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Best Lgbtq+ Book Publishing Companies

Showing 68 publishers that match your search.

Bywater Books

Genres: LGBTQ+, Romance, Young Adult, Women's Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Humor, Biographies & Memoirs, Science Fiction, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction, and Nonfiction

Location: Detroit, US

Website: https://www.bywaterbooks.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
96 Hours

Georgia Beers

Beowulf for Cretins

Ann McMan

Compass Rose

Anna Burke

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Genres: Medical, Psychology, Health & Wellbeing, Comics & Graphic Novels, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Nonfiction, and Children's

Location: Philadelphia, US

Website: https://intl.jkp.com/usa/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
How To Be Ace

Rebecca Burgess

Understanding and Supporting Children with Literacy Difficulties

Valerie Muter

Challenging Perfectionism

Dawn Starley

City Lights Publishers

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Literary Fiction, LGBTQ+, Politics, Women's Fiction, Travel, African-American, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Short Story

Location: San Francisco, US

Website: http://www.citylights.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

No Manuscript entries -

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Howl and Other Poems

Allen Ginsberg

Dispatches from the Race War

Tim Wise

Danger and Beauty

Jessica Hagedorn

Ylva Publishing

Genres: Romance, LGBTQ+, Diverse Literature, and Fiction

Location: Frankfurt, DE

Website: https://www.ylva-publishing.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Sing for My Baby

Jenn Matthews

The Lily and the Crown

Roslyn Sinclair

A Heart to Trust

A.L. 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

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Indie publisher

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Crimson Phoenix

John Gilstrap

After Francesco

Brian Malloy

Plain Jane

Fern Michaels

Mandel Vilar Press

Genres: Jewish Literature, History, Politics, Picture Book, Biographies & Memoirs, Math & Science, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Nonfiction, Fiction, and Children's

Location: Hartford, US

Website: https://www.mvpublishers.org/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 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

Lyrical Press

Genres: Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Urban Fiction, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Fiction, and Novella

Part of: Kensington Publishing > Lyrical Press

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
One Thing Leads to a Lover

Susanna Craig

A Pumpkin Spice Killing

Lynn Cahoon

Holding On

Stacy Finz

Cleis Press

Genres: Romance, Self-Help, Feminism, Biographies & Memoirs, Health & Wellbeing, LGBTQ+, Diverse Literature, Fiction, and Nonfiction

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://cleispress.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
A Dirty Word

Steph Auteri

A Is For Amour

Alison Tyler

A (Not So) Lonely Partner

Karina Kennedy

City Owl Press

Genres: Romance, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, and Fiction

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://cityowlpress.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, LGBTQ

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
One Stormy Night

Sofia Sawyer

Bitten & Beholden

Heather McCorkle

Blood Rogue

Linda J. Parisi

Haymarket Press

Genres: Art, Biographies & Memoirs, Environmental, Feminism, History, Literary Fiction, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Nonfiction, Fiction, and Poetry

Location: Chicago, US

Website: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Book proposals - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Flying Kites

Stranford Graphic Novel Project

Songlands

John Feffer

Smoking Lovely

Willie Perdomo

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