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Best Young Adult Book Publishing Companies

Showing 100 publishers that match your search.

Scholastic Press

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

Part of: Scholastic, Inc.> Scholastic Press

Location: New York City, US

Website: http://scholastic.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Largest

💥 Hit titles
Clifford the Big Red Dog

Norman Bridwell

The Magic School Bus

Joanna Cole

Goosebumps

R. L. Stine

Second Story Press

Genres: Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, History, Politics, Biographies & Memoirs, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Feminism, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Jewish Literature, Health & Wellbeing, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Children's, Fiction, and Nonfiction

Location: Toronto, CA

Website: https://secondstorypress.ca/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
The Birds That Stay

Ann Lambert

The Butterfly Effect

Eve Zaremba

The Abortion Caravan

Karin Wells

Hodder & Stoughton

Genres: Cookbook, Health & Wellbeing, Biographies & Memoirs, Humor, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Romance, Mystery & Crime, Young Adult, History, Politics, Horror, Action & Adventure, Nonfiction, Fiction, and Children's

Part of: Hachette > Hodder & Stoughton

Location: London, GB

Website: https://www.hodder.co.uk/

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

John le Carré

One Day

David Nicholls

Billy Summers

Stephen King

Arsenal Pulp Press

Genres: Cookbook, LGBTQ+, Young Adult, Cookbook, African-American, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Biographies & Memoirs, History, Humor, Politics, Comics & Graphic Novels, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction, Children's, Poetry, and Nonfiction

Location: Vancouver, CA

Website: https://arsenalpulp.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Butter Honey Pig Bread

Francesca Ekwuyasi

The Girl Who Was Convinced Beyond All Reason That She Could Fly

Sybil Lamb

Iron Goddess of Mercy

Larissa Lai

Bold Strokes Books

Genres: Romance, LGBTQ+, Mystery & Crime, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, and Fiction

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Unrivaled

Radclyffe

Bet the Farm

Fiona Riley

Give In To Me

Elle Spencer

Wayne State University Press

Genres: 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, and Children's

Location: Detroit, US

Website: https://www.wsupress.wayne.edu/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Book proposals - View guidelines →

University press

💥 Hit titles
Crusader for Justice

Trevor W. Coleman & Peter J. Hammer

Rosie, A Detroit Herstory

Bailey Sisoy Isgro

Leaving Springfield

John Alberti

Tachyon Publications

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery & Crime, Biographies & Memoirs, Young Adult, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Children's, and Novella

Location: San Francisco, US

Website: https://tachyonpublications.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
The Midnight Circus

Jane Yolen

The Emperor's Soul

Brandon Sanderson

The Freeze-Frame Revolution

Peter Watts

Atheneum Books

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

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

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://simonandschusterpublishing.com/atheneum/index.html

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

Judy Blume

Genesis Begins Again

Alicia D. Williams

Don't Ask Me Where I'm From

Jennifer De Leon

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

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

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