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Aevitas Creative Management

Literary agency. The homepage describes a full-service agency representing authors and other clients, and says it also offers strategic communications consulting.

Useful when: You need to identify Aevitas as a literary agency before you look for one agent's submission rules.

Literary agency · Price unavailable · Agent locations on the homepage are not a rule about which writers may query

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Literary agents and agencies
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The homepage reviewed on 3 October 2026 does not say how to query or which agents are open. Consulting on the site is not representation. The page says agents will not ask for money to review a manuscript. A listing is not an offer of representation. Prize claims on the site are the agency's claims.
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Amy Goldmacher

Nonfiction book coach. Her about page says she is a traditionally published nonfiction author and an Author Accelerator certified coach working with writers on proposals and manuscripts, and that she won the 2022 AWP Kurt Brown Prize in Creative Nonfiction.

Useful when: You need a nonfiction coach for a book proposal aimed at agents or publishers.

Professional service · Price unavailable · Confirm whether she is taking clients and from where

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Writing coaches · Queries and book proposals
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Writing coaches · Queries and book proposals · Nonfiction
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Traditional trade · Independent / small press
Applicability
Writer-selected
Before committing
Nonfiction proposals and manuscripts. Confirm availability, fees, and deliverables. Past results described on the site are not a promise of representation or a book deal. Certification is stated by her site.
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Anne Janzer

Nonfiction book coaching, book-proposal coaching and critiques, and writing courses.

Professional service · Price unavailable · Confirm service or submission eligibility

Nonfiction coaching.

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Writing coaches · Queries and book proposals · Courses and educators
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Writing coaches · Queries and book proposals · Courses and educators · Nonfiction
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Traditional trade · Independent / small press · Self-publishing · Hybrid · Specialised / institutional
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Coaching focuses on nonfiction. Confirm current availability, price, deliverables, and fit before requesting work.
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Association of American Literary Agents

A literary-agent professional association with member resources.

Association · Free and paid · US; online directory

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Professional associations · Submission research and tracking
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Publishing research and submissions
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Traditional trade · Independent / small press · Specialised / institutional
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Membership is not a guarantee of availability or manuscript fit.
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Association of Authors' Agents

A UK literary-agent association with agency information.

Association · Free · UK and Ireland; online directory

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Professional associations · Submission research and tracking
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Publishing research and submissions
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Traditional trade · Independent / small press · Specialised / institutional
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Check individual agency submission policies and open status.
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Australian Society of Authors

Author association whose public help pages include member advice, contract reviews, and publishing consultancy.

Useful when: You need an Australian author association that offers contract reviews, and you need to check who may join.

Association · Price unavailable · Australian Society of Authors; confirm membership eligibility on the current join information

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Contract assistance · Professional associations
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Contract assistance · Professional associations
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Traditional trade · Independent / small press · Self-publishing · Hybrid · Specialised / institutional
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Writer-selected
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Contract review is presented with member services. Confirm who can join and what a review covers. Membership is not legal representation in court and not an agent.
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AuthorImprints

Publishing-management services for authors who want to self-publish through their own imprint.

Professional service · Price unavailable · Confirm service or submission eligibility

Self-publishing management, not a publisher.

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Publishing-service companies · Publishing-business administration · Audiobook narration and production
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Publishing-service companies · Publishing-business administration · Audiobook narration and production
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Self-publishing
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A publishing-service company, not a traditional or hybrid publisher. Verify the service contract, deliverables, rights, fees, and account ownership for your project.
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Authors Alliance

Author advocacy and educational resources on copyright, publication contracts, open access, and making work available.

Association · Free · Membership welcomes all nationalities; legal guidance is jurisdiction-specific

General guidance, not individual legal advice.

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Professional associations · Copyright · Contract assistance · Rights reversion
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Professional associations · Copyright · Contract assistance · Rights reversion
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Traditional trade · Independent / small press · Self-publishing · Hybrid · Specialised / institutional
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Resources are general education, not individualized legal advice. Check the jurisdiction of each guide. Free membership welcomes authors sharing its mission.
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Booktrix

Publishing consulting, book packaging, editorial development, and marketing services for authors and content owners.

