In most cases, you can send submissions in the form of essays and poems via the internet, however book manuscripts should be sent via the post office. Book publishers that would be interested in true stories. Her aim was to provide readers access to good quality fiction and writers with a home for their literary works. Ive had a short story collection published in the uk last year but the publisher has no distribution so it has had low sales. There are several book publishers that accept truelife stories from regular people, especially those stories that inspire, educate and uplift. This uk based publisher has been around since 1999 and published over 400 titles since. To help you figure out where to submit short stories, weve put together this guide to 23 publications that publish short fiction. Bookperk is a promotional service of harpercollins publishers, 195 broadway, new york, ny 7, providing information about the products of harpercollins and its affiliates. Here is a very short video less than a minute and a half that gives you a quick explanation of how to use our free book design templates for your inside.
Our books and products span a variety of categories including, fiction. Short story publishers directory listing 1 to 10 of 20 short story publishing companies page 1 of 2 of all the publishing houses listed in the directory of short story publishers. Bella books is the premiere publisher of vibrant and irresistible fiction for and about lesbians. Childrens publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts. Fairlight books literary fiction and short story publisher. They like selling signed, hardcover editions of their books, and many come in slipcases.
Afrocentric books is a publisher of fiction featuring characters of african descent. The list includes a mix of publications across various genres and styles, ranging from prestigious, highly competitive options to those specifically seeking new and emerging voices. With over a dozen different ways to narrow your search you can find the right publisher for your book. Black mountain press is a literary press for outstanding emerging writers publishing several different genres of books annually. Short books independent publisher of firstclass, popular nonfiction. To find contact details for a penguin random house office outside the uk, please visit our. More short stories is a website by short story writers for short story readers. Launched in november 2014, is a new boutique experience for readers, authors, agents and publishers interested in reading and contributing worldclass short stories. Olympia publishers cannot be held responsible for the loss, damage or nonreturn of any material sent to us in hardcopy or otherwise.
Louise boland started this literary fiction and short story publishing house barely a year ago in 2017. For you to have the best experience on, we recommend using the current versions of firefox, chrome, safari, or. We make a positive difference to your imaginative life. To date, blazevox has published 280 books and over writers in their online journal and other publishing outlets. Short story magazines magazines that publish short. Countryside books a complete store for walks guidebooks and local history books. Blazevox books is an independent small press publisher located in buffalo, new york. We notice you are using a browser version that we do not support. Short story publishers directory list of short story. The complete novels and stories contains, in two volumes, all fiftysix short stories and four novels featuring sir. We are a small press that is bent on changing the racial status quo in literature, filed under. The penguin book of the contemporary british short story.
Uk walking guide books, walking guides, cycling guides, geology books and outdoor skills books from the ordnance survey shop with free uk. Updated dec 12th, 2019 our updated and expanded 2018 list of traditional childrens book publishers is available here. Book publisher, book publishers taking submissions, short story book publishers. Penguin books has its registered office in the city of westminster, london. More short stories list of other humour publishers. Birlinn ltd independent scottish publisher buy books online. Short story sunday is a new home for short stories and flash fiction online. Cartography is the study and practice of making maps. Akashic books is a brooklynbased independent company dedicated to publishing.
Getting a book of short stories published takes persistence. You have to keep writing, revising, and submitting. Most manuscripts get rejected, though, and you cant take the rejections personally. Nine small publishers give you their submission guidelines. We are also accepting novella and novel submissions during this time. Located in west meon, ransom publishes childrens books in fiction and nonfiction for struggling andor reluctant readers and structured reading programmes e. Fox spirit books fantasy, scifi, weird, horror, some crime fox spirit is a ukbased small press that publishes ebooks and print on demand via amazon. Short story publication is edited in the uk by a team who all have experience writing andor editing, who love stories. Although writing a short story is totaly different from a technical book, i believe my short story is a good one and the authors royalties if i manage to publish my short story should be, in theory, much less than what amazon promises to pay. Our first publications were a series of compact, informative and entertaining biographies. A stunning and timely novel about a mexicanamerican family in brownsville, texas, that. So, ive had 3 finance books published by 3 different houses. New prompts are added each week, and you can search by genre.
George sandison is a publisher, editor and writer living in london. On this page well try to dispel a few myths and offer some helpful hints and encouragement to writers hoping to take that great leap forward to getting published. Book publishing companies is a fully searchable database of book publisher listings. Literary submissions direct to publisher fairlight books. The most important difference between a short story, novelette, novella, and a novel is the word count. If you love books, follow us on instagram, facebook and twitter. Independent publisher of firstclass, popular nonfiction. It is also an awardwinning publisher, both for itself as a small press and for several of the stories it has published. We are happy to accept submissions of longer fiction direct from authors. Salt is a leading independent trade publisher established in 1999 and based in the uk. Back in the summer of 2018, we announced that becky chambers was writing two new solarpunk novellas for publishing. Ransom, founded in 1997, is a publisher with a heart for literacy for all ages.
Lost in transmission, an entry in mccarthys queendom of sol. For the next six years from 2014 through the end of 2021 our focus will be in collections of poetry, memoir, novels and collections of short stories. Book publishing companies largest listings of book. We publish interesting short stories in a variety of genres and by beginning writers as well as proficient writers. Solarpunk is a form of hopeful sf, and its always the right time to. His short fiction has graced the pages of magazines like analog, asimovs, wired, and sf age. We sell fiction, short stories, poetry and nonfiction with free uk.
Together they provide invaluable guidance on subjects such as series fiction, writing historical or funny books, preparing an illustration portfolio, managing your. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer book publishers. Heres a useful list of submission guidelines from nine wellknown small presses and publishers in the us and the uk who accept unsolicited fiction manuscripts from writers like you. Humour publishers directory list of humour publishing. But dont let our categories stop you from putting your own spin on a writing prompt. To view a list of short story publishing companies by country please select a country.
Short stories of 2,500 4,500 that havent been published before. From heartpounding romance to mystery, erotica and thriller, bella books celebrate the girlnextdoor, the best. From heartpounding romance to mystery, erotica and thriller, bella books celebrate the girlnextdoor, the best friend, the love of our life and the su. The archives give a unique insight into the history of book publishing in the uk. Fairlight books is open to literary submissions of short stories, novellas between 25,000 and 50,000 words and novels. A history of cartography by short, john rennie isbn. We do not accept academic or foreign language submissions. Self publishing, book printing free book templates. He runs the awardwinning independent press unsung stories, which specialises in literary and ambitious science fiction, fantasy and horror. They publish novels, novella, story collections, and even poetry books. Map publishing in venice was completed with humanities and book. All of the publishers on this list publish childrens books.