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Best Middle Grade Book Publishing Companies
A comprehensive directory of the best publishers in 2023, vetted by the team at Reedsy. Showing 93 publishers.
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Candlewick Press
Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Children's
Part of - Walker Books > Candlewick Press
Location - Boston, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Website - https://www.candlewick.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
Where's Waldo?
Martin Handford
The Tale of Despereaux
Kate DiCamillo
Judy Moody and Stink
Megan McDonald
Chronicle Books
Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Cookbook, Photography, Art, DIY, Architecture, Self-Help, Health & Wellbeing, Travel, Humor, Diverse Literature, Children's, Nonfiction
Location - San Francisco, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books
Diversity - Diverse Literature
Submission format - Manuscript entries & book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.chroniclebooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
From Crook to Cook
Snoop Dogg
Dolly Parton, Songteller
Dolly Parton & Robert K. Oermann
Men to Avoid in Art and Life
Nicole Tersigni
Mighty Media
Picture Book, Middle Grade, Children's
Location - Minneapolis, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://mightymediapress.com/
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Monster Needs to Go to School
Paul Czajak
Stingray City
Ellen J. Prager
The Ugly Dumpling
Stephanie Campisi
Penguin Random House
Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Biographies & Memoirs, Politics, Cookbook, Romance, Picture Book, Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, Novella, Children's
Location - New York City, US
Size - Largest
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Website - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Testaments
Margaret Atwood
Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens
The Guardians
John Grisham
Bonnier Books
Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Biographies & Memoirs, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Self-Help, Picture Book, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Nonfiction, Fiction, Children's
Location - Stockholm, SE
Size - Largest
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Website - https://bonnierbooks.com/
💥 Hit titles
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris
10 Rules For Talking
Tim Harkness
The Foundling
Stacey Halls
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
David Fickling Books
Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Children's
Location - Oxford, GB
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Website - https://www.davidficklingbooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Mark Haddon
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
John Boyne
The Book of Dust
Philip Pullman
Macmillan Publishers
Literary Fiction, Romance, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Biographies & Memoirs, Politics, Cookbook, Self-Help, Picture Book, Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, Novella, Children's
Location - New York City, US
Size - Largest
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Website - https://macmillan.com/
💥 Hit titles
What Happened to You?
Oprah Winfrey & Bruce D. Perry
Aquarium
Yaara Shehori
Me
Elton John
Allen and Unwin
Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Sports & Outdoors, True Crime, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help, Humor, History, Environmental, Politics, Business, Biographies & Memoirs, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Medical, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's
Location - Sydney, AU
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries & contests - Submit here
Website - https://www.allenandunwin.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Lord of the Rings
J. R. R. Tolkien
Love Objects
Emily Maguire
Crazy Rich Asians
Kevin Kwan
Pratham Books
Picture Book, Middle Grade, Children's
Location - Bangalore, IN
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://prathambooks.org/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Ammachi's Incredible Investigation
Vinayak Varma
Your Body is Yours
Yamini Vijayan
Tine and the Faraway Mountain
Shikha Tripathi
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