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Best Urban Fiction Book Publishing Companies
A comprehensive directory of the best publishers in 2023, vetted by the team at Reedsy. Showing 17 publishers.
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Odyssey Books
Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Biographies & Memoirs, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Urban Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Christian, Cookbook, Young Adult, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's
Location - Paraparaumu, NZ
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - http://www.odysseybooks.com.au/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Court of the Grandchildren
Greg Finlayson & Michael Muntisov
Esme's Gift
Elizabeth Foster
Bernice Takes a Plunge
Ann Harth
Third World Press Foundation
Screenplays, Young Adult, African-American, Middle Grade, Education & Reference, History, Politics, Urban Fiction, Academic, Biographies & Memoirs, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Children's
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://thirdworldpressfoundation.org/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Taught by Women
Haki Madhubuti
Harlem Renaissance Redux
Herb Boyd
Aloneness
Gwendolyn Brooks
Lyrical Press
Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Urban Fiction, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Fiction, Novella
Part of - Kensington Publishing > Lyrical Press
Location - New York City, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC
Submission format - Queries - Submit here
Website - https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
One Thing Leads to a Lover
Susanna Craig
A Pumpkin Spice Killing
Lynn Cahoon
Holding On
Stacy Finz
La Femme Fatale Publishing
Urban Fiction, African-American, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction
Location - Washington DC, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Website - https://lffpublishing.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
Diamond in the Rough
Skye Warren
Rush
Shaheta Pickett
Breeze Bye
Tanisha Bowman
Good2Go Publishing
Urban Fiction, African-American, Fiction
Location - New York City, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://www.good2gopublishing.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
All Eyes on Gunz 4
Warren Holloway
Kings of the Block
Dwan Williams
Killing Signs
Ernest Morris
Wayne State University Press
Academic, Art, Education & Reference, History, African-American, Biographies & Memoirs, Narrative Nonfiction, Environmental, Math & Science, Health & Wellbeing, Medical, Humor, Sports & Outdoors, True Crime, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Urban Fiction, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Children's
Location - Detroit, US
Size - University press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.wsupress.wayne.edu/
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Crusader for Justice
Trevor W. Coleman & Peter J. Hammer
Rosie, A Detroit Herstory
Bailey Sisoy Isgro
Leaving Springfield
John Alberti
Royalty Publishing House
Urban Fiction, Romance, African-American, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction
Location - Atlanta, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://www.royaltypublishinghouse.com/submissions/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Tazz & Kira: An Undeniable Love
Lacresha Golden
I Gave My Heart To The Plug
Candy Moore
Saving My Heart For A Thug's Love 2
Mo Howard
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