Since mar 2008 also in childrens book blogs, uk childrens book blogs blog blog uk facebook fans 16. It accepts unsolicited manuscripts for all books and prefers electronic submissions through its manuscriptsubmission form. It takes pure fiction works be it literary, crime, women. Walker books is an independent british publisher of childrens books, founded in 1978 by sebastian walker, amelia edwards, and wendy boase. Publishing is a commercial business and a publisher will need to be convinced that there is a potential market for any book that they decide to publish. Book two in the bestselling tommi grayson series is a gutsy, furflying, feminist read for fans of urban fantasy and strong heroines. Baen was one of the first publishers to use the internet as a means of spreading the word about a book or author.
While this article attempts to offer standardized recommendations, some editors, agents or publishing. So, to achieve your end goal, limit yourself to 3 projects just the 3 that will support you in this. If youre not sure how to go about getting your book published by a reputable publisher, make sure to follow these steps. Fiction and nonfiction writers alike can create, print, and sell their books through all major retail channels. The company published 18 books in 1980 and now publishes 300 books per year. Ayebia was founded in 2003 by ghanaianborn publisher, nana ayebia. Please familiarize yourself with their catalogue before sending a manuscript proposal. Sell your work on or buy the books you need immediately. Modern publishing is a tricky game especially when trying to figure out the biggest names within that game.
Ps publishing is a uk based publisher who specialise in science fiction, fantasy and horror. Independent publishers since 1967 publishing an array of books, from crime and thrillers to literary, historical and womens fiction, to fantasy, memoirs, and books on popular culture. First of all, think about who would be a good fit for you and your book. Despite its high profile, daw is still a small private company, owned exclusively by its publishers, elizabeth r. Horrorfantasy publishers who accept direct submissions. Top tips for getting published calling all aspiring writers. We are one of the few major publishers in the uk to accept direct submissions.
The wwend database contains over 650 publishers for you to peruse. They publish science fiction and fantasy novels, 100,000,000 words, and say their pay is very competitive. Gateway, an imprint of the orion publishing group and sister company to the uk. I didnt go the agent route with flank hawk, and i currently have a science fiction novel that has run the slush pile gauntlet at a major publisher.
A small yet powerful publisher, jo fletcher books specializes in science fiction, fantasy and horror. Selfpublished books now account for 30% to 40% of ebook sales. Below is a list of the top sffh publishers, the large and the small, who have made it possible for us to enjoy all those science fiction fantasy and horror awardwinning authors. The publisher has been featured in a number of respected publications, including time magazine and the stranger. Here are fantasy book publishers open to submissions from previous market spotlights on the publishing insights blog. Tom chalmers founded this fiction wing of legend times group in 2005. Book publisher, book publishers taking submissions, fantasy book publishers, history book publishers, romance, science fiction book publishers, teen. Should you wish for us to return your manuscript at a later date, please enclose a stamped addressed envelope or sufficient postage in uk. Helping your agent latch onto something that will promote your book to publishers and large numbers of the book buying public. Most major publishers are part of a larger media conglomerate, prominent indie presses excepted, and a search for the years largest book publishers will often yield companies that work with other forms of content rather than books.
Bookfish books they publish young adult and new adult novels, including science fiction and fantasy. Imajinn books is looking for whatever romance youve written. Getting published in the fantasy genre mythic scribes. Find it in the writers digest shop or anywhere else books. They aim to publish books that will give fresh insights into african and caribbean life, culture and literature. To make things easier for you, we have compiled a list of 21 top uk publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts. Some publishers only publish romance novels, while others may only publish nonfiction business books. Fortunately, most publishers of fantasy, including the major houses in the united states, accept unsolicited manuscripts. Electronic versions of your full manuscript should be in one file and not separate chapters.
All book proposals posted to this site are made available to a wide range of self publishing. Baen is very accepting of new authors and has a large e publishing department. I did a post like this a couple of years back, but it needed updating. Cherryh, mercedes lackey, kristen britain, melanie rawn, c. Earn up to 70% royalty on sales to customers in the us, canada, uk. The people who stand between you and admittance to the promised land of traditional publishing. Publishers want kids to love our books, for reading to be fun, and for all children to be able to see themselves in the books we publish. Publishers who accept unsolicited manuscripts writing. Independent publisher riverdale avenue books has acquired the assets of circlet press, an independent small press focused on sciencefiction and fantasy works with sexpositive erotic themes.
Enter the total word count for your completed manuscript only. All fantasy submissions must be at least 40,000 words in length. Top 10 selfpublishing companies for firsttime authors. Baen books is a science fiction and fantasy publisher. Plus, once you have the basics down, you can create a book format template for future use. The evangelical christian publishers association offers a book proposal service at.
Christian publishers and agents are looking for a manageable way to find good authors and great books to publish. We are not currently looking for short story collections, anthologies, novellas, or. Enter the name by which you would like to be known by on your work. Many stars of the science fiction and fantasy field made their debuts in the pages of a daw book, including patrick rothfuss, tad williams, c. You need to know the specific genre and subgenre of your book. With a heritage stretching back 200 years, harpercollins is one of the worlds foremost englishlanguage publishers, offering the bestquality content right across the spectrum, from enduring classics to. Pyr is the scifi and fantasy imprint of prometheus books. I know many of my readers aspire to publishing a novel, and many of them write fantasy and science fiction, so i put this post together to help them. Piccadilly press is an imprint of bonnier books uk. Includes all literary agents currently active in the uk. Fantasy book publishers open to submissions writers digest. Ebooks themselves make up close to 40% of all books sold, and in 2018 they are set to outsell print books. Find it in the writers digest shop or anywhere else books are sold.
Accepting submissions in all genres austin macauley. She blogs about the publishing world, posts useful tips on how to get an agent, lists agents who are looking for clients as well as publishers accepting. Rainfall books is a british publisher of fantasy, horror and science fiction, specializing in modern works inspired by the writing of h. Easily publish textbooks, course materials, and research. Carmen mccullough, commissioning editor what i look for in a young adult book.
They feature work ranging from ya novels all the way to erotic fiction, and they publish. Publishing takes less than 5 minutes and your book appears on kindle stores worldwide within 2448 hours. One of the worlds leading publishers, it has over 20 imprints. Science fiction and fantasy an introduction to neal ashers polity universe books 03042020. Science fiction and fantasy the best scifi books of 2020 17042020. Author scams and publishing companies to avoid becoming a published author is a fantasy shared by almost all writers. Science fiction and fantasy the best fantasy books. By clicking submit i am signing up to receive news about books. New books from some of the biggest names in sff, including peter. Situated in london, they have published authors from all over the world with stories about science, horror, dystopian futures, paranormal romance or mythical fantasy. And as with almost any widelyshared ambition, there are also folks out there looking to make a quick buck by exploiting those dreams whether they involve securing a book deal or going the indie publishing. Recently launched in 2017, this newly minted publishing house is. Baen books was founded in 1983 by science fiction editor and publisher jim baen now deceased.