Ballantines logo is a pair of mirrored letter bs back to back. How to write a science fiction synopsis set up the world. Rosarium was established in 20 specializing in comics, and they also publish speculative fiction and a little crime fiction, when the mood strikes them. Here at speculative books we publish anthologies, poetry collections and novellas. Clarkesworld has won hugo, world fantasy, and british fantasy awards. The uks foremost specialist genre publisher of horror, fantasy, crime, speculative and science fiction. Books from australia connect with australian publishers.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. Publishers of speculative fiction by africans african. We are interested in standalones, duologies, or trilogies only. Feb 05, 2021 third flatiron publishing is based in boulder, colorado, and ayr, scotland. One of the most prolific small publishers, in 2017 alone, falstaff released 40 print and digital books. It was acquired by random house in 1973, which in turn was acquired by bertelsmann in 1998 and remains part of that company today. In fact, below i list 33 markets just waiting for your manuscript. How to publish your science fiction novel writers digest. Jan 26, 2021 we publish speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy and their subgenres. This list will be updated regularly with new publishers added to the top. Canadian science fiction and fantasy short story magazine published by crystalline sphere publishing.
From melville houses the art of the novella series of classic novellas, to big fiction magazine and nouvella, there are more places than ever to publish your novelette or novella. Science fiction and fantasy book publishers book publishing. Speculative fiction is a broad category of fiction encompassing genres with certain elements that are nonexistent in terms of reality, recorded history, or nature and the present universe, covering various themes in the context of the supernatural, futuristic, and many other imaginative topics. Thanks to the latest nonfiction releases, you can learn valuable life lessons and selflove from the likes of amy schumer and glennon doyle melton, meet the team of brillia. The isfdb is a community effort to catalog works of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Regardless of subgenre, pyr has delivered on its mission to provide books of a consistently.
Here are science fiction book publishers open to submissions from previous market spotlights on the publishing insights blog. Aug 09, 2019 in this post, ive collected recently spotlighted book publishers who are accepting science fiction or sf submissions. The ending, or the completion of your manuscript will be something you. Our focus is on science fiction and fantasy and anthropological fiction. In 2011, pyr published their first books specifically for the young adult reader. Contents from the editor january kozuna, the ogres child felicity drake magical whistleblower tells all michael sherrin choice tomas marcantonio bedwyr by the sea c. Grant and kelly link in easthampton, small beer press is an independent publisher of speculative, science fiction, fantasy and fiction. Submissions for novellas and short fiction are currently closed, follow us on. Fiftytwo great science fiction and fantasy stories. We publish speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy and their subgenres. Their aim is to attract good authors and publish books that achieve commercial success.
Please remember that rejection by us does not mean your work is not publishable there are many factors that influence the choice of what we consider. The dragon and the booksellerby sorcha mack evvie drake, a lone dragon living in the town of twilight, california, just wants to be left alone with her hoard mostly books and her cat. We are looking for submissions to our approximately quarterly themed anthologies. Whether its christian science fiction you love, or fantasy, time travel, steampunk, alternate history, spiritual warfare, superhero, or technothrillerif its speculative and it comes from the christian worldview, enclave is the place to go. Youve got an idea burning in your head and want to write a nonf. This new, independent, speculative fiction publisher opened in june 2018. Adult fiction dark fantasy horror this slideshow requires javascript. If youre writing young adult or new adult fantasy, this ukbased publisher is an option.
Enclave publishing is a small independent press that is built around the power of great stories which explore the boundaries of the imagination, while championing powerful expressions of redemption, truth, and hope. Apr 30, 2018 rosarium was established in 20 specializing in comics, and they also publish speculative fiction and a little crime fiction, when the mood strikes them. Ballantine books is a major book publisher located in the united states, founded in 1952 by ian ballantine with his wife, betty ballantine. Founded this year, equinox books is a small, independent publisher that just opened up for submissions earlier this month. Heres a running list of our favorite books of 2020. Fantasy and science fiction publishers who accept unsolicited. Ebooks in particular can be relatively costeffective to pr. Beautifully written speculative fiction from metaphorosis magazine. Anything that does not contain a speculative element i. The first in a new contemporary fantasy trilogy from sorcha mack, available winter 2022. From horror to magical realism to weird fiction, they are open to working on any project that involves an odd story which doesnt fit mundane standards. What does a book publisher do book publishers take responsibility for all aspects of book publication. One could argue reading is the quintessential socially distanced activity.
