Literary Book Publishers

Éditions Hurtubise

Since its inception in 1960, les Éditions Hurtubise have produced a diverse range of quality books. Based in Montreal, the company publishes nearly 75 titles a year. We are now particularly strong in middle grade, teens and YA fiction series and stand-alones.

Montreal, PQ   CA

2Leaf Press

2Leaf Press, an imprint of the Intercultural Alliance of Artists & Scholars, Inc. (IAAS), challenges the status quo by publishing alternative fiction, non‐fiction, poetry and bilingual works by activists, academics, poets and authors dedicated to diversity and social justice with scholarship that is accessible to the general public.

New York, NY   US

3: A Taos Press

3: A Taos Press is an independent publisher committed to fostering and honoring the work of writers of all cultures. At this time, the editors are concentrating on the genre of poetry. Manuscript submissions are by invitation only.

Denver, CO   US

404 Ink

404 Ink is the award-winning alternative publisher of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, founded in 2016 by publishing freelancers Heather McDaid and Laura Jones with a view that publishing could be a little louder and a little more fun.

Edinburgh, Scotland   UK

845 Press

845 Press is the London, Ontario-based publishing arm of The /tƐmz/ Review. We are interested in innovative work by both emerging and established writers. We publish chapbooks and are pleased to announce that we are now branching out into publishing longer fiction ebooks.

London, ON   CA

8th House Publishing

8th House Publishing publishes exemplary fiction, non-fiction, poetry and philosophic works. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, 8th House has contributing editors in Montreal, New York and London. We distribute worldwide and maintain warehousing in Canada, US and the continental Europe.

Montreal, PQ   CA

Able Muse Press

Publishers of poetry, short story anthologies, and literary novels. They accept submissions only during their reading period from May 1 to July 15 annually.

San Jose, CA   US

Akashic Books

Akashic Books is a Brooklyn-based independent company dedicated to publishing urban literary fiction and political nonfiction by authors who are either ignored by the mainstream, or who have no interest in working within the ever-consolidating ranks of the major corporate publishers.

Brooklyn, NY   US

Allen & Unwin

Allen & Unwin is Australia's leading independent publisher, producing approximately 250 new titles each year including literary and commercial fiction, a broad range of general non fiction, academic and professional titles and books for children and young adults. Imprints include Allen & Unwin, Arena, Crows Nest and Inspired Living (MBS).

Crows Nest, NSW   AU

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

Alma Books

Alma Books was set up in October 2005 by Alessandro Gallenzi and Elisabetta Minervini, the founders of Hesperus Press. Following its takeover of the Oneworld Classics list in February 2012, it now publishes around seventy new titles a year, mainly in the field of contemporary literary fiction and classics.

Richmond, England   UK

Amberjack Publishing

Amberjack Publishing, founded in 2014, is an independent small press of fiction books with offices in New York and Idaho. Amberjack's books are distributed by Midpoint Trade Books, one of the largest distributors in the industry. As a traditional publishing house, Amberjack Publishing's mission is to search far and wide for the best stories being written today and connect them to readers all around the world with the highest quality books.

New York, NY   US

Amphorae Publishing Group

Amphorae Publishing Group is a traditional publishing house based in St. Louis, MO, and houses three imprints. Blank Slate Press publishes Historical, Crime, Contemporary, Mystery/Thriller, and Literary Fiction. Walrus Publishing publishes SciFi, Romance, Regional, and Humor Treehouse Publishing Group publishes Picture books, Middle Grade, and YA, both fiction and nonfiction

St. Louis, MO   US

And Other Stories

And Other Stories is a literary publishing house that works on the principle that great new books will be heard about and read thanks to the combined intelligence of a number of people: editors, readers, translators, critics, literary promoters and academics.

Bucks, England   UK

Anvil Press

Anvil Press is a literary publisher interested in contemporary, progressive literature in all genres.

Vancouver, BC   CA

April Gloaming Publishing

April Gloaming Publishing is a nonprofit independent press based in Nashville, TN that aims to capture and better understand the Southern soul, Southern writing, and the Southern holler. April Gloaming celebrates the genre-benders, those rare works that bring the old and the new together into something entirely transcendent. Being small lets us follow our dreams, however dark and twisted they may be, and allows us to show them to the world.

Nashville, TN   US

Aquarius Press/Willow Books

The mission of Willow Books is to develop, publish and promote writers typically underrepresented in the literary field. An independent press with a woman of color at its helm, Aquarius Press/Willow Books is recognized as an industry leader for its commitment to artistic development.

Detroit, MI   US

Ara Pacis Publishers

Ara Pacis publishes contemporary poetry, short fiction collections, novels, anthologies, memoirs, reprints of forgotten modern classics, essays and criticism, travel chronicles and guide books, as well as writing on social and cultural issues from a philosophic perspective.

Des Plaines, IL   US

Arsenal Pulp Press

Arsenal Pulp Press is a book publisher in Vancouver, Canada with over 200 titles currently in print, which include literary fiction and nonfiction; cultural and gender studies; gay, lesbian, and multicultural literature; cookbooks; and guidebooks.

Vancouver, BC   CA

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

Aurora Metro

Publisher of fiction, including literary, historical, crime, mystery, romance and young adult novels under the Aurora Metro Books imprint; and nonfiction titles in the subjects of theatre, film, music, art and popular culture under the imprint Supernova Books.

Richmond, England   UK

Autumn House Press

Autumn House Press is a nonprofit corporation registered in the state of Pennsylvania whose mission is to publish and promote poetry and other fine literature.

Pittsburgh, PA   US

Avocet Press Inc

Avocet Press is a small independent publisher of fine fiction and poetry

Pearl River, NY   US

Awst Press

Awst Press is an independent literary publisher in Austin, TX featuring impressive work from diverse voices. We publish authors whose work fits our aesthetic and fulfills our vision of inclusivity and community. We endeavor to support authors through each project and beyond by increasing their respective audiences, playing an active role in the editorial and publishing process, promoting their activities well past their publication with Awst via the website and social media, and seeking ways to compensate them for their efforts by offering royalties and identifying grants for which they might be eligible.

Austin, TX   US

Aztlan Libre Press

Aztlan Libre Press is dedicated to the promotion, publication, and free expression of Xicanx literature and art.

San Antonio, TX   US

Backwaters Press

We are an independent, nonprofit press based in Nebraska. We have published numerous award-winning titles, including the anthology "Times of Sorrow, Times of Grace" (2003), which received two Nebraska book awards, and Nebraska Presence: An Anthology of Poetry, which won a Nebraska Book Award for a poetry anthology. Several poets published by the press have had poems from their books read by Garrison Keillor on The Writer's Almanac. In 2011, The Backwaters Press won the Nebraska Center for the Book's Jane Geske Award, for its exceptional contribution to the Nebraska literary community.

Omaha, NE   US

Bamboo Ridge Press

Bamboo Ridge Press is the oldest and longest-running independent literary press in the state and one of the oldest continuously publishing small presses in the nation. Bamboo Ridge was founded in 1978 to foster the appreciation, understanding, and creation of literary, visual, or performing arts by, for, or about the people of Hawai'i. It is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization funded by book sales and individual donors and supplemented in part by government and private foundation grants.

Honolulu, HI   US

Bancroft Press

Bancroft Press is an Independent Publisher with over 20 years in print. We publish what we love. Virtually every genre is represented by one of our fine authors; this is owed to their individual ability to tell a good story. From classic literature to political memoirs, from illustrated picture books to gripping suspense thrillers - the key is in the quality.

Baltimore, MD   US

Banff Centre Press

The Banff Centre Press is uniquely positioned to publish the great wealth and diversity of content written at and commissioned by The Banff Centre, the world's largest arts and creativity incubator.

Banff, AB   CA

Banshee Press

Banshee Press is a small independent Irish publisher established in 2014. We publish Banshee literary journal twice a year as well as a select list of books. We are not accepting unsolicited submissions at this time, but are open to enquiries and proposals from contributors to our journal, particularly those who have not yet published a book-length work.

Ballinlough, Cork   IE

Baobab Press

Baobab Press seeks books that communicate and support their themes through new and well-articulated means. We like risk. We like invention. More importantly, we look for a quality of thought that adds depth to a writer’s concerns. And although it is not an official requirement, we tend to select literary work with a strong sense of place at its core. Ultimately, our goal is to publish work that resonates in the contemporary climate and that will continue to resonate in years to come.

Reno, NV   US

BatCat Press

BatCat Press is a small independent publisher and bindery located in Midland, PA, specializing in limited hand-bound editions of awesome poetry and prose. BatCat Press is fully staffed and operated by the students of Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School in Midland, PA. BatCat seeks to publish quality works while providing students the opportunity to work in a professional publishing environment. Submissions are accepted during our annual reading period and are selected by students with the help of members of the BatCat Press advisory board, a collection of writers, teachers, and administrators from across Western Pennsylvania.

Midland, PA   US

BeachHouse Books

Beach House Books is a publisher of original select literary works and contemporary thought.

Chesterfield, MO   US

Beacon Publishing Group

Beacon Publishing Company is an award-winning, independent publisher of books and audio books. Beacon has a broad array of titles in fiction & non-fiction, including business, young adult, history, romance, mystery, horror, comedy, childrens, health & wellness and more. Beacon Publishing Group continues to expand their titles by acquiring innovative content from existing and debut authors worldwide. Beacon Publishing Group books and audio books are currently being sold in over 55 countries & continuing to grow

New York, NY   US

Bear Star Press

Founded in 1996, Bear Star is committed to publishing the best writing it can attract from the Mountain and Pacific time zones, as well as Alaska and Hawaii.

Cohasset, CA   US

Bedford Square Publishers

Bedford Square Publishers is an independent publisher of fiction and non-fiction, founded in 2022 in the historic streets of Bedford Square London and the sea mist shrouded green of Bedford Square Brighton. Our goal is to discover irresistible stories and voices that illuminate our world.

London, England   UK

Bellevue Literary Press

Bellevue Literary Press is devoted to publishing literary fiction and nonfiction at the intersection of the arts and sciences because we believe that science and the humanities are natural companions for understanding the human experience. With each book we publish, our goal is to foster a rich, interdisciplinary dialogue that will forge new tools for thinking and engaging with the world.

New York, NY   US

Biblioasis

Biblioasis is a literary press based in Windsor, Ontario, committed to publishing the best poetry, fiction and non-fiction in beautifully crafted editions.