Professional service · Price unavailable · Confirm service or submission eligibility

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Publishing-service companies · Developmental editing · Author-business support
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Publishing-service companies · Developmental editing · Author-business support
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Traditional trade · Independent / small press · Self-publishing · Hybrid · Specialised / institutional
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Confirm current availability, service eligibility, fees, deliverables, and rights or confidentiality terms directly with the provider.
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CinnamonTeal

Self-publishing house that says it began in 2007, reads the manuscript before quoting, does not sell packages, and prints from a minimum of one copy. It describes the opening manuscript assessment as free.

Useful when: You want a self-publishing producer that quotes from the manuscript instead of a fixed package, including a one-copy minimum.

Professional service · Free and paid · Confirm where they print and deliver

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Publishing-service companies · Short-run printing
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Publishing-service companies · Short-run printing
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Self-publishing
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Writer-selected
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A self-publishing service, not a traditional publisher. The free step is the assessment, not the printing. Confirm specifications, rights, price, and where copies can be delivered. The country-code domain is not a service-area claim.
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Clarkesworld

Science fiction and fantasy magazine. The submissions page says it is open for short fiction, nonfiction, and art, that fiction must be 1,000 to 22,000 words, and that the pay rate is 14 US cents per word.

Useful when: You need a current short-fiction market with a stated word limit and a stated pay rate.

Organization · Price unavailable · Online submissions; country limits are not stated

Short fiction 1,000 to 22,000 words; stated pay is 14 US cents a word.

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Journals and magazines
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Journals and magazines · Science fiction · Fantasy
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Traditional trade · Independent / small press · Self-publishing · Hybrid · Specialised / institutional
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Writer-selected
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Use the online form. The page says not to email or mail the story. Payment is by the methods named on the page. A submission is not acceptance. Award descriptions on the site are the magazine's descriptions. Confirm whether a reading fee applies; the page reviewed states the pay rate, not a submission fee.
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Coffee House Press

Independent literary press. Its submissions page says it is not accepting unsolicited submissions and has paused open reading periods.

Useful when: You need to know whether Coffee House Press is open to unsolicited manuscripts right now.

Publisher · Price unavailable · Open reading is paused; geographic eligibility was not stated

Unsolicited submissions are paused.

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Independent presses
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Independent presses · Fiction · Nonfiction · Poetry
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Independent / small press
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Writer-selected
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Unsolicited submissions are paused. The press says it will post a new approach on this page. Do not email a manuscript because the press is listed here.
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Duke University Press

A university press publishing scholarly books and journals, with information for book and journal authors.

Publisher · Price unavailable · Confirm service or submission eligibility

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Academic and institutional publishers · Journals and magazines
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Academic and institutional publishers · Journals and magazines · Academic
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Specialised / institutional
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Use the current author instructions for the relevant subject or journal. This listing does not imply open submissions, acceptance, or eligibility from every country.
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Dystel, Goderich and Bourret

Literary agency. The guidelines say to query one agent at a time, with the query in the body of an email rather than an attachment. Fiction includes the first 25 pages. Nonfiction includes a proposal and a sample chapter. Some named agents accept queries only through Query Manager.

Useful when: You need to know whether a Dystel agent wants Query Manager or an email, and how many pages to include.

Literary agency · Price unavailable · Confirm the agent; the New York address is not a nationality limit

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Literary agents and agencies · Fiction · Nonfiction
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After an agent passes, you may query another agent at the agency. The page says to resend if you have not heard in eight weeks. Use the agent page for the address or the Query Manager link. A query is not an offer of representation.
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Faber

Independent publishing house founded in 1929, publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, and children's books.

Useful when: You need to identify Faber as a publisher before you look for a current submission route.

