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Literary Fiction Publishers Publish Authors The 2018 Guide to Manuscript Publishers 172 Traditional Book Publishers No Agent Required Emily Harstone This book is copyright 2018 Authors Publish Magazine. Do not distribute. To share this book with a friend, please send them to: https://www.authorspublish.com/manuscript-guide-2018/ Corrections, complaints, compliments, criticisms? Contact [email protected] Authors Publish The 2018 Guide to Manuscript Publishers Table of Contents Introduction..................................................................................................................10 Nonfiction Publishers...................................................................................................15 Artisan......................................................................................................................16 BenBella...................................................................................................................17 Cengage Learning.................................................................................................... 19 Chronicle Books.......................................................................................................21 City Lights Books.................................................................................................... 23 Duke University Press..............................................................................................24 The Experiment........................................................................................................26 Free Spirit Publishing.............................................................................................. 27 GemmaMedia...........................................................................................................29 Hohm Press.............................................................................................................. 31 Measure Press.......................................................................................................... 32 Melville House.........................................................................................................34 North Atlantic Books............................................................................................... 35 Oneworld Publishing............................................................................................... 36 Osprey Publishing....................................................................................................38 Parenting Press.........................................................................................................40 Prometheus Books................................................................................................... 42 The Quarto Publishing Group..................................................................................44 Skyhorse Publishing.................................................................................................45 Source Books........................................................................................................... 47 Soft Skull Press........................................................................................................48 Storey Publishing.....................................................................................................49 Timber Press............................................................................................................ 51 The New Press......................................................................................................... 52 Ulysses Press............................................................................................................53 4 Authors Publish The 2018 Guide to Manuscript Publishers Workman..................................................................................................................54 Literary Fiction Publishers...........................................................................................56 8th House Publishing................................................................................................ 57 Black Balloon Publishing........................................................................................ 59 BlazeVOX................................................................................................................60 Bellevue Literary Press............................................................................................61 Casperian Books...................................................................................................... 62 Chicago Review Press..............................................................................................64 Coffee House Press.................................................................................................. 65 Douglas & McIntyre................................................................................................ 67 HarperLegend.......................................................................................................... 68 Harvard Square Editions..........................................................................................70 Persea Books............................................................................................................71 Platypus Press.......................................................................................................... 73 Seven Stories Press.................................................................................................. 74 Small Beer Press...................................................................................................... 75 SOLID OBJECTS....................................................................................................76 Multi-Genre Publishers................................................................................................77 All Things That Matter Press...................................................................................78 Amberjack Publishing..............................................................................................80 Andrews McMeel.....................................................................................................81 Ashland Creek Press................................................................................................ 83 Barron’s Educational Service...................................................................................85 BelleBooks/BelleBridge.......................................................................................... 87 Black & White Publishing....................................................................................... 89 Bold Strokes.............................................................................................................90 Cactus Moon............................................................................................................ 92 Carina Press............................................................................................................. 94 Cedar Fort................................................................................................................ 95 Clean Reads............................................................................................................. 97 Crooked Cat............................................................................................................. 99 Diversion Books.....................................................................................................101 5 Authors Publish The 2018 Guide to Manuscript Publishers Endeavor Media.....................................................................................................103 Fiery Seas...............................................................................................................105 Filles Vertes Publishing..........................................................................................106 Fireship Press.........................................................................................................107 Five Star.................................................................................................................109 Gibbs Smith............................................................................................................111 Head of Zeus.......................................................................................................... 113 Kensington Publishing........................................................................................... 115 Lakewater Press..................................................................................................... 116 Nobrow Press and Flying Eye................................................................................117 Page Street Publishing........................................................................................... 118 Quirk Books...........................................................................................................120 Solstice Publishing.................................................................................................122 Tell-Tale Publishing............................................................................................... 123 Speaking Volumes..................................................................................................125 Sterling Publishing.................................................................................................126
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