Women's Fiction Publishers

Annotated listing of publishers of general women's fiction books.

Allison and Busby

Independent Publishers Since 1967 - publishing an array of books, from crime and thrillers to literary, historical and women's fiction, to fantasy, memoirs, and books on popular culture.

    London, England   UK

Aunt Lute Books

Aunt Lute Books is a nonprofit multicultural women's press based in San Francisco. For over thirty years, we have been publishing literature by women whose voices have been traditionally underrepresented in mainstream and small press publishing.

    San Francisco, CA   US

Caitlin Press

Caitlin Press publishes culturally significant books, including fiction, non-fiction (both historical and creative), and poetry. Occasionally we will produce a children's or young adult title. In addition to its regional mandate Caitlin Press will honour its original roots by actively seeking, promoting and publishing work by and about BC women.

    Halfmoon Bay, BC   CA

Cynren Press

Cynren Press is an award-winning traditional publisher of history, memoir, and biography. We approach history as the human story, offering a guide to the past, insight into the present, and lessons for the future.

    Thorndale, PA   US

Epicenter Press Inc

Since its founding in Fairbanks, Alaska in 1988, Epicenter has become the largest trade publisher of nonfiction books about Alaska. In that time, Epicenter has published more than 175 titles covering a broad range of nonfiction touching on history, memoirs and biographies, adventure, aviation, humor, true crime, mystery and the unexplained, sled dog mushing, women's stories, Native American culture, and more.

    Anchorage, AK   US

Harlequin Enterprises

Harlequin is one of the leading publishers of books for women in the world. The Toronto-based company publishes over 110 titles a month in 31 languages in 111 international markets on six continents. These books are written by over 1,200 talented authors worldwide, offering women a broad range of reading from romance to bestseller fiction, from young adult novels to erotic literature, from nonfiction to fantasy, from African-American novels to inspirational romance, and more.

    Toronto, ON   CA

Heritage House Publishing Co.

Heritage House publishes 20-30 new titles per year. Most of our authors are Canadian citizens or residents, as our mission is to publish and promote distinctive non-fiction works by Canadian authors.

    Victoria, BC   CA

Inanna Publications

Inanna Publications and Education Inc. is one of only a very few independent feminist presses in Canada committed to publishing fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction by and about women, and complementing this with relevant non-fiction, that bring new, innovative and diverse perspectives with the potential to change and enhance women's lives everywhere. Our aim is to conserve a publishing space dedicated to feminist voices that provoke discussion, advance feminist thought, and speak to diverse lives of women. We have always been particularly interested in ensuring that the voices of disenfranchised and marginalized women are heard and we are committed to working closely with talented, emerging writers.

    Toronto, ON   CA

Kensington Publishing

Established in 1974, Kensington, America's independent publisher, located in New York City, is the foremost independent publishing house in the United States publishing in hardcover, trade paperback, and mass market. We publish over 500 books annually in both fiction and non-fiction. Kensington has sweeping and diverse imprints, including Kensington, Citadel Press, Dafina Books, Zebra Books, Pinnacle Books, Brava, Aphrodisia, K-Teen and our digital imprints eKensington and the newly acquired Lyrical Press. These imprints are well-known for popular women's fiction, African-American titles, multicultural young adult fiction, nonfiction, as well as true crime, Western, and mystery titles. Kensington continues to be the foremost American publisher of romance novels.

    New York, NY   US

Melange Books

Melange is a royalty-paying company publishing in e-books (digital formats) and print books (Print on Demand NOT mass-market print runs.) We pay authors 40% net royalties on digital formats and 10% on print. We are actively seeking submissions for the genres listed below. Romance, sweet, sensual and erotic, westerns, science fiction, horror, contemporary, chic-lit, men's fiction, women's general fiction, action-adventure, speculative, drama, gay, lesbian, urban fantasy, paranormal, cross-genres, urban fantasy, young adult, mainstream fiction, and non-fiction. "Melange" is for every reader's taste in literature

    White Bear Lake, MN   US

Penguin Group

Penguin Group publishes under a wide range of prominent imprints and trademarks, among them Viking, G. P. Putnam's Sons, The Penguin Press, Riverhead Books, Dutton, Penguin Books, Berkley Books, Gotham Books, Portfolio, New American Library, Plume, Tarcher, Philomel, Grosset & Dunlap, Puffin, and Frederick Warne.

    New York, NY   US

Random House

Random House, Inc., the world's largest English language trade publisher, publishes books in nearly every category.

    New York, NY   US

Sapere Books

Sapere Books are looking to publish the very best stories from exciting new voices and established authors, forging connections between our readers and our authors. With a fair contract for authors and a lot of emphasis placed on excellent editorial support and cutting-edge marketing campaigns, we believe we are a fantastic digital publishing option for authors and readers alike. We are looking for both new submissions and backlist or out-of-print titles in the following genres: Crime Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers Romantic Fiction and Women's Fiction Historical Fiction (including Sagas, Mysteries, Thrillers and Romance) History and Historical Biography

    London, England   UK

Simon & Schuster Inc

Simon & Schuster publishes over two thousand titles annually under 35 different imprints, and is one of the four largest English-language publishers.

    New York, NY   US

Thomas Nelson

Bought by HarperCollins in 2011, Thomas Nelson is one of the leading trade publishers in the United States. They are also the world's largest Christian publisher. They provide different forms of Christian literature, Bibles, e-books, journals and digital applications

    Nashville, TN   US

Women's Press

Women's Press was established with collective ownership in 1972 and is Canada's oldest English-language feminist publisher. Our objective is to conserve a publishing space devoted to the circulation of the ideas and experiences of women.

    Toronto, ON   CA

Yellow Arrow Publishing

Yellow Arrow Publishing is a Baltimore-based nonprofit that seeks to provide writers that identify as women with a safe place to share their work, opportunities for publication, and ways to network with other writers and improve their craft.

Unsolicited submissions of full-length manuscripts or chapbooks are open throughout the year. Yellow Arrow Journal submissions of creative nonfiction, poetry, book reviews, and cover art open twice a year. More information can be found at https://www.yellowarrowpublishing.com/submissions.

We receive submissions worldwide and welcome women's voices all over the world! Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling.

    Baltimore, MD   US