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Best Book Publishing Companies in Minneapolis

Showing 10 publishers that match your search.

Graywolf Press

Genres: Literary Fiction, Poetry, Fiction, and Short Story

Location: Minneapolis, US

Website: https://www.graywolfpress.org/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries & contests - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
The Wild Fox of Yemen

Threa Almontaser

Her Body and Other Parties

Carmen Maria Machado

The Twilight Zone

Nona Fernández

Mighty Media

Genres: Picture Book, Middle Grade, and Children's

Location: Minneapolis, US

Website: https://mightymediapress.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Monster Needs to Go to School

Paul Czajak

Stingray City

Ellen J. Prager

The Ugly Dumpling

Stephanie Campisi

Coffee House Press

Genres: Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Diverse Literature, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Short Story

Location: Minneapolis, US

Website: https://coffeehousepress.org/

Diversity: Diverse Literature

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
I Hotel

Karen Tei Yamashita

Indecency

Justin Phillip Reed

Firmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife

Sam Savage

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Kar-Ben Publishing

Genres: Jewish Literature, Picture Book, Education & Reference, Diverse Literature, and Children's

Part of: Lerner Publishing Group > KarBen Publishing

Location: Minneapolis, US

Website: https://www.karben.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
The Key From Spain

Debbie Levy

The Singer and the Scientist

Lisa Rose

Judah Touro Didn't Want to Be Famous

Audrey Ades

Free Spirit Publishing

Genres: Picture Book, Education & Reference, Diverse Literature, Children's, and Nonfiction

Location: Minneapolis, US

Website: https://www.freespirit.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Book proposals - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Y Is for Yet

Shannon Anderson

Sometimes When I'm Sad

Deborah Serani

Fighting Invisible Tigers

Earl Hipp

Liturgical Press

Genres: Catholic and Nonfiction

Location: Minneapolis, US

Website: https://litpress.org/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Angels in the Bible

George M. Smiga

Desire, Darkness, and Hope

Laurie Cassidy & M. Shawn Copeland

The Life of Jesus Christ

Milton T. Walsh

ABDO Publishing

Genres: Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Education & Reference, Comics & Graphic Novels, and Children's

Location: Minneapolis, US

Website: https://abdobooks.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Big Nate

Lincoln Peirce

Vampire Wars

Heather Knox

Amelia Rules

Jimmy Gownley

Mountaindale Press

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Fiction

Location: Minneapolis, US

Website: https://www.mountaindalepress.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Anima

Dennis Vanderkerken & Dakota Krout

Hard Mode

John L. Monk

Earthdom

Ryan DeBruyn

Milkweed Editions

Genres: Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Literature, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry

Location: Minneapolis, US

Website: https://milkweed.org/

Diversity: Diverse Literature

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Contests - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Braiding Sweetgrass

Robin Wall Kimmerer

World of Wonders

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

The Milk Hours

John James

Bethany House

Genres: Christian, Romance, Religion & Spirituality, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Children's

Part of: Baker Publishing Group > Bethany House

Location: Minneapolis, US

Website: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/bethanyhouse

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Indie publisher

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
The Bible Recap

Tara Leigh Cobble

Kingdom Men Rising

Tony Evans

A Castaway in Cornwall

Julie Klassen

What do book publishers do?

Sure, a book publisher prints and sells your book. But what they do behind the scenes encompasses much more than that. Publishers handle the entire publishing process for books, including: 

  • Editing the book, i.e. developmental editing, copy editing, and proofreading; 
  • Designing the book, i.e. book cover design and any necessary interior book design;
  • Promotion and marketing, i.e. writing the book’s blurb, email marketing, setting up media interviews, etc.; and
  • Production and distribution, i.e. formatting and distributing hardback, paperback, and ebook versions of the book to stores, both online and brick-and-mortar. 

Note that the structure of publishing companies may differ, depending on their size. Bigger book publishers may be made up of publishing houses which may, in turn, be made up of imprints — each of which will have its own brand identity in terms of the type of books it publishes. 

However, regardless of a publisher’s size, the scope of their work shouldn’t change. Once you sign with a publisher, they will do everything that it takes to bring your book to market. 

What are the most prominent book publishing companies?

If we define success by sheer sales volume, then we might point towards the "Big 5" presses and educational publishers (who rake in a LOT of money). Over the past few decades, these giant publishing companies have merged with and acquired most of the mid-sized publishers in the industry. However, a few still remain. Here are today's biggest book publishing companies:

  • Penguin Random House (Big 5)
  • Hachette Book Group (Big 5)
  • HarperCollins (Big 5)
  • Macmillan Publishers (Big 5)
  • Simon & Schuster (Big 5)
  • Scholastic Corporation
  • Pearson Education
  • McGraw-Hill Education
  • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Cengage Learning

Together, these largest publishers dominate the publishing landscape. Countless beloved books come from their imprints, many of which you’ll find in our directory. 

The rest of the publishing landscape is largely made up of small publishers, or independent publishers. Most big publishers don’t directly accept unsolicited submissions without a literary agent — but smaller publishers do, making them a realistic and worthwhile route to publication. 

I have a long list of publishers. What next?

Congratulations! Now take a moment to thoroughly vet every publisher on your longlist. Scams are a dime a dozen in the publishing industry, and you want to make 100% sure that you’re dealing with a legitimate publishing company. Again, we strongly recommend reading this post and Writer Beware to know what red flags to watch out for.

When you’re confident in all of the publishers on your longlist, it’s time for the most nerve-wracking step: submitting your manuscript to them. 

Check out our free resources if you’re feeling daunted by what comes next. Whether you’re learning how to research publishers or how to personalize a submission, we've got you covered.

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