Publisher · Price unavailable · Confirm the current submission route and any geographic limits

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Traditional publishers · Independent presses
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Traditional publishers · Independent presses · Fiction · Nonfiction · Poetry · Children’s books
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Traditional trade · Independent / small press
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Writer-selected
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The about page reviewed on 3 October 2026 does not say whether unsolicited submissions are open. Faber Academy is a separate listing. Do not send a manuscript until the current author instructions say to.
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Graywolf Press

Independent literary press publishing about 33 books a year, including poetry, memoirs, essays, novels, translations, and short stories. The submissions page says editors solicit work from magazines, conferences, and other venues.

Useful when: You need to know whether Graywolf is a general open-reading press or a press that solicits literary work.

Publisher · Price unavailable · Confirm prize rules and any geographic limits on the current page

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Independent presses · Genre and specialist presses
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Independent presses · Genre and specialist presses · Fiction · Memoir · Nonfiction · Poetry
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Independent / small press
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Writer-selected
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The page describes solicited work and prize routes, including the Academy of American Poets First Book Award and the Cave Canem Prize. It does not establish that a general unsolicited reading period is open. Publishing translations is not a service that will translate your manuscript.
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Greenleaf Book Group

Describes itself as a hybrid publisher and distributor. The site says authors keep the rights to their work and creative control, and it offers those authors a portal for sales, returns, and inventory.

Useful when: You need a company that calls itself a hybrid publisher and says authors keep their rights, before you compare the contract.

Publisher · Price unavailable · Confirm author eligibility and contract terms

Hybrid publisher; confirm fees and rights.

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Hybrid publishers
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Hybrid publishers
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Hybrid
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The homepage reviewed does not state the fee or whether an advance is paid. Confirm the contract, rights, and costs. Bestseller counts on the site are the company's marketing, not an audit. The author portal is for its authors, not a general royalty tool.
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HarperCollins India

HarperCollins India says it accepts unsolicited English-language fiction and nonfiction for adults and children. It asks for the genre, a 300 to 500 word synopsis, at least three sample chapters, and a profile.

Useful when: You need to know what HarperCollins India wants in an unsolicited proposal and how long it says to wait.

Publisher · Price unavailable · Unsolicited English-language route; country eligibility not stated

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Traditional publishers
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Traditional publishers · Fiction · Nonfiction · Children’s books
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Traditional trade
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Writer-selected
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Allow 8 to 12 weeks. The page says that silence after 12 weeks means they are not proceeding, and that manuscripts are not returned. Use the submission address on the official page. English-language submissions are what the page currently accepts.
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Jane Friedman

Publishing guides by Jane Friedman, including a start-here page on getting a book published and articles on queries, proposals, and publishing paths.

Useful when: You need a current explanation of publishing paths, queries, or book proposals before you pay someone or submit.

Guide or essay · Free and paid · Online guides; they do not set your eligibility for any publisher

Guides, not a hireable service.

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Queries and book proposals · Submission research and tracking · Author-business support
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Queries and book proposals · Submission research and tracking · Author-business support
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Traditional trade · Independent / small press · Self-publishing · Hybrid · Specialised / institutional
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Writer-selected
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Published guides, not a hireable consulting service. The site also lists classes and a separate paid newsletter. Read the date on each article.
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Janklow & Nesbit

A literary agency with author, agent, submissions, foreign-rights, and film-and-television information.

Literary agency · Price unavailable · Confirm service or submission eligibility

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Literary agents and agencies · Rights licensing
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Literary agents and agencies · Rights licensing
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Traditional trade · Independent / small press
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Follow current instructions for the relevant office and agent. Open submission status, category fit, and country eligibility are not implied by inclusion.
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Koehler Books

Publisher that describes a hybrid, co-publishing contract. The page says author royalties are 60 percent of print and digital sales and 50 percent of foreign-rights sales, and that editing is estimated from about 3 to 7 US cents a word as a starting point, with a line-item estimate for the manuscript.

Useful when: You need a publisher that states a hybrid contract, a royalty split, and that the fee is estimated from the manuscript.

Publisher · Paid · Confirm who may submit and where books are distributed

Hybrid contract; fee is estimated from the manuscript.