Windsor, ON   CA

BkMk Press

During its first four years, BkMk Press published only chapbooks. In 1975, BkMk Press published its first full-length poetry collection, Kansas City Outloud, an anthology of Kansas City-area writers with an introduction by John Ciardi. Since then, the press has concentrated on full-length collections of poetry, short fiction, and creative essays. Today, the press publishes four to six titles a year and has over 80 titles in print. The press has published writers from all over the United States and abroad, but it has also published many writers from Kansas City and the Midwest.

Kansas City, MO   US

Black Heron Press

Black Heron Press is a Washington-based press publishing primarily literary fiction.

Mill Creek, WA   US

Black Lawrence Press

Black Lawrence Press is an independent publisher of contemporary poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. We also publish the occasional translation from the German and the French. Founded in 2004, Black Lawrence became an imprint of Dzanc Books in January 2008. Through our annual contests and open reading periods, we seek innovative, electrifying, and thoroughly intoxicating manuscripts that ensnare themselves in our hearts and minds and won't let go.

Pittsburgh, PA   US

Black Letter Media

We publish Afrikan stories, by Afrikan writers, in paperback and ebook formats. We encourage new forms of creative writing in English and indigenous languages. We aim to publish new Afrikan voices. Afrikan voices that challenge literary forms and challenge expectations of content. We're looking for Afrikan voices that have something important to say. We welcome provocative realist texts and are open to cross-genre fiction that complicates our expectations of what literature should and should not do.

Johannesburg, Gauteng   ZA

Black Moss Press

Since it was founded in 1969, Black Moss Press has built a national reputation for its contribution to Canadian literature. Black Moss has published more than 400 first editions and introduced more than 100 new authors to the Canadian literary scene.

Windsor, ON   CA

Black Mountain Press

Black Mountain Press is a literary press, looking for high quality novels, short story collections and book length poetry collections.

Asheville, NC   US

Black Rose Writing

Black Rose Writing, established in 2006, features books from an array of fiction, non-fiction, and children's book genres, all having one thing in common, an individual's originality and hardship.

Castroville, TX   US

BlazeVOX

BlazeVOX [books] presents innovative fictions and wide ranging fields of contemporary poetry. Our books push at the frontiers of what is possible with our innovative poetry, fiction and select non-fiction and literary criticism. Our fundamental mission is to disseminate poetry, through print and digital media, both within academic spheres and to society at large.

Kenmore, NY   US

Bloomsday Literary

Bloomsday Literary is an independent press in Houston, Texas featuring the voices of inspiring, innovative, and undaunted storytellers writing in fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry.

Houston, TX   US

BOA Editions Ltd

A not-for-profit publisher of poetry, short stories and other literary works, fosters readership and appreciation of contemporary literature.

Rochester, NY   US

Bonfire Books

Bonfire Books is an Australian independent publisher founded in 2019 to find the best in new writing and the lost works of our literary inheritance. We note a lack of perspectives in the Australian mainstream that adequately address the rushing complexity of contemporary life. We seek to uphold the best of our literary tradition and welcome subtle and intrepid work of cutting wisdom, grim truth and unflinching soul.

Melbourne, VIC   AU

Book Thug

BookThug seeks to publish innovative books of poetry, prose and creative criticism that extend the tradition of experimental literature. All manuscripts are evaluated for their artistic merit and their ability to continue the conversation about experimental literature. In other words, every manuscript must display an awareness of the intellectual and artistic tradition which preceded it, while then stretching the concepts further, responding to today's philosophical, scientific, political, and aesthetic environment.

Toronto, ON   CA

Book*hug Press

Celebrating adventures in literary publishing since 2004, Book*hug Press is a radically optimistic Canadian independent literary press working at the forefront of contemporary book culture. Our mandate is to publish innovative and contemporary books of literary fiction, literary nonfiction, literature in translation, and poetry by emerging and established writers.

Toronto, ON   CA

Bottlecap Press

Bottlecap Press is a millennial publishing outfit dedicated to authors' rights and fair pay with the primary goal of emphasizing the alarmingly, frustratingly, artistically human. We are publishers of poetry and fiction, chapbooks and full lengths, and all of our books are lovingly handcrafted on demand. Bottlecap Press is always looking for fresh new material, and is actively seeking manuscript submissions for chapbooks and full length works, videos for our YouTube channel, and poetry and fiction submissions for our blog.

Alton, IL   US

Breakwater Books

Breakwater Books Ltd. was founded in 1973. Initially, its sole purpose was to publish materials that preserved the unique culture of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Maritime provinces. In recent years, Breakwater has successfully begun publishing cutting edge literature in all genres, including children's books, literary and commercial fiction, educational curricula, non-fiction, and poetry, while at the same time continuing to support its culturally significant backlist titles.

St. John’s, NL   CA

Bridge Works Press

Bridge Works Publishing is a small press dedicated to mainstream quality fiction and nonfiction. Since its founding in 1992 by Barbara and Warren Phillips, it has become known for discovering and launching the careers of talented new authors.

Bridgehampton, NY   US

Brittany Publications

BRITTANY PUBLICATIONS, Ltd. is a Chicago company founded in 1981 that specializes in literary fiction, nonfiction related to women's advocacy, and marketing communications.

Chicago, IL   US

Broken Column Press

Broken Column Press is a publishing company based in Arlington, Virginia. Our publishing philosophy is to produce literary works of the highest quality. We do not aim to be the biggest. Our goal is to be the best we can be. We do not want to publish everything, only the best of what comes across our desks. Our specialty areas include Freemasonry, poetry, non-fiction narrative, and travel narrative, but we are open to other ideas that catch our interest.

Arlington, VA   US

Broken Jaw Press

Located east of the centre of Canada and left of the mainstream, we specialize in highly contemporary writing by poets, writers, translators and artists who take risks and take the responsibility for doing something different.

Fredericton, NB   CA

Bronze Man Books

Bronze Man Books is a student owned and operated press located in Decatur, Illinois. The company exposes undergraduate students to the process of publishing by combining the theory of writing, publishing, editing and designing with the practice of running a book publishing company. This emphasis on performance learning is a hallmark of Millikin's brand of education.

Decatur, IL   US

Brow Books

Brow Books publishes across a variety of genres, styles and formats. Like everything we do, our book publishing has a keen focus on working with authors from the margins: people who live and write from demographic margins, and/or writers whose work sits in the literary margins. We promise to publish the kinds of books that no one else is publishing, from authors that no one else is publishing, about subject matter that isn't generally covered, with voices that are too often ignored.

Melbourne, VIC   AU

Bull City Press

Bull City Press, an independent, volunteer-run small press based in North Carolina, was born in 2006. We publish chapbooks and occasionally full-length books, as well as the quarterly journal Inch. While we started with a mostly-poetry approach, we launched a line of fiction and nonfiction chapbooks when we merged with Origami Zoo Press in 2015.

Durham, NC   US

Burning Shore Press

Established in 2005, Burning Shore Press is a publisher of serious "underground" literature and is based in Long Beach, California.

Long Beach, CA   US

Burrow Press

Burrow Press is a nonprofit, independent publisher based in Orlando, FL committed to publishing the best contemporary literature by new and established authors, as well as fostering literary community in Orlando and Florida.

Orlando, FL   US

C&R Press

We love books. Literature matters in today's world because it lets us explore and share the best of what we think, and who we can be. Good fiction, nonfiction and poetry grow understanding and imagination, take us into new lives and show us truths we never knew. So we're looking for talented authors and poets - both new and established - whose work we help refine, support, publish and promote. And, through their works, we're looking to grow the reading public's love of reading, writing, crafting and dreaming.

Chattanooga, TN   US

Cadmus Editions

Cadmus publishes work by distinguished authors in carefully edited and designed limited editions.

Tiburon Belvedere, 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

Calamari Archive

Calamari Press is a small-press book publishing company, founded in 2003 by Derek White. It has published over 50 book objects, including the literary magazine Sleepingfish and the acquired 3rd bed imprint. Some of these have been first books by emerging writers such as Blake Butler, Miranda Mellis, Robert Lopez, Peter Markus and Chiara Barzini, while others have been resurrected reprints of out-of-print cult classics by established writers such as David Ohle, Gary Lutz, Stanley Crawford and Scott Bradfield.

As of 2017, Calamari Archive will only publish anonymous or pseudonymous works.

Rome,   IT

Carcanet Press

Now in its fifth decade, Carcanet publishes the most comprehensive and diverse list available of modern and classic poetry in English and in translation, as well as a range of inventive fiction, Lives and Letters and literary criticism.

Manchester, England   UK

Carnegie Mellon University Press

Founded in 1972 as Three Rivers Press, a publisher of poetry, Carnegie Mellon University Press's particular strength continues to lie in literary publishing with the following series: -Carnegie Mellon Poetry Series -Carnegie Mellon Classic Contemporaries Series -Carnegie Mellon Series in Translation -Carnegie Mellon Series in Short Fiction -Poets in Prose Series The Press also publishes in art, music, the performing arts, critical analysis, education, University history, and social history.

Pittsburgh, PA   US

Carolina Wren Press

Carolina Wren Press is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to publish quality fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and children's literature, especially by writers historically neglected by mainstream publishing.

Durham, NC   US

Castles in the Air Press

We are excited about publishing quality fiction for adults and young adults. Whether that be a novel, novella or a collection of short stories, please send it our way.

Vancouver, BC   CA

Celtic Cat Publishing

Celtic Cat Publishing is an award-winning independent publisher founded in 1995. The publishing philosophy of Celtic Cat Publishing is to support new and established literary talent through original publications.

Knoxville, TN   US

Chatwin Books

Chatwin Books publishes literary fiction, contemporary and collected poetry, and fine art and photography books.

Seattle, WA   US

Chaudiere Books

Ottawa-based literary press, publishing approximately four books a season of poetry, fiction and non-fiction.

Ottawa, ON   CA

Claret Press

We are a small, independent and traditional press located in Clapham. We're London-based and the majority of our books are about Britain. But our memoirs and travelogues take you around the world. So do many of our thrillers. We publish page turners about politics. We grapple and engage, move and disturb, inform and entertain. Great storytelling doesn’t just entertain, it energises.

London, England   UK

Coach House Books

Coach House Books is an independent Canadian publisher of poetry, fiction, drama & nonfiction.

