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Best African American Book Publishing Companies

Showing 34 publishers that match your search.

Dafina

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Education & Reference, African-American, History, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Fiction, Romance, Urban Fiction, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Fiction, and Nonfiction

Part of: Kensington Publishing > Dafina

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Public Enemy #1

KiKi Swinson

Mrs. Wiggins

Mary Monroe

All the Things I Meant to Tell You

Tiffany L. Warren

Black Classic Press

Genres: African-American, History, Biographies & Memoirs, Education & Reference, BIPOC, Diverse Literature, Nonfiction, and Poetry

Location: Washington DC, US

Website: http://www.blackclassicbooks.com/

Diversity: BIPOC, Diverse Literature

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Literary Garveyism

Tony Martin

African Fundamentalism

Tony Martin

The Graphomaniac's Primer: a Semi-Surrealist Memoir

Walter Mosley

University of Illinois Press

Genres: African-American, Jewish Literature, Architecture, Art, Business, Environmental, History, Humor, Law, Math & Science, Photography, Religion & Spirituality, Sports & Outdoors, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, and Nonfiction

Location: Chicago, US

Website: https://www.press.uillinois.edu

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

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University press

💥 Hit titles
The Revolt of the Black Athlete

Harry Edwards

Illegal

José Ángel N

Dockworker Power

Peter Cole

Peepal Tree

Genres: Literary Fiction, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, African-American, Fiction, and Poetry

Location: London, GB

Website: https://www.peepaltreepress.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC, AfricanAmerican

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Madwoman

Shara McCallum

Daylight Come

Diana McCaulay

Modern, Age, &c.

Raymond Ramcharitar

Cole Hart

Genres: Urban Fiction, Romance, African-American, Women's Fiction, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, and Fiction

Location: Atlanta, US

Website: https://www.colehartsignature.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Godfather of Atlanta

Cole Hart

I'm Just Tryin To Be Somebody's Wife

Cole Hart

The Throne

Cole Hart

The Cartel Publications

Genres: Urban Fiction, African-American, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, and Fiction

Location: Washington DC, US

Website: https://www.thecartelpublications.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Kali: Raunchy Relived

T. Styles

Madjesty vs. Jayden

Toy Styles

The House That Crack Built

Kim Medina

Third World Press Foundation

Genres: Screenplays, Young Adult, African-American, Middle Grade, Education & Reference, History, Politics, Urban Fiction, Academic, Biographies & Memoirs, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Children's

Location: Chicago, US

Website: https://thirdworldpressfoundation.org/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Taught by Women

Haki Madhubuti

Harlem Renaissance Redux

Herb Boyd

Aloneness

Gwendolyn Brooks

Kensington Publishing

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Education & Reference, African-American, History, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Fiction, Romance, Urban Fiction, Westerns, True Crime, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Fiction, and Nonfiction

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Queries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Crimson Phoenix

John Gilstrap

After Francesco

Brian Malloy

Plain Jane

Fern Michaels

Noemi Press

Genres: Literary Fiction, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, African-American, Fiction, Poetry, and Short Story

Location: Richmond, US

Website: http://www.noemipress.org/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC, AfricanAmerican

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Contests - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Her 37th Year, an Index

Suzanne Scanlon

Salton Sea

George McCormick

The Lucky Ones Get To Be People

Rachel Haley Himmelheber

RJ Publications

Genres: Urban Fiction, Romance, African-American, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, and Fiction

Location: Houston, US

Website: https://rjpublications.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Hoodfellas

Richard Jeanty

Deceived

The Phantom

Going All Out

Dorian Sykes

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