The book is a collection of poetry that discusses unresolved feelings, regrets, and selfhealing. Theres always a lot of talk about bestseller lists and that includes books in the. Books from australia connects you with australian publishers, helping you discover market insights and get updates about the book industry down under. It is with great pleasure that ifwg can now reveal the front cover of paula boers second instalment in her the equinora chronicles, the stealthcat war. Night blooming books independent speculative fiction. Welcome to ifwg publishing australia, the publishing imprint that specialises in speculative and middle grade fiction for australia, uk and new zealand readers. Our dynamic creative team currently publishes between 12 and 24 titles each year. Evvie drake, a lone dragon living in the town of twilight, california, just wants to be left alone with her hoard mostly books and her cat. Apart from the webzine omenana, the venues in africa tend to be interested in any story that piques interest and are not devoted to speculative fiction or. It links together various types of bibliographic data. Science fiction book publishers open to submissions writers digest. World weaver press is an independently owned publisher of fantasy, paranormal, and science fiction. Heres exactly what you need to know to selfpublish your next book.
That said, the process for submitting to a book publisher is often very similar to submitting to agents. Top 20 places to submit speculative fiction international. Since 2005, pyr has published in many areas of speculative fiction, including steampunk, epic fantasy, hard science fiction, scifantasy blends, alternate history, sword and sorcery, near future thrillers, and space opera. Additionally we also important books from far and wide in the multiverse. Aug 11, 2019 finding a book publisher for your science fiction novel. Among international venues, no te that afrocentric books, the afrosf anthology series, fiyah, fireside and hope road publishing are specifically for african writers, black writers or poc. For nonfiction submissions please see the academia lunare page. Theyre looking for novels between 50,000 and 120,000 words.
Scottish publishing company, fiction books and poetry subscription service. I wrote it because i realized the power of sharing and grieving. Click on any image group title to go to your favourite genresubgenre of reading. They publish a whole range, including hard to soft and philosophical science fiction, slipstream, space opera, weird fiction, pulp sf, vampire and werewolf stories, fantasy of various shades, and horror. A collection of related applications, services, and sites of interest to all those active in the socalled speculative fiction genres science fiction, fantasy, horror. Not all book publishers require a literary agent for writers to submit their work. The firms early editors were stanley kauffmann and bernard. We are a publisher of speculative fiction and science fiction. If you would like your poetry to be considered for publication please submit two poems via email with your pen name as the subject. Writing nonfiction is different than fiction, so dont follow generic selfpublishing advice. Tck publishing is a small press that publishes science fiction and fantasy novels of 40,000 words or more. And it looks like 2021 will be yet another year thats perfect for shattering all of your reading challenge records on every bookworms favorite social network goodr.
Sep 05, 2017 academy chicago publishers is a trade book publisher founded in chicago, illinois in 1975 by anita and jordan miller. Now accepting book queries polis books is an independent publisher of fiction and nonfiction, founded in 20. Jan 08, 2018 this is a californiabased publisher of science fiction, urban fantasy, and speculative fiction, among other things. Erewhon books is a new independent publisher focusing on novellength works of speculative fiction. This is a list of science fiction and fantasy publishers, publishers of science fiction, sf studies, speculative fiction, fantasy literature, and related genres. Based in london, england, unsung stories is a renowned publisher of speculative fiction. We want tightly plotted tales in outoftheordinary scenarios. Night blooming books independent speculative fiction publisher. But when twilights only bookstore is threatened with financial ruin by a cabal of greedy. Avon is looking for big, high concept historical and contemporary romances. Whether youre an aspiring novelist or a smallbusiness owner who wants to educate your customers on your products and services, you may have thought about selfpublishing a book. Championing an ecofriendly process, they use recycled paper to print their books and encourage digital publishing to save paper. In fact, some book publishers prefer unagented submissions. It was used in the 1960s to describe a genre that protests the traditionalized science fiction stories, but use later died off in the mid1970s.
Submission guidelines for fiction world weaver press. While some of these markets publish only speculative fiction, a few publish other fiction genres as well, as well as nonfiction and poetry. It can seem like there is no place to publish your novella, but actually the opposite is true. Mirza book agency publisher of science fiction and. They accept submissions from agented and unagented authors.
Read full profile children learn to read at young ages, and this starts a cycle of readin. But when twilights only bookstore is threatened with financial ruin by a cabal of greedy landlords, evvie is left with the awful. Query only the first book, but mention if the book is the first of a duology or trilogy. We believe that publishing speculative fiction isnt just printing words on the page its the act of weaving brand new worlds. Plenty of authors have gone ahead of you, working to prove that highquality books can hold their own in the marketplace without the support of a traditional publisher. Enclave is the premier publisher of christian speculative fiction. Query only the first book, but mention if the book is. The term speculative fiction was only coined in 1947 by author robert heinlein, but he only used the term as a synonym for science fiction.
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