Toronto, ON   CA

Codhill Press

Literary publisher offering books of spiritual, literary, and poetic thought.

New Paltz, NY   US

Coffee House Press

Coffee House Press is an award-winning, nonprofit literary publisher in Minneapolis. We produce books that present the dreams and ambitions of people who have been underrepresented in published literature, books that shape our national consciousness while strengthening a larger sense of community.

Minneapolis, MN   US

Comma Press

Comma's Mission is to put the short story at the heart of contemporary narrative culture. Through innovative commissions, collaborations and digital initiatives, we will explore the power of the short story to transcend cultural and disciplinary boundaries, and to enable greater understanding across these boundaries.

Manchester, England   UK

Conundrum Press

Conundrum Press publishes fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, focusing primarily on authors who live in the Rocky Mountain region.

Golden, CO   US

Cormorant Books

Cormorant Books is committed to publishing the best new work in the area of literary fiction and creative non-fiction for the adult market.

Toronto, ON   CA

Coteau Books

Founded in 1975 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and currently operating out of offices in Regina, Coteau Books' mission is to publish and present to the world markets new voices and works of literary excellence from the Canadian literary community, with an emphasis on Saskatchewan and prairie writers.

Regina, SK   CA

Daedalus Books

Independent Publisher of Contemporary English language fiction, translated European fiction, European classics.

Cambs, England   UK

Dalkey Archive Press

Founded in 1984, Dalkey Archive Press is a nonprofit publisher at the University of Houston-Victoria, devoted to publishing the best contemporary literature from across the world.

Dalkey Archive Press was acquired by Deep Vellum Publishing in late 2020.

Dallas, TX   US

Darkwater Syndicate

Darkwater Syndicate is your source for uncommonly good reading. Every week we publish a brand new short story, free to read. We also publish books of quality, with an emphasis on fresh new voices. Our catalog is small at the moment, but it is growing.

Miami Lakes, FL   US

Dead Ink

Dead Ink is a small, ambitious and experimental literary publisher based in Liverpool. Our books have three times made the shortlist for The Saboteur Awards, the longlists for both The Guardian's First Book Award and Not the Booker Prize, and the longlist for the Edge Hill Short Story Award.

Liverpool, England   UK

Deep Vellum

Deep Vellum is a nonprofit publishing house and literary arts organization with the mission to bring the world into conversation through literature.

Dallas, TX   US

Deux Voiliers Publishing

Deux Voiliers Publishing is a micropress devoted to discovering new Canadian writers. We specialize in first-time novelists and operate on a cooperative basis where writers share their talents by volunteering time to copy-edit, proofread and review other DVP authors' work. We are also actively looking for volunteer associates who like to copy-edit, write book reviews, blog, do cover design, create booktrailers and promote Canadian literature through social media marketing. If you are interested in participating, just send us a line at deuxvoiliers@gmail.com. For more on DVP, see our website.

Aylmer, PQ   CA

Down & Out Books

Founded in 2011, Down & Out Books is an independent publisher of literary and crime fiction based in Tampa, Florida. We give the highest priority for consideration to authors who submit exclusively to us. We prefer stand-alones or first-in-series books of 60,000 to 90,000 words, though will also consider novella-length books and later-in-series books especially if you own the rights to the earlier books.

Lutz, FL   US

Downingfield Press

Downingfield Press is an independent book publisher based in Melbourne with a global reach. Our mission is to publish emerging authors. We strive to produce interesting content bound in affordable, high-quality, and well-designed books. We focus on cultural value when selecting works to publish.

Pascoe Vale, VIC   AU

Duckworth Books

Duckworth prizes great storytelling in all forms. We publish accessible, stimulating and intellectually curious works of non-fiction, including biography, memoir, science, psychology and history, as well as the most compelling historical and literary fiction.

London, England   UK

Dufour Editions Inc

Dufour Editions publishes fiction, short story collections, and literary fiction under its own imprint and is the U.S. distributor for dozens of British and Irish publishers.

Chester Springs, PA   US

Dundurn Press

Since 1972, Dundurn Press and its associated imprints have published more than 2000 titles, of which 1700 are still in print. Dundurn publishes about ninety to one hundred new titles per year and is now one of the largest publishers of adult and young adult fiction and non-fiction in Canada.

Toronto, ON   CA

ECW Press

ECW Press has published close to 1,000 books that are distributed throughout the English-speaking world and translated into dozens of languages. In the next year we'll release 50 new titles and will continue to support and promote a vibrant backlist that includes poetry and fiction, pop-culture and political analysis, sports books, biography, and travel guides.

Toronto, ON   CA

Educe Press

Looking for writing that combines the aesthetics of literary language with the pulse of genre movements. Publishes book-length literary fiction, nonfiction and poetry.

Butte, MT   US

Ekstasis Editions

Ekstasis Editions is a Canadian literary publisher, with emphasis on poetry, fiction and criticism. Originally, Ekstasis published almost exclusively poetry, but it has diversified and branched out into related forms such as literary fiction, metaphysics, theatre and most recently Children's and Young Adult books under the Cherubim Books imprint.

Victoria, BC   CA

Elixir Press

Elixir Press was founded in Minneapolis in 2000 by poet and editor, Dana Curtis. In 2004, Elixir moved to Denver. Elixir specialize in publishing poetry and literary fiction. We hold two poetry contests for full-length books every year and a fiction contest for a full-length book every two years.

Denver , CO   US

EpiphanyMill

While EpiphanyMill is a traditional publisher in every sense of the word. They will never charge for such important details as: editing, cover art, or marketing. They frequently hear the question, “why publish with you, as opposed to self-publishing?” The answer is simple. While they would never discourage an author from tackling their dreams, most self-published authors devote 60% or more of their free time to marketing. The good folks at EpiphanyMill firmly believe that an author should be able to commit their full focus towards their passion – writing.

Star Valley, AZ   US

Etruscan Press

Housed at Wilkes University and partnering with Youngstown State University, Etruscan is a non-profit literary press working to produce and promote books that nurture the dialogue among genres, cultures, and voices. Etruscan publishes books of poems, novels, short stories, creative non-fiction, criticism, translation, and anthologies.

Wilkes Barre, PA   US

Eunoia Publishing

Independent publishing house with imprints covering literary fiction, memoirs, non-fiction, speculative fiction, children's and YA. Eunoia means 'beautiful thinking' and is synonymous with quality publishing.

Auckland,   NZ

Europa Editions

With offices in New York and London, Europa Editions is an independent publisher of quality fiction. The idea behind the creation of Europa Editions was to bring fresh international voices to the American and British markets and to provide quality editions that had a distinct look and consistently high level of editorial standards. Europa Editions publishes about thirty-five titles a year. In its first ten years, the company has published books by authors from twenty-six different countries, making it one of the leading US publishers of international fiction.

New York, NY   US

Exact Change

Exact Change publishes books of experimental literature with an emphasis on Surrealism, Dada, Pataphysics, and other nineteenth and twentieth century avant-garde art movements.

Cambridge, MA   US

Faber & Faber

Founded in 1929 by Geoffrey Faber, Faber and Faber remains one of the UK's leading independent publishing houses. Faber publishes fiction, non-fiction, and children's books alongside its garlanded lists of poetry, drama, music and film.

London, England   UK

Farrar Straus and Giroux

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG) is an American book publishing company, founded in 1946 by Roger W. Straus, Jr. and John C. Farrar. The firm is renowned for its international list of literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry and children's books.

New York, NY   US

Finishing Line Press

Finishing Line Press is an award-winning small press publisher based in Georgetown, Kentucky.

Georgetown, KY   US

Fitzcarraldo Editions

Fitzcarraldo Editions is an independent publisher specialising in contemporary fiction and long-form essays.

London, England   UK

Five Oaks Press

Five Oaks Press is an independent press that publishes poetry chapbooks and full-length collections, as well as literary fiction.

Newburgh, NY   US

Floating Word Press

Floating Word Press, LLC, is an independent publishing company founded in 2006 by talented and committed individuals. We share a dedication to high standards and a willingness to embrace contemporary topics. Our goal is to publish quality genre fiction and non-fiction that "floats on the edge". We are located in Portland, Oregon.

Portland, OR   US

Flowersong Press

Our small press nurtures essential verse from, about, and through the borderlands. The voices of those from Latin America, the U.S.A. and all over the world. We are literary, lyrical, and boundless, and we welcome allies that understand and join in the voice of people of color and our struggle, truth, and hope. We publish novice, emerging, and established writers of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and children´s books.

McAllen, TX   US

Folded Word

Folded Word is an all-volunteer press dedicated to exploring the world, one voice at a time. We publish chapbook-length manuscripts of poetry, fiction, travel narrative, translation, and literary essay. We also publish the e-zine unFold.

Meredith, NH   US

Forest Avenue Press

Forest Avenue Press, winner of an Oregon Literary Fellowship, publishes page-turning literary fiction. Its titles are infused with a fresh, complex, sometimes nutty, and often-wondrous approach to storytelling. Distributed by Legato Publishers Group.

Portland, OR   US

Four Way Books

Four Way Books is a nonprofit literary publisher based out of NYC's Tribeca, publishing 15 books of poetry and short fiction each year.

New York, NY   US

Freehand Books

Freehand Books was established in 2007 as the literary imprint of the academic publisher Broadview Press with a very simple mandate: to publish excellent Canadian literature. Our list is an aesthetically diverse, award-winning collection of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction by both established authors and exciting new voices. We pride ourselves on our careful attention to detail throughout the editorial process, the high production quality and innovative design of our titles, and our creativity in the marketing and promotion of each book.

Calgary, AB   CA

Frontenac House

Located in downtown Calgary, Frontenac House is a small literary press on the lookout for bold new work. Frontenac's mandate is to publish as wide a range of poetic expression, from as varied and diverse a group of poets, as we can find. Primarily a poetry press, Frontenac also publishes books of literary fiction, art and design, biography and children's literature.

Calgary, AB   CA

Future Tense Books

Future Tense Books is a small press in Portland, Oregon owned and operated by editors Kevin Sampsell and Bianca Flores. It began in Spokane, Washington in 1990. They publish paperbacks as well as a chapbook series that is printed by the good folks at Scout Books. Future Tense publishes collections of fiction, poetry, memoir, and writing that blurs the lines of those categories.

