This list focuses on ten publishers that we are excited about 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.
Queerteen Press
Queerteen Press is an imprint of JMS Books which we’ve reviewed here. Please read our full review of JMS Books, alongside this review, as there is some helpful context there. Queerteen Press accepts and publishes gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender fiction which is focused on a younger readership. The books they publish feature main characters that are between the ages of 12 and 18.
Pen & Sword Books
Pen & Sword Books is an established and respected publisher of nonfiction. They are based in the UK. They are also the majority shareholder for Script Publisher Services, which is a major distributor. Pen & Sword Books has excellent distribution, primarily in the UK. They are best known for publishing specialist military history books under their Pen & Sword imprint, but publish a range of nonfiction books under other imprints as well. You can see their full list of imprints here.
Harlequin Presents (M&B Modern)
Harlequin Presents (M&B Modern) has a word count limit of 50,000 words. They describe themselves by saying that what they are looking to publish is “bold, outrageous, addictive and escapist. We want to see the drama and intensity dialed right up to eleven! In Presents, you’ll often find stories featuring pregnancies, marriages of convenience, royals, forbidden romances, enemies becoming lovers, revenge schemes, workplace/office romances, and Mediterranean settings. How can you combine some of these themes in a thrilling and unique way?”
Wizard’s Tower Press
Wizard’s Tower Press specializes in publishing within the science fiction and fantasy genre. They are a small press based in South Wales. They are currently also accepting submissions for an anthology called “They Are Still Here”, which you can learn more about here. It is a paying opportunity. Outside of the anthology call they are also open to submissions of Fantasy and SF novellas. They call these Wiz Duos and publish two of them together in one volume.
Blackwater Press
They publish fiction, nonfiction, essay, short story collections, novellas and memoir manuscripts. They are not interested in erotica or poetry, kids, crime, fantasy, romance, sci-fi, horror, young adult, anything with a dragon or a vampire, current events and politics, religious/spiritual, guide books, cookbooks. They are open to agented and unagented queries. They recently reopened to submissions after being closed for an extended period.
Marble Press
Marble Press was founded in 2022. It started out with two imprints — Marble Books, which focuses on picture books and middle grade books, and Bulooga Books, which publishes books for “our youngest readers”. In 2026, Marble Press expanded its list with the launch of Taltos Books, an imprint born from its acquisition of CamCat Publishing. They will now publish adult and YA fiction, from thrillers and romance to literary crossovers. They plan to open to Graphic Novel submissions in June.
Genius Book Publishing
This small Wisconsin-based press is run by a couple, Steven and Leya Booth. They share some of their story and experience on their About page here. Genius Book Publishing was founded in 2011. It publishes a range of genres, including fiction, but at the time of this review, they are only open to nonfiction submissions focused on Music or True Crime. They reopened to submissions on June 1st.
Shadow Mountain
Shadow Mountain is an imprint of Deseret Books. Both publishers have their roots in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but Deseret Books focuses more on producing faith-based content. Shadow Mountain publishes primarily fiction and they have published a number of New York Times bestselling books. They are very firm about publishing “clean books only”. However the authors need not be members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They are only open to submissions four times a year. They open to submissions on June 1st, and close on the 7th.
The Quarto Publishing Group
The Quarto Publishing Group is an international publishing house known for its illustrated books. They publish most of their work through a number of niche imprints each with their own focus. All of their US imprints are distributed by Hachette.
Eclipse
Eclipse is the dark romance focused imprint of Entwined Publishing, which we have reviewed here (please read it first). This is how they describe the imprint: “Eclipse delves into the shadowy realms of dark romance, where love and danger intertwine. We are interested in submissions featuring dark billionaires, mafia kings, biker gangs, and anti-heroes who blur the lines between right and wrong. Your stories should evoke intense emotions, explore forbidden desires, and offer complex, multi-dimensional characters that captivate and challenge readers.”
Emily Harstone is the author of many popular books, including The Authors Publish Guide to Manuscript Submissions, Submit, Publish, Repeat, and The 2026 Guide to Manuscript Publishers. She regularly teaches three acclaimed courses on writing and publishing at The Writer’s Workshop at Authors Publish. You can follow her on Facebook here.
