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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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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
Ensorcellia Publishing
Literary Fiction, Fiction, Novella, Short Story, Poetry
Part of - Odyssey Books > Ensorcellia
Location - Wellington, NZ
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Queries - Submit here
Website - https://www.odysseybooks.com.au/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
When No One Is Watching
Linathi Makanda
How to Wake a Butterfly
Loic Ekinga
The Universe Made the Stars And Then Made You
Kylie Gifis
The Parliament House
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Fiction, Short Story
Location - Tampa, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, LBGTQ, BIPOC
Submission format - Queries - Submit here
Website - https://www.parliamenthousepress.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Unspoken
Celia Mcmahon
Tidepool
Nicole Willson
The Other Side of Magic
Ester Manzini
Comma Press
Literary Fiction, Diverse Literature, Fiction, Short Story
Location - Manchester, GB
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature
Website - https://commapress.co.uk/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
You Should Come With Me Now
M. John Harrison & Lara Pawson
Thirteen Months of Sunrise
Rania Mamoun
The Well of Trapped Words
Sema Kaygusuz
Future Tense Books
Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Humor, Nonfiction, Fiction, Short Story, Novella, Poetry
Location - Portland, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Website - https://futuretensebooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
Excavation
Wendy C. Ortiz
Liar
Rob Roberge
User Not Found
Felicity Fenton
Text Publishing
Biographies & Memoirs, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Romance, Fantasy, Health & Wellbeing, Historical Fiction, History, Humor, Self-Help, Politics, Religion & Spirituality, Environmental, Math & Science, Sports & Outdoors, Fiction, Nonfiction, Short Story
Location - Melbourne, AU
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://www.textpublishing.com.au/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Loner
Georgina Young
Soldiers
Tom Remiger
A Constant Hum
Alice Bishop
Coffee House Press
Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Diverse Literature, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Short Story
Location - Minneapolis, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://coffeehousepress.org/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
I Hotel
Karen Tei Yamashita
Indecency
Justin Phillip Reed
Firmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife
Sam Savage
Simon & Schuster
Biographies & Memoirs, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, History, Politics, Romance, Young Adult, Sports & Outdoors, Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, Novella, Children's
Location - New York City, US
Size - Largest
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Website - https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/
💥 Hit titles
Beautiful Things
Hunter Biden
Home Body
Rupi Kaur
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R Covey
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
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
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