Portland, OR   US

Galley Beggar Press

Galley beggar Press is a publishing company based in Norwich co-founded and directed by Eloise Millar and Sam Jordison.We publish adult literary fiction and narrative non-fiction.

Norwich, Norfolk, England   UK

Garden-Door Press

Garden-Door Press is an Ithaca, NY-based micro-press publishing chapbooks of experimental poetry and hybrid writing

Ithaca, NY   US

Gaspereau Press

Gaspereau Press publishes primarily literary titles aimed at a Canadian readership. Novels, short-story collections, poetry, literary essays and creative non-fiction, history, and biographies and memoirs with a literary sensibility. The titles we publish tend to be aimed at a national audience.

Kentville, NS   CA

Gaudy Boy LLC

Gaudy Boy brings literary works by authors of Asian heritage to the attention of an American audience. Established in 2018 as the imprint of the NYC-based literary non-profit Singapore Unbound, we publish poetry, fiction, and literary non-fiction.

New York, NY   US

Genesis Press

Genesis Press is the largest privately owned African-American book publisher in the country. Founded in Columbus, Mississippi in 1993, by two African-American attorneys, Genesis spawned the Indigo imprint, which was rapidly followed by Indigo After Dark, a series of erotica anthologies, and Love Spectrum, which portrays interracial relationships. Since then, Genesis has steadily increased its reach, and now brings its readers everything from suspense and science fiction to Christian-oriented romance and non-fiction.

Columbus, MS   US

Gertrude Press

Gertrude Press is a non-profit literary arts organization promoting the voices of queer and allied writers and artists. They publish limited-edition fiction and poetry chapbooks plus a biannual literary journal.

Portland , OR   US

Gival Press

Gival Press, LLC, an award-winning independent literary publishing house located in Arlington, Virginia, publishes fiction, non-fiction (essays / educational texts), and poetry. To promote writing, Gival Press sponsors four annual contests for fiction and poetry. Our publications are in English, French, and Spanish. We publish the work of authors (poets / writers) from many walks of life who demonstrate quality and whose work has a message, be it philosophical or social. Many of our titles are of interest to the LGBTQ community at large.

Arlington, VA   US

Gold Wake Press

Gold Wake Press is an independent literary house founded in the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts in 2008 by Jared Michael Wahlgren, who ran the press until 2014. Kyle McCord, based in Des Moines, Iowa, is now Executive Editor, and the press seeks to bring voices to the spotlight who combine daring content with meticulous attention to form. Gold Wake Press publishes roughly 4-6 titles per year which are for sale at online vendors & in bookstores.

Des Moines, ID   US

Golden Foothills Press

Golden Foothills Press was founded in Pasadena, CA in May 2014 by national award-winning author, Thelma T. Reyna. Its focus is on quality poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by traditionally underrepresented ethnic-minority authors and by community-oriented poets. It has published seven books, including three well-received poetry anthologies that feature over 100 Southern California poets collectively. Our books have earned a total of 14 national book honors. Three new books are slated for publication this year and early next. Dr. Reyna, an American Latina, is one of a relatively few indie literary book presses owned and operated by a minority woman in the United States.

Pasadena, CA   US

Goose Lane Editions

Established in 1954, Goose Lane Editions is a literary press with a particular interest in contemporary fiction and poetry, as well as high profile non-fiction, including history, biography, Canadiana and fine art books.

Fredericton, NB   CA

Gordon Hill Press

Gordon Hill Press accepts submissions of poetry, literary fiction, creative non-fiction, and criticism. We publish only Canadian authors, and we strive to include a wide diversity of writers and writing, particularly writers living with a disability. We want to publish exemplary writing.

Guelph, ON   CA

Granta Books

Granta Books is one of the most independent-minded and prestigious literary publishers in the UK. The company publishes around 25 new titles a year, both literary fiction and upmarket non-fiction, and provides authors with the intimacy of a small, passionate and creative team while consistently punching above its weight in review coverage, prizes and cultural impact.

London, England   UK

Graywolf Press

A small literary press publishing poetry, literary fiction, memoirs, gay and lesbian literature, short stories, essays and literary criticism.

Minneapolis, MN   US

Green Writers Press

Green Writers Press is a vibrant Vermont publishing company, founded with the mission to help spread a message of hope and renewal through the words and images we publish and to help facilitate the gift of words, through books and media, to help foster a sustainable environment.

West Brattleboro, VT   US

Grove Atlantic

Founded in 1917, Atlantic Monthly Press is one of two hardcover imprints of Grove Atlantic. As a book publishing imprint borne out of the venerable Atlantic Monthly magazine, AMP won numerous Pulitzer Prizes and National Book Awards and included the bestselling titles Mutiny on the Bounty; Goodbye, Mr. Chips; Ship of Fools; Fire in the Lake; The Soul of a New Machine; and Blue Highways. In 1986, the press was separated from the magazine by new owners and established as a fully independent publishing house. Under this new leadership in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the press published such authors as Raymond Carver, Ron Chernow (National Book Award 1990), J. P. Donleavy, Richard Ford, Francisco Goldman, Jay McInerney, P. J. O'Rourke, Rian Malan, Jeanette Winterson, Tobias Wolff, Sherman Alexie, Mark Bowden, and Charles Frazier.

New York, NY   US

Guernica Editions

Guernica Editions specializes in pluricultural realities, emphasis being put on original and translated works from Canada and abroad. Editor: Antonio D'Alfonso.

Toronto, ON   CA

Half Mystic

Half Mystic is an internationally-acclaimed publishing house, literary journal, and arts organisation dedicated to the celebration of music in all its forms.

Princeton, NJ   US

Harken Media

Harken Media enables voices of new artists with unique insights into compelling themes. We bring art to the world in digital, print, audio, and multimedia through our headquarters in Seattle, Washington

Sammamish, WA   US

Harper Collins Publishers

HarperCollins Publishers is one of the world's leading English-language publishers. Headquartered in New York, the company is a subsidiary of News Corporation.

New York, NY   US

Harvard Square Editions

Harvard Square Editions (HSE) is a publishing house run by Harvard alumni that grew out of the Harvard Alumni Association group, Harvard Writers and Publishers. HSE is looking for literary fiction with a social or environmental message. Its mission is to publish fiction that transcends national boundaries, especially manuscripts that are international, political, literary, sci-fi, fantasy, utopia and distopia. We appreciate aesthetic value and constructive social or political content, especially manuscripts related to climate change, deforestation, and conservation. Harvard alum Editor in Chief David Landau heads up the Editorial Board, which oversees the process of selecting manuscripts for publication with the help of feminist playwright Susan Rubin and other board members.

Los Angeles, CA   US

Hawthorne Books

Hawthorne Books is an independent literary press based in Portland, Oregon. We publish good books, mostly in the American literary fiction and narrative non-fiction sections.

Portland, OR   US

Head of Zeus

Head of Zeus opened for business on 3 January 2012 and we published our first books in July 2012. Our list is a mix of general and literary fiction, genre fiction and non fiction. We are also the UK and Commonwealth distributors for MysteriousPress.com, one of the world's largest digital crime fiction lists.

London, England   UK

Hedgerow Press

Hedgerow is a small company that publishes high quality books of literary and visual beauty, limiting its annual production so as to give greater attention to each individual book.

Sidney, BC   CA

Helicon Nine Edition

The ongoing mission of Helicon Nine Editions is to publish books of unswerving quality, editorial excellence, and aesthetic merit by new and established writers - classics of the future, and to promote the authors and their work on a national and regional level; to nurture an interest in literature in a large, diverse audience; to promote literacy and free speech; and to contribute to the quality of cultural life in Kansas, Missouri, and throughout the Midwest.

Kansas City, MO   US

Heyday Books

Heyday is an independent, nonprofit publisher and unique cultural institution. We promote widespread awareness and celebration of California's many cultures, landscapes, and boundary-breaking ideas. Through our well-crafted books, public events, and innovative outreach programs we are building a vibrant community of readers, writers, and thinkers.

Berkeley, CA   US

Hohm Press

Hohm Press is committed to publishing books that provide readers with alternatives to the materialistic values of the current culture and promote self-awareness, the recognition of interdependence and compassion. Our subject areas include religious studies, natural health, parenting, women's issues, the arts and poetry.

Chino Valley, AZ   US

Honno Welsh Women's Press

Honno is an independent co-operative press run by women and committed to bringing you the best in Welsh women's writing. It was established in 1986 by a determined group of volunteers who wanted to increase the opportunities for Welsh women in publishing and bring Welsh women's literature to a wider public. They asked the people of Wales to show their support for the new enterprise by becoming shareholders in the cooperative and in the first six months more than 400 people bought shares. Honno continues to be supported by hundreds of individual shareholders who believe in its work. True to its roots the press still only publishes work by women of Wales. Most of Honno's titles are novels, autobiographies and short story anthologies in English as well as Classics in both Welsh and English. We have in the past also published poetry, children's and teenage titles and books in both Welsh and English.

Ceredigion , Wales   UK

House of Anansi Press

House of Anansi Press is a literary publisher with a mandate to publish the highest quality Canadian poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Anansi was founded in 1967 and quickly gained attention for uncovering startling new talent. Anansi also broke ground by publishing now well-known French-Canadian authors, and continues to publish acclaimed works by new writers.

Toronto, ON   CA

Howling Bird Press

Howling Bird Press is the literary press of Augsburg College's Low-residency Creative Writing Program. Staffed and run by students enrolled in a yearlong course, the press produces one book a year in either poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction.

Minneapolis, MN   US

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

Insomniac Press

Insomniac was founded in 1992, and since that time, it has evolved from a small press that publishes poetry chapbooks, to a medium-size independent press that publishes eye-catching non-fiction titles as well as the great fiction and poetry for which it has become known. Insomniac's books are sold in 40 countries around the world.

Insomniac has developed special niche areas in which it publishes unique books. For example, its black studies books, gay and lesbian books, personal finance books, celebrity writer-as-musician books (including titles by Matthew Good, Jann Arden and Terri Clark), and gay mysteries have developed devoted followings.

London, ON   CA

Interlink Publishing Group

Established in 1987, Interlink Publishing is an independent publishing house specializing in: world travel, world literature, world history and politics, art,world music & dance, International cooking, and children's books from around the world. Interlink publishes approximately 50 titles each year and has an active backlist of over 1000 titles under five imprints

Northampton, MA   US

Invisible Publishing

Invisible Publishing is a not-for-profit publisher that produces contemporary Canadian fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry. Our titles are well-written, beautifully designed, and affordable, and even though we're small in scale, we take our work, and our mission, seriously: We believe that books are meant to be enjoyed by everyone. At Invisible, publishers and authors recognize a commitment to one another, and to the development of communities that can sustain and encourage storytellers.

