Their submissions guidelines can be found if you scroll down this page.Ī digital-only imprint focused on mystery and thriller fiction titles. They accept submissions in science fiction and fantasy, fiction of all other types including but not limited to general fiction, historical fiction, horror, mystery, paranormal, suspense/thriller, urban fantasy, and women’s fiction. Children’s and Young Adult books for the chapter book, middle grade, and young adult audiences.

You can download their submission guidelines here. They produce hardbacks of Picture Book, Middle Grade, and Young Adult Do your homework and read the submission pages carefully!Īnother alternative are mid-size or smaller, independent publishers that can help you garner a fan base that can help you get an agent or bigger deal later on.ĭial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin/Random House 😉 You can follow them on social media to see when they reopen.Īlso, take note that several of them do not read queries but only take pages or the full manuscript via submission forms. Most of these publishers close on occasion and then reopen when they’ve sorted through their slush. Go one route or the other, or exhaust one and then the other. Remember, it’s best not to query agents and publishers at the same time. Some of them even take books on that have been previously self or traditionally published, as long as you have the rights back. If you’re looking for an alternative to self-publishing to get your book out there, you might consider these imprints.

We don’t all have the luxury to find an agent who loves our manuscript the way we hoped they would.

While I do think getting an agent is the best route to go…

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