![]() I’m confident you’ll find this list helpful. It’s an incredible resource (available for just $19) that took weeks to curate and verify. Probably not-unless you intend to publish with a US publishing company. + Aside from authors, who else has bought this list?įreelance editors and book designers, booksellers, librarians, and author coaches. You’ll have the most up-to-date information available, so you can reach out yourself, if you’d like. ![]() You can! Dozens of publishers are accepting unsolicited book proposals in 2024. + Can I really get published without an agent? Whether you’re looking for a Christian or conservative publisher, a liberal or an LGBTQIA+ publisher, you’ll find plenty of options among the many publishers on this list. ![]() Several hundred in all, each with their nonfiction imprints listed. Nearly all of the US-based traditional publishers of nonfiction books. + Which traditional publishers are included in this list? Some imprints are once-independent publishers that have been acquired. Imprints are brand names used to publish books in a specific genre or for a specific audience. They pay you an advance and/or a cut of the profits from sales (royalties). They edit, package, distribute, market, and sell books. There’s more about the traditional publishing industry and the types of publishers in the list! In short, a traditional publishing company (i.e, HarperCollins or the other Big 5 publishing companies) acquires book manuscripts. You’ll be one step closer to getting a book deal! + What exactly is a traditional publishing company? What is an imprint? You’ll have links to publisher websites and submission guidelines, and for each publisher, you’ll see what they publish and how they describe themselves, in their own words. You’ll be able to identify potential publishers for your book! Conveniently browse and search the PDF (which is full of helpful info and tips about getting published!) You’ll have a list of publishers (and imprints) that you can approach without an agent, and a list of publishers that you can approach only with an agent. Before you can finish and send your query letter or your proposal, you’ll want to see what your options are and what potential publishers are looking for! + What will I be able to do with this list? Please see our submission guidelines if you’d like to submit to one of our other agents.If you’re considering traditional publishing, you’ll want this list. Kim will be opening again once she’s all caught up. On a related topic, please note that Kim Lionetti has closed to all queries in an effort to catch up on submissions and any unanswered queries she’s received to date. If they have no guidelines for submissions it’s likely they aren’t accepting unsolicited submissions of any kind, and that includes queries. If the publisher has submission guidelines on their website, but they say “no unsolicited manuscripts,” then they will expect a query first. Publishes fiction and nonfiction children’s books. (The submission window just closed on February 1st.) 6. Accepts unsolicited submissions only at certain times of the year by email. Most publishers (and I say most because I suppose there are some smaller publishers that might not like working with agents) will accept submissions from agents, but even agents tend to contact editors first before simply sending off a manuscript. Publishes children’s realistic fiction picture books with less than 1,000 words only. That could mean that the publisher accepts queries first and will request manuscripts, or it could mean that they don’t want anything unsolicited. Unsolicited manuscripts would mean specifically that you don’t send any manuscript unless it’s been requested. This is one of those questions that’s hard to answer without more specifics, but I’ll do what I can. Then, WHEE! Suddenly you’re sending a solicited manuscript. Most of them are smaller houses, but a few are pretty big names. When a publisher doesnt except 'unsolicited manuscripts' The word you want is accept. This generally means if you dont have an agent youre simply out of luck. Im amazed that youd bother to comment on such an illiterate query without even mentioning that the writer probably has bigger problems than whether an agent is accepting submissions or not 1. If they like your idea and feel your book is a possible fit for their list, they will reply to your letter inviting you to send your manuscript. Here’s a roundup of publishers who accept unsolicited manuscripts. Often, publishers will not accept unsolicited manuscripts. ![]() (Those who are truly closed will say something like “Not accepting submissions.”) “No unsolicited” just means you must send them a one-page QUERY first. ![]() “No unsolicited manuscripts” does not mean you can’t send something to these publishers. When a publisher doesn’t except “unsolicited manuscripts”, does that mean they will only except an ms or query from an agent?īelow is some information I’ve found. ![]()
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