Marmora, ON   CA

Iris Publishing Group

Iris Press was founded in 1975 by Patricia Wilcox in Binghamton, New York, as a small publishing company emphasizing literary quality and innovation. An important goal of Iris was, and still is, to give talented but under appreciated writers an audience and to help them reach their potential.

Oak Ridge, TN   US

J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing

J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing is primarily a literary publisher, with several imprints including: Scirocco Drama (theatre), The Muses' Company (poetry), Watson & Dwyer Publishing (Canadian social history), and J. Gordon Shillingford (politics, sports, biography).

Winnipeg, MB   CA

Jacar Press

Publishing full-length collections, chapbooks, anthologies, and limited edition collectible book art. Accepts submissions through their annual contests only.

Durham, NC   US

Jellyfish Highway Press

Jellyfish Highway is postindustrial bioluminescence, we're abyssal gigantism. We are a press for work that floats and undulates and lingers and stings, literature that shines from the deepest blue. We want full-length books of fiction (novels, collections), poetry, or nonfiction. We are particular interested in novels at the moment, but also want to see work from diverse voices in poetry and short prose.

Atlanta, GA   US

Jitney Books

Jitney Books is a micropublishing company focused on producing titles by local authors writing local stories. We aim to fill a void by serving emerging and mid-career writers who are unable to connect with the corporate publishing world.

Margate, FL   US

John Murray Press

John Murray is a British publisher, known for the authors it has published in its history, including Jane Austen, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Lord Byron, Charles Lyell, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Herman Melville, Edward Whymper, Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo, and Charles Darwin. It was acquired by Hachette (Lagardere) in 2004. The company publishes literary fiction, narrative non-fiction, science, history, biography, memoir, travel and nature writing that is entertaining, absorbing, surprising and prize-winning.

London, England   UK

Jolly Fish Press

Jolly Fish Press, an imprint of North Star Editions, Inc., which is based in Minnesota. We publish trade fiction and select nonfiction books in the national and international market.

Minnesota, MN   US

Kallisto Gaia Press

We are a nonprofit literary organization supporting writers at all stages of their careers. Although we welcome experimental or unusual approaches to literature, our goal is to promote finely crafted work with an expressive and meaningful voice.

Austin, TX   US

Lamar University Literary Press

Lamar Literary Press is one of the world’s smallest university presses. We operate with the latest in book production technology and distribution and publish original fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. We accept submissions each year during the months of April and November only. However, you may make general inquiries or check on the status of a submission at any time.

Beaumont, TX   US

LARB Books

LARB Books is the publishing wing of the Los Angeles Review of Books, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and disseminating rigorous, incisive, and engaging writing on every aspect of literature, culture, and the arts. The addition of this publishing project extends LARB's mission of bringing the best that is thought and written to readers around the world. We publish three series: Classics, revivals of exemplary Southern California literature; Provocations, philosophical approaches to the contemporary intellectual condition; and True Stories, the first of its kind, a series of novella-length creative nonfiction. We also house two imprints, Les Figues Press and Outcaste Press.

Los Angeles, CA   US

Launch Point Press

Launch Point Press (LPP) is a lesbian-oriented, -owned, and -operated press with the goal of publishing quality works by newer authors now "launching" their careers or by more experienced authors "re-launching" their work. We lean toward publishing commercial fiction - crime fiction, romance, sci-fi, paranormal, and some fantasy.

Portland, OR   US

Lettered Streets Press

The Lettered Streets Press aims to publish work we love & want to see in the world. We aim to work with writers who view publishing as a community. We aim to connect with readers who are moved & upended by words. We are a collective of sorts. We publish poetry & prose & what leans toward poetry & prose. We like blurring. We like projects. We support emerging voices. We periodically have an open reading period for new submissions. We also solicit submissions from writers we admire. We especially want to hear from writers of color, LGBTQ+ writers, women, and genderqueer writers.

Chicago, IL   US

Lilliput Press

The books published by The Lilliput Press are all broadly focused on Irish themes and have a connection with Ireland. We publish a wide range of titles spanning history, memoir, biography, nature writing, essay collections and literary fiction.

Dublin, Leinster   IE

Linda Leith Publishing

Linda Leith Publishing is a trade publishing specializing in literary fiction, trade non-fiction, our innovative short Singles essays, and occasionally cartoons. We have a special love of short books - novella-length fiction and the kinds of essays you can still find in the pages of The New Yorker but not too many other places - and edgy topics, but what we love most are good books that might not see the light of day if it were not for LLP.

Westmount, PQ   CA

Linen Press

Publishing fine writing for women, by women, Linen Press is the only indie feminist press in the UK. While the bigger companies have become cautious, restricting their choices to crowd pleasers, Linen Press continues to publish books which are diverse, challenging, and surprising. The collective background of our writers is a multi-coloured patchwork of cultures, ages and writing styles.

London, England   UK

Litmus Press

Litmus Press is a program of Ether Sea Projects, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit literature and arts organization. Dedicated to supporting innovative, cross-genre writing, the press publishes the work of translators, poets, and other writers, and organizes public events in their support.

Brooklyn, NY   US

Little Island Press

Little Island Press is an independent publisher of fiction, poetry and essays. Founded in 2016, it publishes innovative, intellectually ambitious writing in elegant editions designed by the award-winning design studio typographic research unit.

Stroud, England   UK

Little Red Tree Publishing

Little Red Tree Publishing was founded in 2006 by Michael Linnard and Tamara Martin and is based in New London, CT. Taking as their motto - delight, entertain and educate, - they strive to combine their love of quality books with an interest in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, music, art, design, history and photography.

New London, CT   US

Livingston Press

Livingston Press is part of The University of West Alabama. The Press's goal is to publish contemporary literary novels and story collections.

Livingston, AL   US

Lorimer Press

At Lorimer Press we are committed to making beautiful books that engage the reader and celebrate the writer. Our objective is to bring writers and readers together. We select a few exceptional manuscripts for publication each year and champion those books and authors through careful edit, design and production.

Davidson, NC   US

Lost Horse Press

Established in 1998, Lost Horse Press - a nonprofit independent press - publishes poetry titles of high literary merit, and makes available other fine contemporary literature through cultural, educational and publishing programs and activities. The Lost Horse New Poets, Short Books Series, edited by Marvin Bell, is dedicated to works - often ignored by conglomerate publishers- which are so much in danger of vanishing into obscurity in what has become the age of chain stores and mass appeal food, movies, art and books.

Sandpoint, ID   US

Madville Publishing

Madville Publishing is an independent nonprofit that publishes literary works of the highest quality that reflect the diversity of the modern English-speaking world. We seek to publish poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction by notable and emerging authors who display diversity in ethnicity, gender, age, and worldview, and whose work exhibits the full range of this diversity. Our goal is to discover and showcase works that might otherwise be overlooked, and to provide opportunities for voices that might otherwise be unheard.

Lake Dallas, TX   US

Mansfield Press

Mansfield Press publishes exciting, challenging and adventurous poetry, fiction and literary non-fiction by Canadian writers at all stages of their careers.

Toronto, ON   CA

Marick Press

Marick Press publishes 6-8 titles annually in both hardcover and paperback covering a broad spectrum of topic that range from literary non-fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, fiction and reprint of previously published titles.

Grosse Pointe Park, MI   US

McPherson & Company

Founded in 1974, McPherson & Company is an independent literary and arts publishing house. Here you'll find literary nonfiction and fiction (contemporary American and British fiction; translated Italian, French, and Spanish fiction), books in the arts and general culture, and a rediscovery series, Recovered Classics.

Kingston, NY   US

Melville House Publishing

Melville House is an independent publisher located in Brooklyn, New York. Melville House is well-known for its fiction, with two Nobel Prize winners on its list. The company also takes pride in its discovery of many first-time writers who have gone on to success.

Brooklyn, NY   US

Metatron Press

METATRON PRESS (est 2014) is an award-winning boutique literary publisher that specializes in publishing contemporary books by debut authors. We focus on publishing edgy, subversive and provocative books that don’t necessarily fit into pre-existing literary canons or traditions, carving out new ones in the process. Brave and emotionally-resonant, the work we publish both challenges and informs a new direction and style of contemporary writing and publishing.

Montreal, PQ   CA

Miami University Press

Miami University Press publishes two or three books a year: poetry, poetry in translation, novellas.

Oxford, OH   US

Mid-List Press

Mid-List Press publishes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books of high literary merit and fresh artistic vision by new and emerging writers and by writers ignored, marginalized, or excluded from publication by commercial publishers. Mid-List Press seeks to increase access to publication for new writers, nurture the growth of emerging writers, and increase the diversity of books, authors, and readers. Mid-List Press is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit literary organization.

Nashville, TN   US

MidnightSun Publishing

MidnightSun Publishing produces beautiful, enjoyable and sometimes challenging books. Anna Solding's The Hum of Concrete was released in March 2012 and Pangamonium by Zanesh Catkin in July 2012. Both have been very well received critically.

Rundle Mall, SA   AU

Milkweed Editions

An award-winning, nonprofit literary publisher of high-quality books that places an emphasis on cultural diversity, environmental stewardship, exceptionally crafted poetry, and insightful literature for adults and children in the middle grades

Minneapolis, MN   US

Mouthfeel Press

Mouthfeel Press (MFP) was founded in 2009, in El Paso, Texas, with the goal of publishing emerging and established poets from the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, writing in English and Spanish. MFP quickly expanded to include poets from throughout the U.S., and the borderlands became an extended metaphor for writers residing in liminal spaces. MFP has published over forty books of poetry, including chapbooks. Our authors have won the FOCO Tejas Award, the International Latino Book Award, and the Western Heritage Award.

Huntsville, TX   US

Myriad Editions

Myriad Editions is an independent publisher of original literary fiction and graphic novels, and producer of the acclaimed 'state of the world' infographic atlas series.

Brighton, England   UK

Nevermore Press

Nevermore Press publishes fiction and creative non-fiction with a focus on and within Atlantic Canada.

