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Showing 37 indie publishers that match your search.
Publisher of: Nonfiction, Fiction, Short Fiction, and Poetry
Founded in 1972, Coffee House Press has grown from tiny letterpress to internationally renowned nonprofit. They’ve managed to stay close to their roots, putting out the occasional small-batch, letterpress chapbooks, complete with hand-sewn spines. But their backlist of more traditional volumes is substantial and growing. These days, Coffee House best known for their boundary-pushing, genre-crossing novels and essay collections — many of which have won prestigious nominations, from the Pulitzer to the National Book Award.
🔥 Hit title: I Hotel by Karen Tei Yamashita
⭐️ Best known for: Literary Fiction, Memoir, Poetry Collections
💌 Accepts unagented submissions? Yes, in the form of Full Manuscripts. View guidelines →
Publisher of: Fiction and Nonfiction
Named after the left-hand page, this left-leaning publisher has been furnishing reading material for prospective revolutionaries since 1970. No wonder Harper’s hailed it as “Anglo-America’s preeminent radical press.” They lean more literary theory than literary fiction, offering sharp, syllabus-ready books across the full slate of humanities and social science disciplines, from Anthropology to Race and Ethnicity. Though many of their writers belong to the professoriate, Verso Books isn’t a university press. Their nonfiction, though intellectually rigorous, tends to be snappier than your usual academic fare.
🔥 Hit title: Females: A Concern by Andrea Long Chu
⭐️ Best known for: Biography, History, Journalism
💌 Accepts unagented submissions? Yes, in the form of Book Proposals. View guidelines →
Publisher of: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry
This Minneapolis-based press takes inspiration from its botanical namesake. Just as milkweed feeds the transformation of caterpillars into monarch butterflies, Milkweed Editions supports emerging and experimental writers, giving them a home for their work to flourish. Its catalogue is an exercise in artistic risk-taking: full of intricately textured novels, cerebral and raw memoirs, and some of the finest verse by young poets.
🔥 Hit title: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
⭐️ Best known for: Poetry Collections
💌 Accepts unagented submissions? Yes, in the form of Contest Entries . View guidelines →
Publisher of: Fiction and Nonfiction
Quirk Books is best known for publishing Seth Grahame-Smith’s brilliant decision to mash up Regency romance and B-movie horror, a title that ultimately became an NYT bestseller — not to mention a Lily James-led film. True to its name, this Philly-based indie press injects a whole lot of whimsy into the literary world. Quirk’s publishing program is unabashedly reader-centric, aiming to produce “objects of delight and desire”. Its titles — from humorous essays on celebrity to LGBT-affirming picture books — are clever, irreverent, and eminently giftable.
🔥 Hit title: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
⭐️ Best known for: How-To Guides, Humor, Science Fiction & Fantasy, YA
💌 Accepts unagented submissions? Yes, in the form of Book Proposals, Full Manuscripts. View guidelines →
Publisher of: Fiction and Nonfiction
One of the top indie publishers when it comes to literary accolades, Bellevue Literary Press has a Pulitzer under its belt, not to mention an International Latino Book Award and finalist nods from the National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize. Though it began as a project of the NYU School of Medicine, Bellevue Literary Press is now a fully indie nonprofit. Still, its med school roots remain clear in its mission: publishing thoughtful books that sit at the intersection of the arts and the sciences.
🔥 Hit title: Tinkers by Paul Harding
⭐️ Best known for: Biographies, Literary Fiction
💌 Accepts unagented submissions? Yes, in the form of Full Manuscripts. View guidelines →
Publisher of: Nonfiction, Fiction, and Short Fiction
This micro-press releases no more than four books a year. But their tightly curated list has earned them a reputation for producing fiction and nonfiction that’s as accessible as it is groundbreaking. Future Tense Books’ catalogue might be boundary-pushing, but this publisher’s aesthetic is more DIY than avant-garde. They're equally at home with wry short story collections and raw, unprententious memoirs that delve into darkness head-on.
🔥 Hit title: Excavation by Wendy C. Ortiz
⭐️ Best known for: Literary Fiction, Memoirs
💌 Accepts unagented submissions? No
Publisher of: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry
Two New York-based creatives — sculptor Valerie Merians and writer Dennis Loy Johnson — founded Melville House in the aftermath of 9/11. Their inaugural title was a poetry anthology collection thoughtful, devastating responses to the attacks from the likes of Pulitzer winners and New York State poets. These days, Melville House continues to engage with both politics and high art. Their nonfiction titles tackle tough issues like CIA torture and presidential malfeasance, while their fiction program elevates emerging talents and underrated international writers — voices overlooked by corporate publishing.
🔥 Hit title: Cat Out of Hell by Lynne Truss
⭐️ Best known for: Journalism, Literary Fiction
💌 Accepts unagented submissions? No
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