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Best Book Publishing Companies in Chicago
A comprehensive directory of the best publishers in 2023, vetted by the team at Reedsy. Showing 18 publishers.
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Chicago Review Press
Middle Grade, Young Adult, African-American, Biographies & Memoirs, DIY, History, Politics, Sports & Outdoors, True Crime, Feminism, Education & Reference, Self-Help, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Children's, Nonfiction
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Abe & Fido
Matthew Algeo
Absinthe & Flamethrowers
William Gurstelle
The Admiral and the Ambassador
Scott Martelle
Sourcebooks Fire
Young Adult, Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Children's, Fiction
Part of - Sourcebooks > Sourcebooks Fire
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.sourcebooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Bone Witch
Rin Chupeco
The Dark Tide
Alicia Jasinska
It Came From the Sky
Chelsea Sedoti
Kazi Publications
Islam, Art, Architecture, Biographies & Memoirs, Environmental, History, Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, Children's
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books
Website - https://www.kazi.org/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
What Everyone Should Know About Islam and Muslims
Suzanne Haneef
Guide to Goodness
Dala'il al-Khayrat
Concordance of The Sublime Quran
Laleh Bakhtiar
Inter-Varsity Press
Christian, Academic, Nonfiction
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://ivpbooks.com/
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Cross of Christ
John Stott
Meeting God
J.I. Packer
The Faithful Creator
Ron Highfield
Moody Publishers
Christian, Religion & Spirituality, Diverse Literature, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature
Website - https://www.moodypublishers.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
The Five Love Languages
Gary Chapman
Jack vs. the Tornado
Amanda Cleary Eastep
Prevailing Prayer
Dwight L. Moody
Dramatic Publishing Company
Screenplays, Fiction
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Night Witches
Rachel Bublitz
A Tale of Two Spectators
Peter Manos
Christmas, Virtually
Flip Kobler & Cindy Marcus
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Romance, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Fiction
Part of - Sourcebooks > Sourcebooks Casablanca
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.sourcebooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Happy Singles Day
Ann Marie Walker
Big Bad Wolf
Suleikha Snyder
An Unexpected Earl
Anna Harrington
Cozy Cat Press
Mystery & Crime, Fiction
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://www.cozycatpress.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Dead Dummy
Douglas Riley & Sheryl Riley
Shepherd by the Sea
Glen Ebisch
Memories of Malice
R.J. Rein
Agate Surrey
Cookbook, Health & Wellbeing, Nonfiction
Part of - Agate Publishing Group > Agate Surrey
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Queries - Submit here
Website - https://www.agatepublishing.com/imprints/agate-surrey
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Sourdough Culture
Eric Pallant
Fuel Your Body
Angie Asche
The Self-Care Cookbook
Frank Ardito
Third World Press Foundation
Screenplays, Young Adult, African-American, Middle Grade, Education & Reference, History, Politics, Urban Fiction, Academic, Biographies & Memoirs, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Children's
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://thirdworldpressfoundation.org/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Taught by Women
Haki Madhubuti
Harlem Renaissance Redux
Herb Boyd
Aloneness
Gwendolyn Brooks
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