Political book publishers book publishing directory. Crooked cat is a multigenre ebook publisher, that has six imprints focusing on a variety of subjects, covering the range from young adult to mystery. And once published your book will appear on amazon within two days. If you are are serious about creating a great book with a small team of dedicated experts, then contact uk book publishing to discuss your book were here to help you. Roaring forties press is a small publisher located in berkeley, ca. Whether you need memoir publishing, book editing services, or information on how to publish your book, were here to help, and we would love to speak with you. The big, big list of indie publishers and small presses. Valley press is an independent publishing house based in scarborough, north yorkshire, uk. When submitting your manuscript proposal, please include the following items. Whether its a book you wrote years ago that never got picked up or a short story you wrote last month and want to share with readers, kdp empowers writers to bring their. Rps and cico books also produce delightful gifts and stationery. We believe that if you write a book, you should be able to publish it. Salt the uks foremost independent literary publisher.
Fairlight books is an independent publisher of literary fiction, publishing novels, books and free online short stories. And here at, you can currently buy with an increased discount on thousands of our titles, new and old, with 30% off our print books and 45% off our ebooks, plus free postage for uk orders over. Many of them started during the second wave of feminism. Book publishing companies largest listings of book. Since 1978, oreilly has been a chronicler and catalyst of leadingedge development, homing in on the tec. Finding a book publisher is the dream of many authors, but there are many predatory publishers that will take advantage.
If you are sending longer fiction, please send the first 10,000 words only. Uk book publishing its never been easier to publish your book. Small indie publishers report booming sales books the guardian. In the past decade, we have published more than 150 books of fiction, nonfiction and poetry, by authors based anywhere from york to leeds, london to bermuda, china, south africa and almost everywhere else. Jen michalski, who in 20 published a novel, a novella and a shortstory collection with three different small presses black lawrence press, dzanc books and aqueous books, respectively, says, the most important draw about these presses was their willingness to publish work that was risky, a difficult read, and therefore inherently commercially unsuccessful. First book prize and the saboteur award for best short story collection. They publish a wide variety of work including nonfiction, literary fiction, general and genre fiction. Sep 14, 2019 neon books neon books is a uk based independent publisher, producing a small number of carefullyselected chapbooks, pamphlets and other ephemera each year. Independent publisher of firstclass, popular nonfiction. Originally known as macmillan, the publisher was founded in 1843. Another win for kdp authorsyou get paid royalties of up to 70%. Independent publishing house fairlight books contact us.
A small press publisher, championing regional and diverse. Small batch books private publishing of personal histories. While authors and critics regularly rail against them, prizes matter in publishing. One of the most prolific small publishers, in 2017. Abrams in 1949, abrams was the first company in the united states to specialize in the creation and distribution of art and illustrated books. To send us submissions for literary novels or books or for submission of short stories for our online short story portal, and for any other queries.
Creating independent thinkers with creative, educational and childcentred childrens books for primary school aged kids. In 2017, this small indie publishing house, based in norwich uk, release a set. We make it easy for authors to self publish great books. Childrens uk book publishers accepting submissions wacky. Short books independent publisher of firstclass, popular nonfiction. Publishers of art books, exhibition catalogues and gallery guides in the field of contemporary art and british artfrom 1500. Follow each publishers submission guidelines when submitting your query, manuscript, or illustrations.
It has over 200 divisions and imprints, in addition to those listed above. Its a fine time for all of these incredible indie book publishers. We welcome submissions from both new and previously published authors. Salt is one of the uks leading independent publishing houses. In the spirit of strength in numbers, several independent publishers including faber and faber, canongate, granta books and others have joined forces to create an influential community that can compete with standalone bighitters.
This is the largest searchable and free book publisher listing on the web. It includes imprints of larger publishing groups, which may have resulted from business mergers. The big list of uk poetry publishers th november 2019 th november 2019 krishan coupland resources you may only have heard of one or two of the larger poetry publishers in the uk, but there are actually a great many excellent small presses that producing everything from fulllength collections down to short runs of beautiful handmade chapbooks. One of the worlds leading computer and technical book publishers. The small publishers fair is the annual gathering of small press publishers, writers, artists, poets and book designers. Weve organized the list in an easily searchable table so you can quickly find the publishers that publish the type of book youre looking to get published. Matthew james publishing ltd, located in stockport, is a small independent uk based publisher which has been around for over 20 years.
