This list focuses on nine publishers that are open to submissions this month. Some are only open for a short period of time, others will be open the whole month and beyond. At least four of these are presses we have not covered previously.

Please note that if a publisher doesn’t have a specific submission window they can close at any time, and publishers that use Submittable can close at any point because of submission caps (although these publishers generally reopen to submissions at the end of the month).

If a publisher has closed to submissions unexpectedly, please send us an email at support@authorspublish.com.

Please read the full review, which we link to in the publish name, and carefully consider fit before submitting work. I can not stress enough that you should only submit to presses that are a good fit for your work, and that you should carefully read and follow submissions guidelines before submitting that work. Over the past year we had several presses ask to be de-listed because they were deluged by submissions, even after moving to this format. Still more presses have had to temporarily close to submissions because of an influx of inappropriate submissions.

Jolly Fish Press 
Jolly Fish Press was founded in 2012. They are based out of Provo, Utah. Their authors have won numerous awards. They initially published a wide range of genres for adults, children, and young adults. They are now part of North Star Editions. Now they only publish on middle-grade books. They especially want books showcasing strong voices, unique stories, and diverse characters. They describe what they are looking for as. “middle grade fiction ranging from light, humorous stories that broaden imaginations, to heartfelt narratives that address difficult topics with nuance and care. Above all, JFP books increase representation, position children as changemakers, and celebrate a diversity of experiences.”

Major Street Publishing
Major Street Publishing is a leading business book imprint that has been around for 15 years. They are now a part of Moore Street Media. Even though all their submission guidelines are on the same page, each of the Moore Street Media imprints is distinctly different, which is why we are reviewing them separately. Moore Street Media and all of their imprints are based in Australia.

Search Press
Search Press’s tagline is “the world’s finest art and craft books”. They specialize in “practical, reference and inspirational art and craft books for beginners through to professional artists and crafters”. Everything they publish is highly illustrated, They only focus on publishing nonfiction work that fits into these categories. You can get a feel for what they have recently published by going here. They are based in the UK. They are open to proposals.

Harlequin Medical Romance 
Harlequin Medical Romance is an imprint of Harlequin Romance, which is an imprint of Harper Collins. WHarlequin Medical Romance is looking to publish manuscripts of 50,000 words set in the medical world. They say they are seeking “Intense, uplifting and relatable romances set in the medical world. Experience the rollercoaster of emotions, ambitions and desires of today’s medical professionals.”

Brother Mockingbird Publishing 
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 range of genres including, Acton/Adventure,  Suspense/Thriller, Crime/Detective/Cozies, Mysteries, Historical, Romance, Horror.

Orion Dash
This new digital-first imprint of Hachette UK is focused on publishing commercial fiction across the subgenres of women’s fiction, romance, saga, historical, crime and thriller.

The Black Springs Press Group
This independent press is based in London, and was founded in 1984. They have published, and reprinted many well known authors over the years, including reprinting some of D.H. Lawrence and Leonard Cohen’s work and publishing Nick Caves first novel. It has changed ownership a few times since it was founded, most recently in 2018, where it became part of the press group it now is.

Rogue Wolf Publishing
This small Romance focused press was founded in 2024. Their tagline is “Where stories run wild.” They are currently open to submissions in the following subgenres of Romance: Fantasy romance, Paranormal romance, Dark romance, Billionaire romance, Clean/sweet romance, and Historical romance.

Park Street Press
Park Street Press is an imprint of Inner Traditions and Bear & Company. The Park Street Press imprint focuses on publishing books “to enhance our understanding of the world in which we live, with a strong focus on psychology, new science, consciousness studies, and psychedelics & entheogens.” We have a full review of Inner Traditions and Bear & Company here.