Manuscript Publishers

Baen: Accepting Manuscript Submissions

UPDATE February 2021: Author Jason Sanford has been investigating the situation at Baen’s Bar, the private forum of Baen Books, after hearing that it was being used increasingly to advocate for political violence. You can read his report here. Baen has temporary placed the forum on hiatus in a reaction to this report. Baen is…
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Andrews McMeel Publishing: Open to Submissions

UPDATED OCTOBER 2020 Andrews McMeel is a large publishing house that publishes up to 150 books a year. They are one of the largest publishers that will read proposals by authors that have not been previously published and do not have an agent. Andrews McMeel Publishing is a leading publisher of general nonfiction trade books,…
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Algonquin Books: Open to Proposals

Algonquin Books is a publisher of literary fiction and non-fiction. They are an established and respected press. They are not interested in genre books or self-help non-fiction. They just started a line of young adult books as well, but if you are submitting a young adult book, make it clear on your submissions envelope. Algonquin…
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Adams Media: Accepting Book Manuscript Proposals

Permanently Closed: Adams Media in late 2016 was purchased by Simon & Schuster. They are no longer accepting direct submissions Adams Media is open to proposal submissions. They will consider any proposal, even ones by first time authors and authors who do not have an agent. They publish a wide variety of books including cookbooks,…
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Dancing With Bear: Open to Manuscripts

Dancing with Bear is a print and e-book publisher that publishes exclusively Christian manuscripts. They publish books for adults but they also have a children’s line.  They are currently open to submissions in all categories and are eager to receive quality work. Dancing with Bear is run by an author. They know what it is…
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Absey & Company (Book Publisher): Open To Submissions

Updated DEC 10, 2019. They are no longer in business. Strangely one of their few working web pages is their submission page. Do not submit to them Absey & Company is currently looking for full length manuscripts to publish. Absey & Company has published many award winning books in the last decade. They are an…
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ABDO: A Children’s Book Publisher

Update April 14th, 2022: They appear to be closed to all submissions for an undisclosed amount of time. ABDO is an established publisher of children’s books. They publish a great deal of educational books for children. Currently they are  looking for fiction manuscripts. These must contain educational content and should be focused on children between…
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The Wild Rose Press: Open to Submissions

Updated April 2019 – They do not copyright their books and if an authors work is plagiarized, they expect the author to protect their own work. This is part of the contract. It is not advisable to publish with them, because of this. The Wild Rose Press is an established small press that publishes full-length…
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