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Best Book Publishing Companies in Chicago
A comprehensive directory of the best publishers in 2022, vetted by the team at Reedsy. Showing 18 publishers.
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- Research the publisher;
- Study their submission guidelines; and
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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
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
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
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
University of Illinois Press
African-American, Jewish Literature, Architecture, Art, Business, Environmental, History, Humor, Law, Math & Science, Photography, Religion & Spirituality, Sports & Outdoors, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Nonfiction
Location - Chicago, US
Size - University press
Formats - , Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.press.uillinois.edu
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Revolt of the Black Athlete
Harry Edwards
Illegal
José Ángel N
Dockworker Power
Peter Cole
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
Haymarket Press
Art, Biographies & Memoirs, Environmental, Feminism, History, Literary Fiction, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.haymarketbooks.org/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Flying Kites
Stranford Graphic Novel Project
Songlands
John Feffer
Smoking Lovely
Willie Perdomo
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
ABA Books
Law, Nonfiction
Part of - The American Bar Association > ABA Books
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Website - https://www.americanbar.org/
💥 Hit titles
The Federal Information Manual
P. Stephen Gidiere III
Zero Tolerance
Gregory S Chiarello et al
Criminal Law Forms
Kenneth A. Vercammen
Albert Whitman & Company
Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Fantasy, Art, History, Historical Fiction, Environmental, Math & Science, Action & Adventure, Humor, Science Fiction, Diverse Literature, Children's, Fiction, Nonfiction, Novella
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature
Submission format - Manuscript entries & book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.albertwhitman.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Boxcar Children
Gertrude Chandler Warner
Dust of Eden
Mariko Nagai
We Want to Go to School!
Maryann Cocca-Leffler & Janine Leffler
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