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SourceBooks: Now Seeking Book Submissions

Updated April 1st, 2024: They are currently closed to nonfiction work, but their romance and horror imprints remain open to unagented submissions. A large independent publisher based out of Illinois, they also have offices in Connecticut and New York. Source books was started in 1987 by Dominique Raccah. They also have several imprints, all founded…
Children's Books Issue Three Hundred Seventy Two Manuscript Publishers Non Fiction Romance Young Adult

City Owl Press: Accepting Queries

Updated March 8th, 2024:  Victoria  Strauss at Writer Beware has received and complied a lot of serious author complaints which you can read here. It’s a complex ongoing situation and one we are monitoring. City Owl Press is a publisher of Adult and New Adult Romance and Speculative Fiction. They publish the following sub genres:…
Accept Previously Published Work Issue Three Hundred Sixty New Adult Paranormal Romance Speculative Fiction

Felony Books: Now Accepting Manuscript Queries

UPDATED MARCH 2021: They have not published a new book for over a year. I would not submit. Felony Books is a publisher of urban fiction. Urban fiction is also called street lit or street fiction. It’s fiction based in an urban setting and it usually deals with socio-economic realities and leans towards the gritty….
Fiction Horror Issue Three Hundred Fifty Eight Manuscript Publishers Mystery Romance

Brother Mockingbird Publishing: Actively Seeking Manuscript Queries

Updated March 2024 Brother Mockingbird Publishing is a small independent press that describes itself as “committed to the discovery of talented writers with original stories”. They publish a wide range of genres including women’s fiction, historical fiction, romance, mystery (including thrillers and cozies), upmarket, thriller, suspense, science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural, picture books, and young…
Fantasy Fiction Historical Fiction Horror Issue Three Hundred Fifty Three Literary Fiction Manuscript Publishers Romance Southern Fiction Young Adult

Shadow Mountain: Now Accepting Manuscript Queries

Update January 1, 2022, ALL submissions to Shadow Mountain Publishing or Ensign Peak must be represented by a literary agent. Shadow Mountain Publishing, however, will open to unagented and unsolicited manuscripts ONLY during the following dates: March 1 through March 7 June 1 through June 7 September 1 through September 7 December 1 through December…
Children's Books Issue Three Hundred Nine Manuscript Publishers Non Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Young Adult

Transmundane Press: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions

Updated January 19th 2021, They are currently on hiatus and there’s no indicators that they will return. Transmundane Press is a small press that is always open to submissions and publishes print and electronic books. They don’t say a lot about the genre they publish on their site, but based on browsing their back catalog…
Issue Three Hundred Six Manuscript Publishers Paranormal Romance

Black Opal Books: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions

UPDATED NOVEMBER 15, 2021 – They are still in operation, but everything I’ve heard from authors has made it clear that their serious issues are ongoing. They are not listed in the manuscript guide and I keep this article up as a reference point. UPDATED JULY 30TH, 2019 – They have gone through some recent…
Erotica History Issue Two Hundred Sixty Nine Manuscript Publishers Mystery Paranormal Romance Women's Fiction

Cobblestone Press: Now Accepting Submissions

UPDATED: No longer publishing new work. Consider defunct. Do not submit. A small  print on demand and romance ePublisher. They publish sensual & erotic romance stories and short story erotica.  They have different guidelines and expectations for each of these categories. They release five to eight titles a month in a variety of eFormats. They…
Issue Two Hundred Sixty Two Manuscript Publishers Romance

Regal Crest Enterprises: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions

Updated March 2021 Regal Crest Enterprises historically specialized in publishing books of interest to lesbian readers but now their focus has expanded to include gay readers. As of January 1st ,2021 they have rebranded as Flashpoint Publications and they are now focused on publishing LGBTQ+ work.  They mostly publish popular fiction, but they have also…
Issue Two Hundred Sixty Literary Fiction Manuscript Publishers Non Fiction Romance

Roane Publishing: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions

Updated April 2019: Website non-functioning. Consider defunct. Roane Publishing is a romance publisher that focuses on work ranging from sweet to spicy. Roane now also publishes erotica and fantasy. No romance element is required in their fantasy books. They are open to most sub-genres of fantasy including “Epic, Sword and Sorcery, Steampunk, Urban Fantasy, Dystopian,…
Erotica Fantasy Issue Two Hundred Fifty Four Manuscript Publishers Novellas Paranormal Romance

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