Lunenburg, NS   CA

New Directions Publishing

Fine independent publishing since 1936. New Directions now publishes about 30 books annually in hardcover and paperback.

New York, NY   US

New Island Books

New Island Books is an independent Irish publisher of literary fiction, poetry, drama, biography, and books on politics and social affairs.

Dublin,   IE

New Issues

New Issues Poetry & Prose was established in 1996 by poet Herbert S. Scott. New Issues publishes eight to twelve new titles each year with a focus on contemporary poetry, and literary fiction, through the AWP Award Series in the Novel. New Issues Press' offices are housed in the Ernest Wilbur Building on the Oakland Campus of Western Michigan University.

Kalamazoo, MI   US

New Star Books

New Star Books publishes six to ten new titles per year in the areas of social issues and politics; literary prose, both fiction and non-fiction, and poetry; and culture and history of British Columbia and the West.

Vancouver, BC   CA

NeWest Press

Founded in 1977, NeWest Press is one of Canada's first independent literary publishing houses. NeWest publishes literary fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry, and drama, as well as a line of mystery novels, with a particular interest in books by Western Canadian authors. Its Nunatak imprint is the longest-running first-fiction series in Canada.

Edmonton, AB   CA

Nightwood Editions

Nightwood Editions publishes and promotes the most varied and dynamic new literature in Canada. We collaborate with our authors to maintain and value the distinctive authenticity of individual works editorially, aesthetically and commercially. Nightwood Editions also strives to be an inviting, diverse and vital community of writers and readers.

Gibsons, BC   CA

Noemi Press

Founded in 2002, Noemi Press is a 501(c)(3) literary arts organization based in Blacksburg, Virginia, dedicated to publishing and promoting the work of emerging and established authors and artists.

Blacksburg, VA   US

One More Chapter

One More Chapter is your number one stop for page-turning books. We’re all about the books you can’t put down, the books you carry around with you and the books you return to after a long day. We publish all unputdownable fiction from swoonworthy romance, heartstopping crime to gripping historical fiction.

Glasgow , Scotland   UK

Oneworld Publications

Publishing over 100 books a year, Oneworld has retained its founding commitment to the old-fashioned principles of great writing, editorial excellence, high production values, and marketing flair, to produce books that are read by the intellectually curious all over the world. Books for children and young adults are published under the Rock the Boat imprint of Oneworld.

London, England   UK

Oolichan Books

Publishers of literary fiction and poetry, with the occasional diversion into travel, translation, children and autobiography.

Fernie, BC   CA

Open Books

Open Books is a fully integrated publisher of fiction and nonfiction books. Genres include literary fiction, contemporary fiction, mystery, thriller, and other genres; topical nonfiction, memoir, politics, current events and issues.

Denver, CO   US

Open Letter

Open Letter - the University of Rochester's nonprofit, literary translation press - is one of only a handful of publishing houses dedicated to increasing access to world literature for English readers. Publishing ten titles in translation each year and running an online literary website called Three Percent, Open Letter searches for works that are extraordinary and influential, works that we hope will become the classics of tomorrow.

Rochester, NY   US

Orbis Tertius Press

Orbis Tertius Press is an independent Canadian publisher, founded in 2020. We are committed to publishing works that explore multiple perspectives and lie on the fringes of conventional boundaries.

Edmonton, AB   CA

Orion

The Orion Publishing Group is a book publishing company based in London, UK which includes imprints Orion Books, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Seven Dials, and Gollancz.

London, England   UK

Orison Books

Orison Books is a non-profit literary press focused on the life of the spirit from a broad and inclusive range of perspectives. As a volunteer-run organization, none of our editorial staff draw a salary, which means that every penny donated goes directly toward the publication and promotion of our remarkable books.

Asheville, NC   US

Otago University Press

New Zealand's oldest academic publisher, Otago University Press publishes a wide range of non-fiction books on New Zealand and the Pacific, giving special emphasis to history, natural history, Maori and Pacific, biography/memoir, poetry, literature and the arts.

Dunedin,   NZ

Other Press

We publish novels, short stories, poetry, and essays from America and around the world that represent literature at its best. Our nonfiction books - should they be history, current events, popular culture or memoir -explore how psychic, cultural, historical, and literary shifts inform our vision of the world and of each other.

New York, NY   US

Owl Canyon Press

Our mission is to support new voices and provide quality English editions of international literature. Our goal is to discover books that stimulate the imagination and publish them with passion. We pride ourselves on our detailed attention to every stage of the process, from editorial review and design, to marketing and publicity.

Boulder, CO   US

Palimpsest Press

Palimpsest Press publishes poetry, fiction, and select nonfiction titles that deal with poetics, the writing life, aesthetics, cultural criticism, and literary biography. We look for poetry that displays technical mastery, precise language, and an authentic voice, and fiction that is rich in imagery, well crafted, with a focus on character development. Our nonfiction titles are essays or memoirs written by poets, and books that examine Canadian poetry and the Canadian cultural landscape.

Windsor, ON   CA

Paloma Press

Established in 2016, PALOMA PRESS is a San Francisco Bay Area-based, Filipino American women-led, independent literary press. Our mission is to publish poems and prose that have the power to inspire and reshape our creative futures.

San Mateo, CA   US

Pantheon

Part of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Pantheon publishes world-class literature. Pantheon's authors include Julia Glass, James Gleick, Ha Jin, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Alexander McCall Smith, Marjane Satrapi, Art Spiegelman, and Studs Terkel.

New York, NY   US

Parthian Books

Parthian Books is an independent publishing house based in Cardigan, Wales that was founded in 1993 by Lewis Davies and Gillian Griffiths. It publishes a variety of titles in fiction, poetry, non-fiction and drama, as well as art books. The company has an active role in the European literary scene and its motto is A Carnival of Voices in Independent Publishing.

Cardigan, Wales   UK

Paycock Press

Paycock Press is a very small indie press interested in publishing fiction books in the 200-300pp range.

Arlington, VA   US

Pedlar Press

Pedlar Press is an independent Canadian book publisher based in St. John's NL, specializing in contemporary works of poetry, prose and graphic novels, works that extend the tradition of literary experimentation.

St John's, NL   CA

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

Persea Books

Founded in 1975 by Karen Braziller and Michael Braziller, Persea Books is an independent literary publisher of fiction and nonfiction, contemporary American poetry, poetry in translation, books for young adults, literary anthologies for the classroom, and rediscovered classics.

New York, NY   US

Picador

Since its launch in 1995, Picador has rapidly established itself as one of the leading trade imprints for literary fiction and nonfiction in the country. In addition to publishing original titles in hardcover, paperback original, and eBook, Picador is the literary trade paperback imprint for Macmillan, publishing paperbacks from Farrar Straus & Giroux, Henry Holt & Co., and St. Martin's Press. Picador authors of fiction and nonfiction include Pulitzer Prize winners Michael Chabon, Michael Cunningham, Jeffrey Eugenides, Thomas L. Friedman, Tony Horwitz, and Marilynne Robinson; National Book Award winners Jonathan Franzen, Shirley Hazzard, Denis Johnson, Richard Powers, and Susan Sontag; and Nobel Prize winners Nadine Gordimer, Herta Meller, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Patrick White. Picador's successful international mystery series include books by Benjamin Black, Jason Goodwin, Arnaldur Indridason, Lars Kepler, and Jacqueline Winspear. Our bestselling authors include Paul Auster, Augusten Burroughs, Anita Diamant, Barbara Ehrenreich, Atul Gawande, Naomi Klein, Hilary Mantel, Per Petterson, Richard Price, Edmund de Waal, and Tom Wolfe.

New York, NY   US

Plough Publishing House

Plough Publishing House, founded in 1920, is an independent publisher dedicated to serving people who are eager to put their faith into practice. We're based in Walden, New York with branches in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Walden, NY   US

Plumleaf Press Inc.

Plumleaf Press specializes in publishing thoughtful, beautifully designed literary books, primarily for women and children, which offer enchantment and inspiration with every page. Our titles include non-fiction, poetry, cookbooks, children's books, and classic novels in our Plumleaf Vintage series.

Oakville, ON   CA

Polis Books

Polis Books is an independent book publisher founded in 2013 aiming to deliver all the service and professionalism of a major trade publishing house with the innovation and speed necessary to thrive in a rapidly-changing book market.

New York, NY   US

Porcupine's Quill

The Porcupine's Quill is an artisanal publisher that values the art and craft of the book, both in content and in form. Our mandate is to preserve the culture of the printed word by using our expertise in the art of 20th-century offset printing technology to create quality books that look and feel like 19th-century letterpress products. We also specialize in Canadian art and design, book history, memoirs and selectively acquired collections of poetry and fiction from edgy new authors as well as pillars of the canon.

Erin, ON   CA

Pulp Literature Press

Pulp Literature Press is a Canadian-based small press originally founded to support publication of the quarterly literary journal, Pulp Literature. In 2016, the press expanded into publishing writing guides, and added full-length genre fiction a year later.

Richmond, BC   CA

Quill & Crow Publishing House

Quill & Crow Publishing House is a quaint and curious press dedicated to promoting the integrity of independent literature. Specializing in Gothic fiction, literary horror, poetry, and dark fantasy/historical fiction titles.

Brecksville, OH   US

Radial Books

Radial Books is an independent publisher specializing in contemporary poetry and fiction, as well as forms that defy easy categorization. We lean toward interlinked themes and characters across works and toward narrative poetry and lyrical fiction. However, we are not bound by these preferences.

Seattle, WA   US

Radiant Press

Radiant Press is an indie press with big ideas. We are committed to publishing exceptional books by emerging and established authors, regionally and nationally. Our press publishes and promotes only Canadian authors and artists. Our books include poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction, as well as those that defy genre.

Regina, SK   CA

Recent Work Press

Recent Work Press is a small press imprint based in the ACT, Australia. We publish poetry, short fiction and non fiction, and other short-form textual experiments. We aim to make all our work available in small, attractive, paperback editions priced to make good work accessible.

Canberra, ACT   AU

Red Button Publishing

Red Button Publishing is an independent imprint for fiction, founded in 2012 and run by Karen Ings and Caroline Goldsmith.

London, England   UK

Red Hen Press

Red Hen Press is an independent, non-profit press that publishes about twenty books of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry every year. We're looking for novels, memoir, creative nonfiction, hybrid works, and story, essay, and poetry collections of exceptional literary merit that demonstrate a high level of mastery.

