate that. A small press founded in 2020 by Joshua L. Daughrity, who publishes his work under the…
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Elk Lake Publishing Inc: Accepting Proposals

Updated September 24, 2025; The no longer appear to be actively publishing books.  This small press’s motto is “Publishing the Positive”. They were founded in 2016 by Deb Haggerty, whom you can learn more about here. Elk Lake focuses on publishing positive Christian books. Their website is a little out of date, and poorly organized….
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Sheltering Tree Media: Accepting Submissions

Updated Feb 27, 2025: As of Feb. 25, 2025, they say”: Our publishing house (ShelteringTree.Earth, LLC) has taken a stand against the use of AI generated illustrations in our children’s book division. We will still accept AI-assisted images (whereby the author creates a prompt and then uses various images to create their own illustration) for…
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Love Inspired & Love Inspired Suspense: Now Open to Manuscript Queries

Love Inspired is an imprint of Harlequin that focuses on the Christian romance market. They describe themselves as publishing “Contemporary inspirational romances that feature Christian characters facing the many challenges of life and love in today’s world. You can see the catalogue for this imprint here. Love Inspired Suspense is an imprint of Harlequin that…
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Westminster John Knox Press (WJK): Now Accepting Book Proposals

Westminster John Knox Press (WJK) is the academic and trade imprint of the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation. They have published many established Christian scholars, including Marjorie Thompson, Cornel West, and Rowan Williams. They are just a faith based publisher which means all of their work is rooted in Christianity, and they are not a good publisher…
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Zondervan: Now Accepting Nonfiction Submissions

Zondervan is one of the largest and most established Christian media companies. They are based in Grand Rapids Michigan, but have an international presence. They are now owned by HarperCollins. They are a founding member of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. They only have two imprints that are open to direct submissions: Zondervan Reflective books aim…
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Dancing Lemur Press: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions

Dancing Lemur Press is a small US Press that has been actively publishing work since 2009. They are based in North Carolina and seem to regularly participate in local events. They don’t have active distribution, which is to say that although they are distributed with Ingram, Ingram is not actively involved in placing their books…
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Orbis Books: Now Accepting Book Proposals

Orbis Books was founded in 1970, and they are the publishing arm Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, a Catholic organization of leaders in religious publishing since 1970. Within that scope they publish a wide range of books on prayer, spirituality, Catholic life, theology, mission and current affairs. The work they publish tries to encompass “the global…
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Upper Room: Now Accepting Manuscript Proposals

Upper Room is a Christian press that focuses on “Christian spiritual formation.” The work they publish is designed to appeal to both clergy and lay people. It is designed with individuals and small groups in mind. They “seek writers who offer insights and guidance on these topics: prayer and other spiritual practices, spiritual formation, Advent…
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Lion Hudson: Now Accepting Manuscript Queries

Updated May 9th, 2023: Their website has been down for at least a month. I’m not sure if they are defunct or not, but even if their website was to work again I’d approach with caution. Lion Hudson is an imprint of SPCK Group, which bills itself as “More than a publisher. More than a…
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Abingdon Press: Now Accepting Manuscript Proposals

Founded in the 1920s, Abingdon Press is a cross-denominational religious publisher. They are an imprint of The United Methodist Publishing House, which as been in operation since 1789.  They offer a wide variety of products, including books (Christian living, academic, leadership), church supply items, church program resources, curriculum resources, and a host of other print…
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The Good Book Company: Now Accepting Book Proposals

“We are an evangelical publishing house that stand on the fundamental truths of the Christian faith, for example, the IFES/UCCF/Intervarsity basis of faith. We are also corporate members of the Evangelical Alliance.” As such they are not interested in views outside of the Christian Evangelical movement. However, within that area they publish resources for evangelism,…
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