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Hybrid publishers
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Hybrid publishers
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Hybrid
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Authors pay for a co-publishing package. The cent-per-word range is the page's starting point for editing, not a complete price. Confirm the estimate, rights, and term. The page says a contract can run for three years and mentions a later traditional offer if sales pass a stated unit count; those are the publisher's terms, not a promise. The company also describes a separate traditional model that this listing does not cover. This listing does not audit the press against any hybrid-publisher checklist. Distribution claims are the publisher's claims.
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Madeleine Milburn

Literary agency. The submissions page says every agent is open and that manuscripts must use the site forms, not the post or a direct email. Adult fiction and children's or YA submissions need a finished manuscript, a one-page synopsis, and the first three chapters or 10,000 words. Nonfiction can be submitted on a proposal with a 5,000 to 10,000 word sample.

Useful when: You need to know whether Madeleine Milburn requires a finished manuscript and which form to use.

Literary agency · Price unavailable · Use the form for the relevant list; the London address is not a nationality limit

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Literary agents and agencies
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Literary agents and agencies · Fiction · Nonfiction · Children’s books
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Traditional trade
Applicability
Writer-selected
Before committing
The page says it does not accept AI-generated material. Address one agent. The page says you may resubmit to a different agent after 12 weeks. It says the agency represents authors based all over the world; that is its statement, not a promise to take every country or category. A submission is not an offer of representation.
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Manuscript Wish List

Agent and editor profiles describing manuscript interests.

Directory · Free · Online; confirm service eligibility

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Submission research and tracking
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Publishing research and submissions
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Traditional trade · Independent / small press · Specialised / institutional
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Verify open status and submit through each recipient's official instructions.
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Mascot Books

Publisher that calls itself an independent hybrid publisher of fiction, nonfiction, and children's books. The homepage says it provides editorial, design, marketing, and distribution support.

Useful when: You need a publisher that calls itself hybrid, and you still have to find the fee and the royalty rate.

Publisher · Price unavailable · Confirm who may submit and where books are sold

Hybrid publisher; fee and royalty rate not stated on the homepage.

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Hybrid publishers
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Hybrid publishers · Fiction · Nonfiction · Children’s books
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Hybrid
Applicability
Writer-selected
Before committing
The homepage reviewed does not state the fee or the royalty percentage. Confirm the contract, rights, and what distribution includes. Marketing claims on the site are the company's claims. This listing does not audit the press against any hybrid-publisher checklist.
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Mehta Book Editing

Sangeeta Mehta offers manuscript critiques and assessments, including editorial letters and feedback on query letters.

Professional service · Price unavailable · Confirm service or submission eligibility

Package-specific manuscript-length limits.

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Manuscript assessments · Line editing · Queries and book proposals
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Manuscript assessments · Line editing · Queries and book proposals
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Traditional trade · Independent / small press · Self-publishing · Hybrid · Specialised / institutional
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The published packages have manuscript-length limits and different deliverables. Confirm availability, fees, and whether the scope fits your manuscript.
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Mushens Entertainment

A UK literary agency representing authors, with submissions guidance and rights information.

Literary agency · Price unavailable · Confirm service or submission eligibility

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Literary agents and agencies · Rights licensing
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Literary agents and agencies · Rights licensing
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Traditional trade · Independent / small press
Before committing
Check current agent interests and submission instructions. The agency warns about impersonation and states that it does not charge reading fees or refer writers to outside editorial services.
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Nathan Bransford

Editor and former literary agent at Curtis Brown Ltd. His site offers manuscript editing and critiques, query critiques, and coaching on the publishing process.

Useful when: You need an edit or a query critique from someone who states he is a former literary agent.

Professional service · Price unavailable · Confirm availability

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Manuscript assessments · Queries and book proposals · Writing coaches
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Manuscript assessments · Queries and book proposals · Writing coaches
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Traditional trade · Independent / small press · Self-publishing · Hybrid
Applicability
Writer-selected
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Confirm the current service, fee, and availability. A former agency role is not an offer of representation. Marketing and social-media consulting on the site is a separate service from editing.
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Notion Press

Self-publishing service in India. The site says authors can publish and sell across 150 or more countries, and it describes Outpublish as self-publishing with the guidance of a traditional house.

