Non Fiction

Shepheard-Walwyn: Accepting Proposals

Shepheard-Walwyn is a UK based nonfiction publisher. They were founded in 1971. The areas they most interested in are: Ethical Economics, Politics, Society and Social Change, Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Art History, Literary Criticism, Environmental issues, Self-Help, Personal Development, Autobiography, and Literary Memoirs. You can get a feel for what they have published in the past…

Carolina Academic Press: Accepting Manuscript Proposals

Carolina Academic Press was founded over 50 years ago, focusing on publishing non fiction books aimed at lawyers. They are still primarily a law publisher, but they’ve also published titles in other areas for a long time now, including titles on history, sociology, criminal justice, education and politics. You can learn a little more about…

Rebel Satori Press: Seeking Manuscript Queries

Rebel Satori Press was founded in 2002. This is how they describe themselves: “Rebel Satori Press has been committed to releasing cutting edge fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction, with an emphasis on amplifying LGBTQIA+ voices and promoting diversity through the press and its imprints Queer Mojo, Queer Space, Arabi Manor, and the Library of Homosexual…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Biteback Publishing: Accepting Book Proposals

Biteback Publishing is based in London, England, and is focused on publishing work on political and current affairs titles. They also publish history, memoir, espionage, sport and general nonfiction, and they do not publish fiction of any kind. You can get a good feel for what they are currently publishing by seeing their new releases…

Redleaf Press

The motto for Redleaf Press is “Exceptional Resources for Early Childhood Professionals”. Established in 1973, they are a nonprofit publisher of curriculum, management, and business resources for early childhood professionals. They are not interested in any work outside of the context of their focus. They are a division of Think Small, a nonprofit organization. Proceeds…

Cornerstone Press: Now Seeking Manuscript Submissions

Cornerstone Press is a traditional press in that it doesn’t charge its authors, but they are an unusual press in that it is run by students at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. You can learn more about the press and how it is run, here. The masthead is also included at the bottom of…

CSIRO Publishing: Now Accepting Manuscript Proposals

CSIRO Publishing is Australia’s largest science publisher of books, peer-reviewed journals, and magazines. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) was founded in in 1916. In 1948, the CSIRO scholarly journals program started, and only in 1995 was CSIRO Publishing established as a stand-alone imprint and publishing house. They still operate as as a…

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,…

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,…

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…

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…

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