Pasadena, CA   US

Red Mountain Press

Red Mountain Press publishes poetry and poets’ memoirs and literary fiction. Our books represent the point of view of the author and are beautiful objects of lasting value. The authors retain full rights to their work. We use the best papers and printers, with manufacturing processes that are low impact and resource conserving.

Seattle, WA   US

Ring of Fire Publishing

Ring of Fire Publishing is an independent press offering fresh voices in all genres of fiction

Seattle, WA   US

River's Edge Media

River's Edge Media is committed to publishing quality works from promising writers, whether established or yet to be discovered.

Little Rock, AR   US

Riverfeet Press

Riverfeet Press is a publishing house that focuses on bringing the work of independent authors to print. We publish books for the outdoors, literary fiction, poetry, and children's books. Currently accepting query letters through our webpage.

Livingston, MT   US

Ronsdale Press

Publishes literary Canadian fiction, poetry, autobiography, local history, and children's literature.

Vancouver, BC   CA

Run Amok Books

Publishing fiction and nonfiction that is off the beaten path

Lawrence Twp, NJ   US

Salmon Poetry

One of Ireland's premier literary publishers, Salmon Poetry was established in 1981 as an alternative voice in Irish literature.

Cliffs of Moher, County Clare   IE

Salvo Press

Salvo Press proudly publishes quality mysteries, thrillers, and literary books in eBook and audiobook formats.

Jersey City, NJ   US

Sandstone Press

Sandstone Press is an independent publisher based in Scotland, with an international outlook. We publish thoughtful, intelligent and emotionally engaging narratives, both fiction and non-fiction, from unique voices, which engage strongly with the contemporary world.

Ross-Shire, Scotland   UK

Saqi Books

Saqi Books is an independent publishing house with an inspiration to release quality general interest and academic books on North Africa and the Middle East. Founded in 1983 in London, Saqi's links with cutting edge and authoritative voices have led to a rigorous reassessment of Arab cultural heritage. We publish a wide range of fields, including history, politics, art, architecture, gender studies and cookery, and release the best in new and classic Arabic literature, including works by Mahmoud Darwish, Adonis, Nawal El Saadawi, Samih al-Qasim, Mohamed Choukri and Algosaibi.

London, England   UK

Saraband

Saraband is a creative independent publisher known for its engaging, well-written and beautifully designed and produced books. With a broad range of fiction, history, arts and environment titles, we at Saraband celebrate extraordinary human achievements, explore important cultural traditions and champion planet Earth and its diverse species. We are also becoming renowned as an innovator in digital publishing.

Glasgow, Scotland   UK

Sarabande Books

Sarabande Books is a nonprofit literary press founded in March 1994, in Louisville, Kentucky. Our focus is on poetry and short fiction, genres that in the recent past have received less than generous attention from the mainstream publishing industry.

Louisville, KY   US

Science Thrillers Media

ScienceThrillers Media is a new, boutique book publisher specializing in fiction and popular nonfiction with scientific or medical themes. We are building our list now.

Sacramento, CA   US

Semiotext(e)

Best known for its introduction of French theory to American readers, Semiotext(e) has been one of America's most influential independent presses since its inception more than three decades ago. Publishing works of theory, fiction, madness, economics, satire, sexuality, science fiction, activism and confession, Semiotext(e')s highly curated list has famously melded high and low forms of cultural expression into a nuanced and polemical vision of the present.

Los Angeles, CA   US

Seraphim Books

Seraphim Editions is a Canadian independent book publisher that features Canadian authors and artists. We publish books ranging from fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

Niagara Falls, ON   CA

Seren

Seren is an independent literary publisher, specialising in English-language literary fiction and poetry from Wales. Our prize-winning list has something to offer anyone with an interest in excellent writing. Our aim is not simply to reflect what is going on in the culture in which we publish, but to drive that culture forward, to engage with the world, and to bring Welsh literature, art and politics before a wider audience.

Brigend, Wales   UK

Serpent's Tail

Serpent's Tail is London-based independent publishing firm founded in 1986, initially specializing in publishing work in translation, particularly European crime fiction. In January 2007, it was bought by British publisher Profile Books, also independent, where it continues as an imprint that celebrates originality.

London, England   UK

Shearsman Books

Shearsman Books Ltd is a specialist publisher of poetry, based in Bristol, England. We concentrate mainly on contemporary writing from Britain & Ireland, and the U.S.A. We also have a large, and growing translation list, with an emphasis on Hispanic and Latin American writing, and we have lists devoted to Classics and to Literary Criticism, the latter devoted to poetry. We tend to be interested in more experimental, radical forms of writing, but do not exclude the more traditional if we think it works.

Bristol, England   US

Shipwreckt Books

Shipwreckt Books is a small independent publisher of high quality fiction, poetry, memoirs, essays, and the ecclectic small magazine Lost Lake Folk Opera.

Rushford, MN   US

Siglio

Siglio is an independent press dedicated to publishing uncommon books and editions that live at the intersection of art & literature: inimitable, visionary works by renowned as well as little known artists and writers that defy categories and thoroughly engage a reader's intellect and imagination.

Catskill, NY   US

Signature Editions

Signature Editions is a literary press with an eclectic list of quality fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama. Originally named Nuage Editions, the press was formed in Montreal in 1986 as a 16-person publishing collective. The first desktop publisher in Quebec, we put out two to four books a year for the next five years. For the past sixteen years, the press has operated as a sole proprietorship run by Karen Haughian and has published six to nine titles a year. In 1997, after eleven years of operation in Montreal, the press moved to Winnipeg and in the year 2000 was renamed Signature Editions.

Winnipeg, MB   CA

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

SisterShip Press

SisterShip Press Pty Ltd is a boutique publisher. We publish books written by women with a nautical/marine theme or a travel/adventure theme. We also provide book sales and marketing opportunities for female authors with published books that are in our niche, through promotion to our audience (including this website and our Facebook groups).

Brogo, NSW   AU

Skein Press

Skein Press is a writer-centred publishing house. We support writers traditionally underrepresented in Irish literature by publishing beautiful, thought-provoking books. We also offer development opportunities designed to create a more inclusive literary landscape.

Dublin,   IE

Slough Press

Founded by Dr. Chuck Taylor, Slough Press has been publishing fiction, poetry, and essays for almost fifty years. The focus of the press is on contemporary literary authors who experiment with form, communicate to a wide audience, and hope to have a positive influence on the culture.

College Station, TX   US

Small Beer Press

Based in North America, Small Beer Press was started by Gavin J. Grant and Kelly Link and is now run by a small (note the repeating verbiage) coterie of readers who love to put good books in other readers' hands. We publish 6-10 books a year, maybe, and twice a year put out our tiny lit zine, LCRW (aka Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet).

Easthampton, MA   US

Soho Press

Soho Press is an independent book publisher based in Manhattan's Union Square. Founded in 1986, Soho publishes 90 books a year across its Soho Press, Soho Crime and Soho Teen lists, and is known for introducing bold new literary voices, award-winning international crime fiction, and compelling young adult mystery and thrillers.

New York City, NY   US

Split Lip Press

Split Lip Press is an independent publisher of chapbooks, fiction & poetry collections and novellas. We are punk rock publishing with an attitude.

Wyncote, PA   US

Spotted Cow Press

Spotted Cow Press publishes fiction, poetry, history and photography about the people and landscapes of the Great Plains of North America.

Edmonton, AB   CA

Stelliform Press

Stelliform Press is a small independent literary press which publishes novellas, novels, short story collections, and works of creative non-fiction which address our world’s most pressing problems: climate change, ecological destruction, and the effect of these issues on how we relate to each other and to the other beings that live with us in the world.

Hamilton, ON   CA

Stephen F. Austin State University Press

The SFA Press broadens the university's mission of teaching, research, scholarship, creative work and service by publishing works of cultural and scholarly significance. With a goal of maintaining the high standards of traditional areas of literary publishing, while providing hands-on training opportunities for students, SFA Press publications have explored the history and culture of East Texas and the surrounding region, meeting the needs of regional and international audiences. Publications have received awards including the International Book Award for Military History, the Nebraska Book Award for Anthology, the Midwest Authors Book Award, and the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies Tejas Fiction Award.

Nacogdoches, TX   US

Stillhouse Press

Stillhouse Press is an independent, not-for-profit craft book publisher based in Fairfax, Virginia and developed in coordination with George Mason University's Creative Writing Programs.

Fairfax, VA   US

Stormbird Press

Stormbird Press publishes 6-10 literary and trade fiction and nonfiction books each year that communicate reverence for wildlife, nature, and humanity’s bond with Earth. From journalism, to dystopia, back to realism, and everything in between, we welcome submissions wrapped beautifully in captivating narrative that consider humanity’s inherent connection with the natural world, what we lose when nature is harmed or destroyed, and stories that explore people’s devotion to nature in many forms.

Parndana, SA   AU

Subito Press

Subito Press is a non-profit publisher of literary works based out of the Creative Writing Department at the University of Colorado at Boulder

Boulder, CO   US

Swan Isle Press

Swan Isle Press is an independent, not-for-profit, literary publisher dedicated to publishing works of poetry, fiction and nonfiction that inspire and educate while advancing the knowledge and appreciation of literature, art, and culture.

Chicago, IL   US

Talon Books

Canadian publisher of poetry, fiction and drama, as well as non-fiction books in the fields of ethnography and environmental and social issues.

Vancouver, BC   CA

Tarpaulin Sky Press

Tarpaulin Sky Press was founded in 2006 with the intent of bringing out new books by contributors to Tarpaulin Sky Literary Journal. Now, via open reading periods, we are also publishing books by writers who are new to us.

Grafton, VT   US

Teksteditions

From west-end Toronto, Ontario, not far from the Dundas West subway station, two deeply experienced editors who love books will publish texts that fit with their unique perspectives. Working from respect for the traditions and the avant garde in literature, books from Teksteditions display the convergence of likes and loves of both exciting revolutions and collaboration.

Toronto, ON   CA

Texas Review Press

Texas Review Press publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and scholarly works. Topics we are interested in include 20th/21st Century American Poetry, Environmental Writing, Ecopoetics, Contemporary Poetics, Creative Writing Pedagogy, Southern Literature, Southern Issues, Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas/Louisiana Literature, Texas/Louisiana History, Folklore, Cajun-Creole Studies, African-American Literature, African-American Studies, Latinx Literature, Latinx Studies, & Texas/Mexico History. Texas Review Press is a part of Sam Houston State University, a member of the Texas State University System.

