If you are are serious about creating a great book with a small team of dedicated experts. Since 1978, oreilly has been a chronicler and catalyst of leadingedge development, homing in on the tec. From stem to learning french or spanish, our books will spark a lifelong passion for thinking critically about the world around us. It has over 200 divisions and imprints, in addition to those listed above. They are based in the uk and have previously published over eighty books. An intro to the 10 biggest publishers in the uk ribbonfish. We believe that if you write a book, you should be able to publish it. The pros and cons of publishing with a small publisher. Kindle direct publishing kdp empowers you to do just thatits an easytouse self publishing platform that lets anyone who has a story publish it. This is the largest searchable and free book publisher listing on the web. Osprey is a uk publisher specializing in military history.
The small publishers fair is the annual gathering of small press publishers, writers, artists, poets and book designers. 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. 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. A small press publisher, championing regional and diverse. 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. Follow each publishers submission guidelines when submitting your query, manuscript, or illustrations. Matthew james publishing ltd, located in stockport, is a small independent uk based publisher which has been around for over 20 years.
Funding cuts, shrinking disposable incomes and the mutable world of. Abrams in 1949, abrams was the first company in the united states to specialize in the creation and distribution of art and illustrated books. In the spring of 2015 casemate uk launched its own imprint focusing on british and european military history. If you are sending longer fiction, please send the first 10,000 words only. 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. They publish a wide variety of work including nonfiction, literary fiction, general and genre fiction. Bloomsbury publishing is a leading independent publishing house established in 1986. To avoid that, the thirty publishers below are looking specifically for stories in the scifi and fantasy realm. One of the most prolific small publishers, in 2017.
Salt the uks foremost independent literary publisher. Roaring forties press is a small publisher located in berkeley, ca. Salt is one of the uks leading independent publishing houses. Based in the uk, most of its books are centered on specific places and people. First book prize and the saboteur award for best short story collection. Independent publishing house fairlight books contact us.
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. 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. 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. Kindle direct publishing kdp empowers you to do just thatits an easytouse selfpublishing platform that lets anyone who has a story publish it. Finding a book publisher is the dream of many authors, but there are many predatory publishers that will take advantage. One of the most prolific small publishers, in 2017 alone, falstaff released 40 print and digital books. Blackowned publishers you need to know about book riot. Small batch books private publishing of personal histories. One of the worlds leading computer and technical book publishers. The writers and artists yearbook strongly advises authors against paying for the publication of their work. Many of the small publishers below focus on literary fiction, but there are some. It has companies in london, new york, sydney and delhi. They have a motto known as publishing with ideals which guides their practices, the authors they work with and the titles they publish. And once published your book will appear on amazon within two days.
Book publishing companies largest listings of book. Short books independent publisher of firstclass, popular nonfiction. The above costs dont include book proofreading, which we strongly. Political book publishers book publishing directory. Publishers of art books, exhibition catalogues and gallery guides in the field of contemporary art and british artfrom 1500. 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. Many of them started during the second wave of feminism. 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. Ebooks are an alternative or complementary approach to getting your book published. Fairlight books is an independent publisher of literary fiction, publishing novels, books and free online short stories.
Childrens uk book publishers accepting submissions wacky. Publishing takes less than 5 minutes and your book appears on kindle stores worldwide within 2448 hours. But theres a bigger pile of stories, poems, novels and short stories being rejected. Creating independent thinkers with creative, educational and childcentred childrens books for primary school aged kids. Athena scientific is a small publisher specializing in textbooks written by professors at the massachusetts institute of technology and. While authors and critics regularly rail against them, prizes matter in publishing. We make it easy for authors to self publish great books.
When submitting your manuscript proposal, please include the following items. 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. Independent publisher of firstclass, popular nonfiction. Vanity publishers on the other hand, make money from upfront charges. Earn up to 70% royalty on sales to customers in the us, canada, uk, germany, india, france, italy, spain, japan, brazil, mexico, australia and more. We welcome submissions from both new and previously published authors. They publish literary fiction only, but they consider innovative genre fiction to be literary fiction. Rps and cico books also produce delightful gifts and stationery. Heres our list of reputable book publishing companies you might consider working with. They are especially interested in these kinds of nonfiction projects. Small indie publishers report booming sales books the guardian. List of englishlanguage book publishing companies wikipedia. As an author, you can also distribute your book globally and publish your book in multiple languages. Seventh street press seventh street press is the mystery imprint of the established nonfiction publisher prometheus books.
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. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. 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. Oreilly media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, online services, magazines, research, and conferences. When it comes to small presses, the uk has an embarrassment of riches right. 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. Originally known as macmillan, the publisher was founded in 1843. It includes imprints of larger publishing groups, which may have resulted from business mergers. An e book publisher based out of the uk, they are open to crime novels and thrillers, as well as most other genres.
Bellebooksbellebridge a successful and established print and epublisher, they are interested in publishing a wide variety of genres, including mysteries, suspense, and thrillers. 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. 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. Please mark the submission clearly to state whether it is a literary submission of a short story or longer fiction. Of course, many writers who end up publishing books through small presses. Described as britains leading political publisher by charles moore.
Uk book publishing its never been easier to publish your book. In 2017, this small indie publishing house, based in norwich uk, release a set. Its a fine time for all of these incredible indie book publishers. Rather than clamoring after big names, consider trying small book publishers, which are on the rise in the publishing world. The big, big list of indie publishers and small presses. Head of zeus is a uk based print publisher that was founded in early 2012. Mainstream publishers invest in the promotion of a book and make their profit from its sales. The publishers featured in this article have all found their niche, and. Another win for kdp authorsyou get paid royalties of up to 70%. Neon books neon books is a ukbased independent publisher, producing a smallnumber of carefullyselected chapbooks, pamphlets and other.
Childrens uk book publishers accepting submissions. At bloomsbury, we offer a wealth of brilliant and bestselling books to meet every need. Mondial is a small, independent book publisher based in new york city. 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. A number of the books they have published have been subsequently picked up by american publishers. Beacon publishing company is an awardwinning, independent publisher of books and audio books. This is a list of publishers dedicated either wholly or to a significant degree to publishing material written for, by, or about women.
Valley press is an independent publishing house based in scarborough, north yorkshire, uk. We are a small independent uk childrens book publisher, concentrating on books for 312 year olds. Literary submissions direct to publisher fairlight books. Please include a short letter or email telling us about yourself and your. The book was shortlisted for the edge hill short story prize and wales book. Fairlight books is an independent publisher of literary fiction. Uk book publishing its never been easier to publish.