Established 2006
Insider Info Catalogue is available online.
Publishes Literary titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts agented submissions only.
Recent Title(s) 22 Britannia Road, Amanda Hodgkinson
Tips Fig Tree is a Penguin imprint that specializes in literary books with commercial appeal. Titles aim to be fresh, distinct, well written, clever, entertaining and sometimes funny.
Flambard Press
Holy Jesus Hospital, City Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2AS
T 0191 233 3865
F 01434 674178
E [email protected]
W www.flambardpress.co.uk
Contact Managing Editor, Peter Lewis
Established 1990
Insider Info Publishes five titles per year. Authors are paid royalties. Catalogue and manuscript guidelines are available online.
Publishes Literary titles. *No Genre Fiction.
Submission Guidelines Accepts query with
SAE/proposal package (including synopsis and opening chapters).
Recent Title(s) The Sweet Track, Avril Joy
(Novel)
Tips Flambard Press is a small, independent publisher that aims to offer opportunities to new and neglected writers, especially in the North of England. Flambard is keen to nourish developing talent. Poetry is the backbone of the list, but Flambard now publishes a small amount of fiction as well. Authors are very carefully selected. Children’s books, science-fiction, fantasy, romance, westerns, and horror are not published.
Flicking Lizard
T 020 8761 1536
E [email protected]
W www.flickinglizard.co.uk
Contact Publisher, Mark Boccalatte
Established 2007
Insider Info Aims to publish ten books per year. Accepts unagented submissions. Payment is via royalty (of net) with 0.1 (per £) minimum. Offers an advance. Aims to respond within three months for manuscripts.
Publishes Contemporary Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts proposal package (including synopsis and first 40 pages) by email. No postal submissions.
Tips Flicking Lizard seeks fresh contemporary writing from quality authors that are often overlooked by the big publishing houses. They aim to give writers the opportunity to make themselves known to the public without having to resort to spending their own money on self-publishing or the vanity press.
Flipped Eye
Publishing Limited
PO Box 43771, Suite 13, London, W14 8ZY
T 0845 652 9517
F 0845 652 9574
E [email protected]
W www.flippedeye.net
Contact Editor (Literary Fiction), Sally Strong
Established 2001
Imprint(s) Lubin & Kleyner, Waterways, Mouthmark Poetry
Insider Info Publishes roughly ten titles per year. Receives approximately 200 queries and 140 manuscripts per year. 90 per cent of books published are from first-time authors, 95 per cent of books published are from unagented authors. Payment is via royalty (on retail price). Advance offered is from £50 to £1,000. Average lead time is nine months, with simultaneous submissions not accepted. Submissions will not be returned. Aims to respond to queries and proposals within three months, manuscripts within six months and all other enquiries within 14 days. Catalogue is free on request and available online. Manuscript guidelines are available online.
Publishes Erotica, Fantasy, Literary, Mainstream/Contemporary, Multicultural and Translation titles and Short Story Collections.
Submission Guidelines Accepts query by post with proposal package (including outline, three sample chapters and your publishing history). Or by email to: [email protected]
Recent Title(s) 29 Ways to Drown, Niki Aguirre
Floris Books
15 Harrison Gardens, Edinburgh, EH11 1SH
T 0131 337 2372
F 0131 347 9919
E [email protected]
W www.florisbooks.co.uk
Contact Managing Director, Christian Maclean; Editors, Gale Winskill and Christopher Moore
Established 1977
Imprint(s) Flyways (Young Adult’s Fiction), Kelpies (Scottish Children’s Fiction)
Insider Info Payment via royalties. Catalogue and manuscript guidelines are available online.
Publishes Historical, Children’s, Young Adult, Regional and Scottish titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts query with
SAE/proposal package (including outline, three sample chapters, author biography and SAE). No email submissions. No simultaneous submissions. Allow three months for a response.
Recent Title(s) Hox, Annemarie Allan (Children’s)
Tips Floris Books publishes books for children, in which the subject matter is predominantly Scottish. Floris primarily seeks books encompassing modern settings, with contemporary situations and characters to which today’s children can relate. This does not rule out historical fiction, but more modern titles will be prioritized.
Fourth Estate
77–85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 8JB
T 020 8741 7070
F 020 8307 4440
E [email protected]
W www.4thestate.co.uk
Parent Company HarperCollins Publishers Ltd – Press Books Division
Contact Publishing Director, Nick Pearson
Insider Info Catalogue available online.
Publishes Literary and Mainstream/Contemporary titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts agented submissions only.
Recent Title(s) The Shipping News, 25th Anniversary Edition, Annie Proulx (Novel)
Tips Fourth Estate publishes cutting-edge nonfiction and fiction, often with a controversial flavour. Editors accept submissions only from literary agents or previously published authors, but may consider submissions that are accompanied by a positive assessment from a manuscript assessment agency.
