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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 57 publishers.
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Dzanc Books
Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Narrative Nonfiction, Horror, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Diverse Literature, Fiction, Nonfiction, Short Story
Location - Raleigh, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature
Submission format - Contests - Submit here
Website - https://www.dzancbooks.org/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
We Five
Mark Dunn
Gun Needle Spoon
Patrick O'Neil
In the Event of Contact
Ethel Rohan
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
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
Titan Books
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Manga, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Nonfiction, Short Story
Part of - Titan Publishing Group > Titan Books
Location - London, GB
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://titanbooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Hall of Smoke
H. M. Long
The Archive of the Forgotten
A. J. Hackwith
Witherward
Hannah Mathewson
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
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
TouchWood Editions
Art, Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, Cookbook, History, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Travel, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, Nonfiction, Short Story, Fiction
Part of - Heritage Group > TouchWood Editions
Location - Vancouver, CA
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.touchwoodeditions.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Distilleries of Vancouver Island
Marianne Scott
Show Me the Honey
Dave Doroghy
The Little Prairie Book of Berries
Sheryl Normandeau
Graywolf Press
Literary Fiction, Poetry, Fiction, Short Story
Location - Minneapolis, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries & contests - Submit here
Website - https://www.graywolfpress.org/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Wild Fox of Yemen
Threa Almontaser
Her Body and Other Parties
Carmen Maria Machado
The Twilight Zone
Nona Fernández
University of Queensland Press
Children's, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Short Story, Young Adult
Location - Sydney, AU
Size - Small press
Formats - , Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Manuscript entry - Submit here
Website - https://www.uqp.com.au/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
Too Much Lip
Melissa Lucashenko
The Elephant
Peter Carnavas
Dropbear
Evelyn Araluen
Feminist Press
Biographies & Memoirs, History, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Women's Fiction, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Short Story
Location - New York City, US
Size - Small press
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.feministpress.org/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Training School for Negro Girls
Camille Acker
Though I Get Home
YZ Chin
The Living Is Easy
Dorothy West
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