Huntsville, TX   US

The Emma Press

The Emma Press is an independent publishing house specialising in poetry, short fiction, essays and children’s books. Emma Press books have won the Poetry Book Society Pamphlet Choice Award, the Saboteur Award for Best Collaborative Work, and the CLiPPA (the Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award), and the Michael Marks Awards.

Birmingham, England   UK

Theytus Books

As the oldest Indigenous publishing house in Canada, Theytus Books is recognized and respected internationally for its contributions to Aboriginal literature. Since its inception in 1980, Theytus Books has been a leading proponent for Indigenous authors, illustrators and artists. It ensures that their voice and vision are expressed with the highest level of cultural authenticity and integrity.

Penticton, BC   CA

Thistledown Press

A literary publisher specializing in fiction and poetry for both adults and young adults, with a focus on Saskatchewan writing.

Sasktatoon, SK   CA

Thoughtcrime Press

Thoughtcrime Press gathers the most important voices in writing and sculpts exceptional books around them. We are artists and craftspeople who believe in paying our authors first and more while offering our readers affordable, beautiful literary art objects.

Portland, OR   US

Tidal Press

Tidal Press is an independent publishing house with the following mission: To offer readers beautifully crafted works of fiction and non-fiction from writers who use authentic and unique voices to weave the elemental themes of our modern lives into great stories. To offer writers a true publishing partnership. To offer the world the benefit of fulfilled readers and writers walking the streets. This is how art changes the world.

Charlottesville, VA   US

Tightrope Books

Tightrope Books was established in 2005 to bring a fresh take on Canadian literature by juxtaposing new and established writers, genres, and cultures to build an inclusive list that represents the vitality of current Canadian literature. We are dedicated to publishing cultural creators who walk the fine balance between innovation and accessibility.

Toronto, ON   CA

Trace Press

t r a c e publishes books that illuminate, in complex, beautiful, and thought-provoking ways, contemporary and historical experiences of conflict, displacement, migration, life, labour, love, and resistance.

Toronto, ON   CA

Tramp Press

Tramp Press aims to find, nurture and publish exceptional literary talent. Founded by Sarah Davis-Goff and Lisa Coen, Tramp Press is committed to publishing only the best and most deserving books, to encourage, support and maintain Ireland's literary talent, and to enrich the lives of readers.

Dublin,   IE

Transit Books

Transit Books is a nonprofit publisher of international and American literature, based in Oakland, California. Transit publishes a carefully curated list of international and American literature, with a focus on literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, essay, and prose that falls somewhere in between.

Oakland, CA   US

Tsar Publications

In 2015, TSAR Publications changed its name to Mawenzi House. Publishes new Canadian and American literature, especially works by black, Asian and feminist writers and books from abroad.

Toronto, ON   CA

Tupelo Press

Tupelo Press, Inc., which released its first five books in fall 2001, is an independent, literary press devoted to discovering and publishing works of poetry, literary fiction, and creative nonfiction by emerging and established writers. Tupelo Press is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit company. What we look for is a blend of urgency of language, imagination, distinctiveness, and craft. What we produce and how we produce it -- from design to printing to paper quality --honors the writing in books which boast the uniquely sensual look and feel of a Tupelo Press book.

North Adams, MA   US

Turnstone Press

Manitoba's oldest literary house, Turnstone Press produces fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction and has launched the careers of award-winning poets. Its Ravenstone imprint publishes speculative, horror and mystery fiction

Winnipeg, MB   CA

Tuxtails Publishing

Tuxtails Publishing, LLC offers the support of a traditional publishing house with the decision-making power of self-publishing. We work with authors to create well-polished books for readers without taking away the author's voice. We publish fiction and non-fiction in a wide variety of genres.

Louisville, KY   US

Two Lines Press

Two Lines Press also publishes book-length single author works of contemporary literary fiction and creative non-fiction in translation. Manuscripts are accepted year-round and will receive a response within six months of submission.

San Francisco, CA   US

Two Wolves Press

Two Wolves Press is an independent literary publishing house run by critically acclaimed author Alexandra Leggat. She started the press as a way to nurture talent and introduce unique stories into the hands of readers, without compromise.

Scarborough, ON   CA

Tyrus Books

Tyrus Books was founded in the summer of 2009 by Alison Dasho (nee Jansssen) and Ben LeRoy after the two left Bleak House Books. Alison left Tyrus in 2010. Tyrus was sold to F+W Media in the spring of 2011. The catalog includes books from New York Times bestselling author Reed Farrel Coleman, Barnes & Noble Discover Award winner Scott O'Connor, Loren D. Estleman, Victoria Houston, and a variety of other critically acclaimed debuts and series.

Madison, WI   US

Ugly Duckling Presse

Ugly Duckling Presse is a nonprofit publisher for poetry, translation, experimental nonfiction, performance texts, and books by artists. UDP was transformed from a 1990s zine into a Brooklyn-based small press by a volunteer editorial collective that has published more than 200 titles to date. UDP favors emerging, international, and "forgotten" writers, and its books, chapbooks, artist's books, broadsides, and periodicals often contain handmade elements, calling attention to the labor and history of bookmaking.

Brooklyn, NY   US

Unbridled Books

Unbridled Books is a premier publisher of works of rich literary quality that appeal to a broad audience. We want to be able to continue our longtime discussion about what allows a novel to touch our hearts and our minds at once. And we want our readers, booksellers, and reviewers to trust that when they pick up an Unbridled book, we're inviting them to enjoy that rarest of pleasures, a good read.

Lakewood, CO   US

University of Alberta Press

Since 1969, the University of Alberta Press has published award-winning scholarly works and fine books for general audiences. UAP's program is particularly strong in the areas of biography, history, language, literature, natural history, and books of regional interest.

Edmonton, AB   CA

University of Arkansas Press

The University of Arkansas Press was founded in 1980 as the book publishing division of the University of Arkansas. A member of the Association of American University Presses, it publishes approximately twenty titles a year, about a third of which fall under the general heading of Arkansas and Regional Studies.

Fayetteville, AR   US

University of Hell Press

University of Hell Press promotes artists who are creating irreverent and thought-provoking works in quiet corners of their worlds. Specializing in intimate literary arts that communicate the human experience with raw views into the everyday condition, University of Hell Press aligns with like-minded individuals who are making their mark through unique vision and simple, yet heightened, language.

Portland, OR   US

University of Nevada Press

The University of Nevada Press, as mandated by the state legislature and the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, publishes high-quality, deserving works that advance scholarly research, contribute to the understanding and appreciation of regional history and culture, and reach a wide range of academic and general readers. Publication is done in a fiscally responsible manner that reflects the highest editorial, design, and production standards. The good will of the public it serves (the citizens of the State of Nevada, readers, and authors) is the Press's most valuable asset.

Reno, NV   US

University of Regina Press

University of Regina Press publishes scholarly and trade books in the humanities, social sciences and literary arts on a wide range of subjects covering Indigenous themes, Canadian history, political topics, environmental topics, social justice, and gender and sexuality.

Regina, SK   CA

Unsolicited Press

Unsolicited Press is a small press based out of Portland, Oregon. We focus on literary fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Whether you craft short stories, novels, chapbooks, memoirs, or essay collections, we want to read it.

Portland, OR   US

Vehicule Press

Vehicule Press has publised the best of Canadian and Quebec literature - fiction, poetry, essays, translations and social history.

Montreal, PQ   CA

Veliz Books

Veliz Books is an independent literary press dedicated to discovering, publishing, and promoting work from emerging and established authors. We seek quality and original literature written in English or Spanish. Veliz Books is also committed to publishing translations into English from Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, or Portuñol.

El Paso, TX   US

Vintage Entity Press

We specialize in works of all genres by or about queer writers of color who are concerned about social, spiritual, sexual, racial and political issues.

New York, NY   US

Washington Writers' Publishing House

Washington Writers' Publishing House is a non-profit organization that has published over 50 volumes of poetry since 1973 and so far nearly a dozen volumes of fiction. Manuscripts are chosen from those submitted to annual competitions. Writers must live within a 75 mile radius of the U.S. Capitol in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.

Washington, DC   US

West Vine Press

An Indie Publisher from Michigan that moves stuff around. We do our best to make physical books written by Future Dead Writers.

North Muskegon, MI   US

Wild Leaf Press

Wild Leaf Press aims to bring hardworking but largely unpublished writers into the marketplace. We are planning a move to web-based publication with a new emphasis on contest-based entries.

Bethany, CT   US

Wolsak and Wynn

Wolsak and Wynn is a quirky literary press based in the heart of Hamilton. With steel mills on one side of us, the Niagara escarpment on the other and Toronto somewhere off in the distance we spend our time producing brilliant, highly individual and sometimes provocative books.

Hamilton, ON   CA

WordFarm

WordFarm publishes collections of poetry, short fiction, essays, and single works of fiction or literary nonfiction.

Seattle, WA   US

Wrecking Ball Press

Indie publishing house, est. 1997 in Hull. Wrecking Ball Press is always looking for new talent and will happily receive anything from a single poem to a novel.

Hull,   UK

WTAW Press

WTAW Press is an extension of the SF Bay Area award-winning reading series Why There Are Words. Peg Alford Pursell is the founder and editor-in-chief. WTAW Press publishes award-winning, full-length books of prose (novels, memoirs, creative nonfiction, collections of stories and essays, etc.). We welcome submissions from writers unpublished, extensively published, and in between. We don't privilege one aesthetic over another: we want to publish books that show us more things on heaven and earth than we have dreamt of.

Santa Rosa, CA   US

YesYes Books

YesYes Books is a dynamic independent press that publishes poetry and prose collections from bold fresh voices. Our titles have won the American Book Award, the Kate Tufts Discovery Award, the Devil's Kitchen Reading Award, the John C. Zacharis First Book Award, and the Eric Hoffer Chapbook Award, and have been finalists for the Norma Farber First Book Award, and Debultizer, among others.

Portland, OR   US

Zando

Zando offers a new model to connect inspiring authors to the audiences they deserve—and helps readers find new books to love. We work with a select group of beloved public figures, platforms and institutions, publishing a carefully chosen slate of books that reflect those partners’ authentic passions and interests.

Brooklyn, NY   US