Useful when: You need a self-publishing service that states it operates in India, and you must not mistake it for a traditional contract.

Professional service · Price unavailable · Self-publishing in India, as stated; confirm channel and country limits

Self-publishing service, not a traditional publisher.

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Publishing-service companies
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Publishing-service companies
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Self-publishing
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Writer-selected
Before committing
A publishing-service company, not a traditional publisher and not classified here as hybrid. The traditional-house wording is the company's description of Outpublish. Confirm fees, rights, and which sales channels are actually included. The 150-country claim is the site's claim.
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Otterpine

Publishing partnerships spanning editorial, design, production, distribution, and direct-to-reader fulfillment.

Professional service · Price unavailable · Confirm service or submission eligibility

Limited project intake; confirm the contract model.

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Publishing-service companies · Interior design · Print distribution · Fulfillment and shipping · Author-business support
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Publishing-service companies · Interior design · Print distribution · Fulfillment and shipping · Author-business support
Relevant routes
Self-publishing · Independent / small press · Specialised / institutional
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Works on a limited number of projects. Confirm the business model, financial terms, rights, and service scope; this listing does not classify its contracts as traditional or hybrid publishing.
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Penguin Random House

Penguin Random House guide to getting published. It says an agent is still required in most cases, that nonfiction commonly uses a proposal, and that fiction often needs a full manuscript.

Useful when: You need to know whether you can send a manuscript straight to Penguin Random House.

Publisher · Price unavailable · Agent requirement stated; country eligibility is not a single rule for every imprint

An agent is required in most cases.

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Traditional publishers
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Traditional publishers
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Traditional trade
Applicability
Writer-selected
Before committing
In most cases an agent is still required. The page mentions some open programmes, but it does not make every imprint open. This is not an invitation to email a manuscript and not a promise of a contract.
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Penguin Random House India

Penguin Random House India submission page. It asks for an author bio, a synopsis, and three sample chapters, with separate routes for adult, children's, Swadesh, and enterprise publishing.

Useful when: You need the current direct-submission packet for Penguin Random House India.

Publisher · Price unavailable · Direct submission route published by Penguin Random House India; geographic eligibility not stated

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Traditional publishers
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Traditional publishers · Fiction · Nonfiction · Poetry · Children’s books
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Traditional trade
Applicability
Writer-selected
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Use the division address published on the official page. Geographic eligibility is not stated. A submission is not an offer of publication.
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Ploughshares

Literary journal. The submissions page says unsolicited fiction, poetry, and nonfiction are welcome from 1 June to 15 November, one submission per reading period. It lists fiction and nonfiction up to 6,500 words, poetry of 3 to 5 pages, and longer work up to 15,000 words or 6 to 10 pages of poetry.

Useful when: You need to know whether Ploughshares is in a reading period and what length it asks for.

Organization · Price unavailable · Online submissions; country limits are not stated

Reading period 1 June to 15 November; one submission per period.

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Journals and magazines
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Journals and magazines · Fiction · Nonfiction · Poetry
Relevant routes
Traditional trade · Independent / small press · Self-publishing · Hybrid · Specialised / institutional
Applicability
Writer-selected
Before committing
On 3 October 2026 the stated reading period was still open. A separate contest on the same page has its own dates and is not this reading period. Confirm any reading fee before you pay. One submission per period. Publication is not guaranteed.
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Pothi

Self-publishing services, print-on-demand, and distribution through Pothi, Flipkart, and Amazon India.

Publishing platform · Price unavailable · India retail distribution stated; confirm printing and delivery destinations

India retail distribution; confirm delivery destinations.

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Publishing-service companies · Print-on-demand · Retailer publishing platforms · Print distribution
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Publishing-service companies · Print-on-demand · Retailer publishing platforms · Print distribution
Relevant routes
Self-publishing
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A self-publishing platform, not a traditional publisher. Confirm print specifications, shipping, service charges, retailer eligibility, and royalties.
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QueryTracker

Tools and information for researching literary agents and tracking queries.

