Familius is a newer publisher, established in the last few years, but the head editor is established and has a good track record of working at other publishing companies.
They were also recently acquired by the established publisher Workman, which already has a number of other imprints in this market. Workman has excellent distribution.
Familius publishes ebooks, apps, audiobooks, videos, and more.
The books they publish cover a wide range of topics and are for varied audiences. They publish nonfiction for adults, often aimed at healthy eating, and family values. They also publish fiction and nonfiction for children of all ages including young adults.
You can get a good feel for the range of work they publish by viewing their catalog here.
The books they publish tend to focus on families, although the books they publish acknowledge and reflect the fact that no two families are the same, and different families have different components.
To learn more about their submission guidelines go here.
Emily Harstone is the author of many popular books, including The Authors Publish Guide to Manuscript Submissions, The 2019 Guide to Manuscript Publishers, Submit, Publish, Repeat, and The Authors Publish Guide to Children’s and Young Adult Publishing.
She occasionally teaches a course on manuscript publishing, as well as a course on publishing in literary journals.
