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Best Short Story Book Publishing Companies
A comprehensive directory of the best publishers in 2023, vetted by the team at Reedsy. Showing 58 publishers.
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We hope this directory will help you find the right publisher for your book. To get the most out of it, make sure to:
- Research the publisher;
- Study their submission guidelines; and
- Submit only in the genres they’re interested in.
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Soho Press
Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Diverse Literature, Fiction, Short Story
Location - New York City, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://sohopress.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Fame Thief
Timothy Hallinan
Clark and Division
Naomi Hirahara
Blue Skinned Gods
SJ Sindu
Stairway Press
Math & Science, Science Fiction, Politics, Thriller & Suspense, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Self-Help, Environmental, Biographies & Memoirs, Fantasy, Fiction, Nonfiction, Short Story
Location - Phoenix, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books
Website - https://stairwaypress.com
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
In Global Warming We Trust: Too Big to Fail
Anthony Sadar
Failure To Fracture
Anthony Garone
Cyberwarfare
Larry Bell
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
Tor.com
Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror, Diverse Literature, Fiction, Novella, Short Story
Part of - Macmillan > Tor/Forge > Tor.com
Location - New York City, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature
Website - https://www.tor.com/
💥 Hit titles
Binti
Nnedi Okorafor
Every Heart a Doorway
Seanan McGuire
The Red Threads of Fortune
Neon Yang
Catapult
Biographies & Memoirs, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Literature, Fiction, Nonfiction, Short Story
Location - New York City, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature
Website - https://books.catapult.co/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
All You Can Ever Know
Nicole Chung
The Manningtree Witches
A.K. Blakemore
Lean Fall Stand
Jon McGregor
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
C&R Press
Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, History, Biographies & Memoirs, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Short Story
Location - Raleigh, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://www.crpress.org/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Selling the Farm
Debra Di Blasi
A History of the Cat in Nine Chapters or Less
Fu Shivani
In the Room of Persistent Sorry
Kristina Marie Darling
Montag Press
Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Short Story
Location - San Francisco, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Website - https://www.montagpress.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
5 Clones
Edward Bonilla
Anarchy and Other Lies
Jesse McKinnell
M Against M
Declan Tan
Small Beer Press
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Short Story
Location - Boston, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Submission format - Queries - Submit here
Website - https://smallbeerpress.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Never Have I Ever
Isabel Yap
Terra Nullius
Claire G. Coleman
In Other Lands
Sarah Rees Brennan
New Directions
Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Short Story
Location - New York City, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Website - https://www.ndbooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
The Emissary
Yoko Tawada
A Shock
Keith Ridgway
The Caretaker
Doon Arbus
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