Directory · Free and paid · Online; confirm service eligibility

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Submission research and tracking
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Publishing research and submissions
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Traditional trade · Independent / small press · Specialised / institutional
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Cross-check agency websites; listing information is not an offer of representation.
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RCW Literary Agency

Literary agency. The submissions page asks for a covering letter. Fiction needs the first three chapters or about the first fifty pages, plus a short synopsis. Nonfiction needs a proposal of up to twenty pages. It says to submit to one agent.

Useful when: You need RCW's page limits for fiction and nonfiction before you send a manuscript.

Literary agency · Price unavailable · Confirm the agent's interests; geographic eligibility is not stated

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Literary agents and agencies
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Literary agents and agencies · Fiction · Nonfiction
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Traditional trade
Applicability
Writer-selected
Before committing
The page says submissions must be the author's original work and that generative AI must not be used in the writing or the editing. It says the agency does not ask for joining or reading fees. A submission is not an offer of representation. The page warns about scam messages; check the sender against the official site.
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Sarah Chauncey

Developmental editor for memoir, humor, and narrative nonfiction. Her site lists developmental editing, book doctoring, manuscript evaluations, supported revision, and proposal and query assessments. She states that she is a trade-published author and has written for Writer's Digest and Jane Friedman's site.

Useful when: You need a developmental edit or a proposal and query assessment for memoir or narrative nonfiction.

Professional service · Price unavailable · Confirm availability and whether the work can be done remotely

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Developmental editing · Manuscript assessments · Queries and book proposals
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Developmental editing · Manuscript assessments · Queries and book proposals · Memoir · Nonfiction
Relevant routes
Traditional trade · Independent / small press · Self-publishing · Hybrid
Applicability
Writer-selected
Before committing
Confirm which service you are buying, the fee, and the timeline. Book doctoring is described as hands-on rewriting, which is different from an assessment. A free consultation, if offered, is not a booked edit.
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Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association

Professional association with writer resources, programmes, events, and publications for science fiction and fantasy.

Association · Price unavailable · Confirm service or submission eligibility

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Professional associations · Writing communities
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Professional associations · Writing communities · Fantasy · Science fiction
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Seagull Books

Publishes books on theatre, visual arts, alternative cinema, philosophy, and culture.

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She Writes Press

Hybrid publisher for women authors. The site says authors invest in a publishing package, keep up to 70 percent of net royalties, and are distributed through Simon & Schuster.

Useful when: You need an author-funded hybrid press to compare with a traditional contract that pays you.

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Author-funded hybrid publisher for women authors.

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Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators

Resources, professional networking, and community opportunities for children’s-book writers, illustrators, and translators.

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Springer Nature

Academic publishing routes for research books and journals through its publishing brands.

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The Gernert Company

Literary agency. The contact page says queries go to the agency by email, with a query letter, information about you, and a sample chapter if appropriate, and that you should name the agent. It says Seth Fishman, Ellen Coughtrey, Rebecca Gardner, and Courtney Gatewood are closed to queries.

Useful when: You need to know which Gernert agents are closed and that a query goes to the agency rather than to a guessed personal address.

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The Submission Grinder

A submissions database and tracking resource for writers.

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United Agents

Agency with a books department. The submissions page says the books department welcomes submissions and that each agent posts a wishlist and guidelines. It says the agency does not accept submissions over the telephone.

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Writer Beware

Reports and educational resources about publishing scams and questionable practices.

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Writers House

Literary agency. The submissions page says to email one agent a query letter with your credentials, what makes the book distinct, a synopsis, and 10 pages in the body of the email. It says the agency works across adult and children's fiction and nonfiction, and that it does not represent original screenplays.

Useful when: You need the agency-wide query packet before you email one Writers House agent.

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Zubaan

An independent feminist publisher of academic books, fiction, memoir, nonfiction, and books for children and young adults.

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