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Haunt Publishing: Accepting Manuscript Queries Until July 1st

Updated March S2, 2026: They are closing down, siting “Rising costs, marketing difficulties and work/life balance issues are making it hard to thrive.” Haunt Publishing is a small Scotland-based press founded in 2018 that focuses on publishing Gothic, Horror and Dark fiction. They are searching for work that is “unputdownable.” They are open to novel…

Gollancz: Seeking Manuscript Queries This Month Only

Gollancz is an established UK-based publisher of science fiction, fantasy novels, and horror novels that is now an imprint of Hachette. They only publish worked aimed at adults. They have good distribution within the UK and have excellent covers. They have published many well known books including The Witcher series, NOS4A2, and The Mistborn Trilogy….

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Able Muse: Seeking Manuscript Submissions Until July 15th

Updated September 18th, 2025: They seem to be having a real issue keeping their submission guidelines and submission window information up to date. This makes me a little concerned about the situation there. Able Muse is a small literary press that has one free reading period every year, from 1st May through 15th July. They…

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Grub Street: Now Accepting Manuscript Queries

Grub Street is a small UK-based press, not to be confused with the creative writing center in Boston. Grub Street publishes nonfiction, but only in two niche markets. The books they publish are either on Cookery (recipes), or Military Aviation history. They are not interested in any nonfiction outside of these areas, or fiction at…

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Pelican Children’s Books: Now Accepting Book Queries

Pelican Children’s Books has always been an imprint of Pelican Publishing. In 2019 Arcadia Publishing purchased Pelican Publishing, and now Pelican Children’s Books is an imprint of Arcadia. Pelican Children’s Books is based in New Orleans, as it always has been, and they’ve published a lot of regional children’s books, although they are open to…

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Red Dog Press: Now Accepting Manuscript Queries

UPDATED September 1st, 2023: This press has permanently gone under. Red Dog Press is a print and digital publisher based in Cheshire UK. All the books they publish are available in both formats. They are a small press that specializes in publishing thrillers, crime stories, and mysteries. You can get a good feel for what…

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Interpret Magazine: Now Seeking Submissions

Interpret Magazine is a unique bilingual French and English literary journal that publishes fiction and poetry. What makes them so unique is not just that your work will be printed in English and French, but they are also open to submissions in any language from anywhere in the world. According to their guidelines, “Our editors…

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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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Sourcebooks Horror: Now Accepting Manuscript Queries

February 2026: Sourcebooks has closed to submissions to all their imprints. They no longer have a submissions page, and it appears that the closure may be permanent. We’ve reviewed Sourcebooks before here, and their Romance imprint here. Their Horror imprint is now a few years old and they have published a lot of books under…

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Woodhall Press: Now Accepting Manuscript Queries

Woodhall Press is a small press. They publish fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They are distributed by IPG. They have a detailed staff page, and some of their staff members do have an excellent track record, albeit in different markets. They seem to actively promote their own books, through events and social media. Their covers are…

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City of Light Publishing: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions

Updated, July 2024: They have always made it difficult to discover what is actually new on their website in terms of books. I have become increasingly convinced, that they weren’t publishing books regularly, but it was hard to make a call. This time I realized that by reading the summer catalogue here, and checking all…

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Severn River Publishing: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions

Severn River Publishing “was founded by military veterans and family members who shared a love of story.” They were founded in 2018, and initially focused on publishing thrillers and mysteries. Now they publish a lot of historical fiction as well, primarily focused on the military and set during WWII (although there are exceptions). They also…

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Flashpoint Publications: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions

Updated February 13th, 2026: They appear to be really behind in their publishing schedule. I’m not sure if they are still actively publishing work. Flashpoint Publications used to be called Regal Crest Enterprises, and it has now been re-branded. Regal Crest Enterprises historically specialized in publishing books of interest to lesbian readers but their focus…

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Cemetery Gates Media: Now Seeking Novellas

Cemetery Gates Media was founded in 2015 by longtime friends John Brhel and Joe Sullivan and focuses on publishing fantasy and supernatural fiction. Cemetery Gates Media is based in Binghamton, New York. They have published a number of anthologies that seemed to do well, and they have paid all contributors. The anthologies reflect a wide…

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Headpress: Now Accepting Manuscript Proposals

Updated September 24th, 2025: Their website has been down for at least a week, because they appear to have exceeded their bandwidth. Headpress was established in 1991 although the publishing arm wasn’t active till 1992, according to their FAQ. Headpress focuses on publishing nonfiction. The subject matter they publish varies widely. They say “When Headpress…

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