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Best Lgbtq+ Book Publishing Companies
A comprehensive directory of the best publishers in 2023, vetted by the team at Reedsy. Showing 61 publishers.
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Penny Candy Books
Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, Children's
Location - Oklahoma City, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://www.pennycandybooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Cloud Hopper
Beth Kephart
In One Ear & Out the Other
Diane Worthey
A Little Called Pauline
Gertrude Stein & Bianca Stone
Bella Books
Romance, Mystery & Crime, Action & Adventure, Thriller & Suspense, Science Fiction, Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Diverse Literature, Fiction
Location - Houston, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://www.bellabooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Kiss the Girl
Melissa Brayden
On the Rocks
Riley Scott
At Your Most Beautiful
Harper Bliss
Mandel Vilar Press
Jewish Literature, History, Politics, Picture Book, Biographies & Memoirs, Math & Science, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Nonfiction, Fiction, Children's
Location - Hartford, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books
Diversity - Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://www.mvpublishers.org/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Hot Summer of 1968
Viliam Klimáček
My Real Name is Hanna
Tara Lynn Masih
I Am My Mother's Daughter: Wisdom on Life, Loss, and Love
Dara Kurtz
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
RedBone Press
African-American, LGBTQ+, Literary Fiction, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, Nonfiction
Location - New Orleans, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.redbonepress.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Yabo
Alexis De Veaux
Does Your Mama Know?
Lisa C. Moore
Speaking in Whispers
Kathleen E. Morris
Interlude Press
Historical Fiction, Romance, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult, LGBTQ+, Diverse Literature, Fiction, Short Story
Location - New York City, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature
Submission format - Manuscript entries & book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://interludepress.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Not Your Sidekick
C.B. Lee
The King and the Criminal
Charlotte Ashe
Black Dust
Lynn Charles
Persea Books
Young Adult, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Politics, Feminism, LGBTQ+, Literary Fiction, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Children's, Fiction, Nonfiction, Short Story, Poetry, Novella
Location - New York City, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Submission format - Queries - Submit here
Website - https://www.perseabooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Town Crier
Sarah Matthes
Gateway to Paradise
Matthew Vollmer
Dispatch Poems
Cam Awkward-Rich
Microcosm Publishing
Self-Help, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Nonfiction
Location - Portland, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC
Submission format - Queries - Submit here
Website - https://microcosmpublishing.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Making Stuff and Doing Things
Kyle Bravo
Unf*ck Your Grief
Faith G. Harper
The Practical Witch's Almanac
Friday Gladheart
Sapere Books
Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure, History, Biographies & Memoirs, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Fiction, Nonfiction
Location - London, GB
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://saperebooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Dagger Dance
Elizabeth Bailey
The Fallen Eagles
Geoffrey Davison
Death in Delft
Graham Brack
Sleeping Bear Press
Picture Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Children's
Part of - Cherry Lake Publishing > Sleeping Bear Press
Location - Detroit, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://sleepingbearpress.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
A Cape!
Marty Kelley
A Teacher Like You
Frank Murphy & Barbara Dan
Don't Call Me Fuzzybutt!
Robin Gorman Newman
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