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Best Young Adult Book Publishing Companies

Showing 103 publishers that match your search.

Pelican Publishing Company

Genres: Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, History, Biographies & Memoirs, Cookbook, Architecture, Humor, Sports & Outdoors, Children's, and Nonfiction

Part of: Arcadia Publishing > Pelican Publishing Company

Location: New Orleans, US

Website: https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/imprints/pelican-publishing

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Book proposals - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Cicada's Song

Ariane O'Pry Trammell

We Really, Really Want a Dog!

Susan Holt Kralovansky

Who Dat Baby?

Allison Dugas Behan

MTV Books

Genres: Young Adult and Children's

Part of: Simon and Schuster > Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing > MTV Books

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.simonandschuster.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky

Forget You

Jennifer Echols

Me Since You

Laura Wiess

Harper Teen

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

Part of: HarperCollins > HarperCollins Children's Books > Harper Teen

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.harpercollins.com/collections/books-for-teens

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
The Giving Tree

Shel Silverstein

Bridge to Terabithia

Katherine Paterson

Coraline

Neil Gaiman

Hachette Australia

Genres: Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Education & Reference, Biographies & Memoirs, Horror, Action & Adventure, Self-Help, Historical Fiction, Sports & Outdoors, Mystery & Crime, History, Business, Travel, Women's Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Architecture, Art, Cookbook, Humor, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's, Poetry, and Short Story

Location: Sydney, AU

Website: https://www.hachette.com.au/

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Largest

💥 Hit titles
Sooley

John Grisham

The Night Train

Clyde Edgerton

The Warsaw Orphan

Kelly Rimmer

Dial Books

Genres: Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Diverse Literature, and Children's

Part of: Penguin Random House > Penguin Young Readers > Dial Books

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.penguin.com/dial-overview/

Diversity: Diverse Literature

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Mildred D. Taylor

Darius the Great Is Not Okay

Adib Khorram

I'll Give You the Sun

Jandy Nelson

Abrams Books

Genres: Picture Book, Art, Middle Grade, Young Adult, DIY, Environmental, Photography, Comics & Graphic Novels, Nonfiction, Children's, and Poetry

Part of: La Martiniere > Abrams Books

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.abramsbooks.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Jeff Kinney

The Good Neighbor

Maxwell King

The Ship of Stolen Words

Fran Wilde

Dutton Children's Books

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

Part of: Penguin Random House > Penguin Publishing Group > Dutton Children's Books

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.penguin.com/dutton-childrens-overview/

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Winnie-the-Pooh

A. A. Milne

Rumpelstiltskin

Wilhelm Grimm & Jacob Grimm

The Fault In Our Stars

John Green

Levine Querido

Genres: Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Comics & Graphic Novels, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Children's, and Fiction

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.levinequerido.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Queries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Everything Sad is True

Daniel Nayeri

The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst

Jaclyn Moriarty

Lupe Wong Won't Dance

Donna Barba Higuera

Jewish Lights Publishing

Genres: Jewish Literature, Education & Reference, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help, Health & Wellbeing, Environmental, Mystery & Crime, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Politics, Nonfiction, Children's, and Fiction

Part of: Turner Publishing Company > Jewish Lights Publishing

Location: Woodstock, US

Website: http://www.jewishlights.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Who Is A Jew?: Conversations

Meryl Hyman

The JGirl's Guide

Penina Adelman et al

Righteous Indignation

Margie Klein et al

Red Deer Press

Genres: Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, History, Humor, Science Fiction, Math & Science, Environmental, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Children's, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry

Part of: Fitzhenry & Whiteside > Red Deer Press

Location: Toronto, CA

Website: https://www.reddeerpress.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Queries & manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
The Boy Asked the Wind

Barbara Nickel

The Pact

Amanda West Lewis

Rainbow Crow

David Bouchard & David Jean

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