Based in the uk, most of its books are centered on specific places and people. An e book publisher based out of the uk, they are open to crime novels and thrillers, as well as most other genres. Described as britains leading political publisher by charles moore. The above costs dont include book proofreading, which we strongly. Publishing takes less than 5 minutes and your book appears on kindle stores worldwide within 2448 hours. Athena scientific is a small publisher specializing in textbooks written by professors at the massachusetts institute of technology and. Many of the small publishers below focus on literary fiction, but there are some. Square one has been named one of the top ten fastestgrowing indie book publishers in north america by publishers weekly for six years in a row. The pros and cons of publishing with a small publisher. The book was shortlisted for the edge hill short story prize and wales book.
Kindle direct publishing kdp empowers you to do just thatits an easytouse selfpublishing platform that lets anyone who has a story publish it. Childrens uk book publishers accepting submissions. They publish literary fiction only, but they consider innovative genre fiction to be literary fiction. In the spring of 2015 casemate uk launched its own imprint focusing on british and european military history. Apr 23, 2014 jen michalski, who in 20 published a novel, a novella and a shortstory collection with three different small presses black lawrence press, dzanc books and aqueous books, respectively, says, the most important draw about these presses was their willingness to publish work that was risky, a difficult read, and therefore inherently commercially unsuccessful. In a sector that has struggled elsewhere, figures for 60 of the smallest players in the uk industry show sales up 79% in the last year. An intro to the 10 biggest publishers in the uk ribbonfish. Whether youre pursuing the publication of your first book or your fifth, use our small presses database to research publisher interests, contact information, and submission guidelines. Formed in 20 through the merger of penguin books and random house, penguin random house prh is not only a big 5 publisher its considered to be the biggest publishing house in the industry.
The writers and artists yearbook strongly advises authors against paying for the publication of their work. An independent, illustrated publisher creating beautifully produced books in the areas of interior design, food and drink, craft, mindfulness and spirituality, health, humour and pop culture. Blackowned publishers you need to know about book riot. Funding cuts, shrinking disposable incomes and the mutable world of. It has companies in london, new york, sydney and delhi. Neon books neon books is a ukbased independent publisher, producing a smallnumber of carefullyselected chapbooks, pamphlets and other. Osprey is a uk publisher specializing in military history. They have a number of imprints and have good distribution in the uk. But theres a bigger pile of stories, poems, novels and short stories being rejected. Head of zeus is a uk based print publisher that was founded in early 2012. The publishers featured in this article have all found their niche, and.
Vanity publishers on the other hand, make money from upfront charges. Bellebooksbellebridge a successful and established print and epublisher, they are interested in publishing a wide variety of genres, including mysteries, suspense, and thrillers. A number of the books they have published have been subsequently picked up by american publishers. Included are academic publishers, technical manual publishers, publishers for the traditional book trade both for adults and children, religious publishers, and small press publishers, among other types. List of englishlanguage book publishing companies wikipedia. As an author, you can also distribute your book globally and publish your book in multiple languages.
They have a motto known as publishing with ideals which guides their practices, the authors they work with and the titles they publish. Mondial is a small, independent book publisher based in new york city. Bloomsbury publishing is a leading independent publishing house established in 1986. Kindle direct publishing kdp empowers you to do just thatits an easytouse self publishing platform that lets anyone who has a story publish it.
Oreilly media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, online services, magazines, research, and conferences. Literary submissions direct to publisher fairlight books. Seventh street press seventh street press is the mystery imprint of the established nonfiction publisher prometheus books. The focus of this list is not on publishers which market to women, but on publishers who have a stated commitment to publishing feminist and other womens studies texts. At bloomsbury, we offer a wealth of brilliant and bestselling books to meet every need. They are based in the uk and have previously published over eighty books. Of course, many writers who end up publishing books through small presses. Fairlight books is an independent publisher of literary fiction.
Rather than clamoring after big names, consider trying small book publishers, which are on the rise in the publishing world. To avoid that, the thirty publishers below are looking specifically for stories in the scifi and fantasy realm. Mainstream publishers invest in the promotion of a book and make their profit from its sales. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. If you are are serious about creating a great book with a small team of dedicated experts. Please mark the submission clearly to state whether it is a literary submission of a short story or longer fiction. When it comes to small presses, the uk has an embarrassment of riches right.