The Friday Project
77–85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 8JB
T 020 8741 7070
F 020 8307 4440
E [email protected]
W www.harpercollins.co.uk
Parent Company HarperCollins Publishers Ltd – Press Books Division
Contact Managing Director, Clare Christian (Non-Fiction, Humour, Literary Fiction); Publisher, Scott Pack (Fiction, Humour, Non-Fiction); Managing Editor, Heather Smith
Established 2005
Insider Info Catalogue is available online.
Publishes Confession, Experimental, Gothic, Historical, Humour, Literary and Mainstream/Contemporary titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts proposal package via email (including outline, sample chapters, your publishing history and author biography). Submission details to: [email protected]
Tips The Friday Project develops much of its publishing programme from the most exciting and innovative websites, properties and content already in existence, as well as from submissions.
Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd
90–93 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6BF
T 020 7490 7300
F 020 7490 0080
E [email protected]
W www.ducknet.co.uk
Established 1898
Imprint(s) Ardis, Bristol Classical Press, Duckworth Adademic, The Overlook Press
Insider Info Aims to respond to proposals within 12 weeks and manuscripts within 12 weeks. Catalogue and manuscript guidelines available online.
Publishes Literary and Commercial Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines No unsolicited submissions.
Recent Title(s) An Appeal to Reason, Nigel Lawson; Christopher’s Ghosts, Charles McCarry
Tips Gerald Duckworth is an independent publisher with a general trade and academic list. Duckworth generally publishes literary and commercial fiction and non-fiction, including history, biography and memoir. Th
ey do not accept phone calls, or email submissions.
Gollancz
Orion House, 5 Upper St Martin’s Lane,
London, WC2H 9EA
T 020 7240 3444
F 020 7240 4822
E [email protected]
W www.orionbooks.co.uk
Parent Company Orion Publishing Group Ltd
Contact Editorial Directors, Simon Spanton and Jo Fletcher
Established 1927 (incorporated into Orion in 1998)
Imprint(s) Gollancz Manga
Insider Info Catalogue available online (as a downloadable pdf or via the online catalogue request form).
Publishes Fantasy, Science-Fiction and Manga titles. “Gollancz specializes in Fantasy and Science-Fiction, and also publishes the Masterworks series of reprints of Fantasy and Science-Fiction classics.
Submission Guidelines Accepts agented submissions only.
Recent Title(s) Absolution Gap, Alastair Reynolds (Science-Fiction); Orcs, Bad Blood: Weapons of Magical Destruction, Stan Nicholls (Fantasy)
Gomer Press/Gwasg Gomer
Llandysul Enterprise Park, Llandysul, Ceredigion, SA44 4JL
T 01559 363090
F 01559 363758
E [email protected]
W www.gomer.co.uk
Contact Managing Director, Jonathan Lewis; Head of Publishing, Dylan Williams
Established 1892
Imprint(s) Gomer, Pont Books
Insider Info Publishes 120 titles per year. Aims to respond to proposals and manuscripts within one month. Catalogue and manuscript guidelines available online.
Publishes Children’s, Young Adult and Welsh titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts query with SAE, or via email, with proposal package (including outline, one sample chapter and your author biography). See website for email submissions addresses.
Recent Title(s) Here Comes the Doctor, Viv Sayer (Illustrated Children’s Fiction)
Tips Gomer Press is Wales’ largest independent publisher, specializing in books from Wales, about Wales. They work in Welsh and English language, for children and adults. Do not send whole manuscripts to an editor, a sample chapter and a synopsis will be sufficient at first. It would also be useful to include a CV and an outline of the sales strengths of the proposal. As the publisher receives a large number of manuscripts for consideration every week, they advise authors to be patient. They aim to send an acknowledgement of receipt for manuscripts within one month.
Granta Books
12 Addison Avenue, London, W11 4QR
T 020 7605 1360
F 020 7605 1361
E [email protected]
W www.granta.com
Parent Company Granta Publications
Contact Publisher, Philip Gwyn Jones; Publishing Director, Sara Holloway
Established 1989
Insider Info Publishes 25 titles a year. Payment is via royalties. Catalogue and manuscript guidelines available online.
Publishes Literary titles. “No Genre Fiction.
Submission Guidelines Accepts query with SAE/proposal package (including outline, 50 pages, or two sample chapters).
Recent Title(s) The Rowing Lessons, Anne
Landsman (Novel)
Tips Granta Books is weighted more towards non-fiction publishing than fiction, with a ratio of about 70:30. Submissions should be made by post only. Granta does not accept faxes, emails or computer disc submissions. Due to the large number of submissions, it can take some time before they are able to respond.
Great Northern Publishing
PO Box 202, Scarborough, North Yorkshire,
YO11 3GE
T 01723 581329
F 01723 581329
E [email protected]
W www.greatnorthernpublishing.co.uk
Contact Production Manager, Mark Marsay
Established 1999
Insider Info Payment is via royalties. Catalogue and manuscript guidelines available via the website.
Publishes Erotica, Humour and Crime titles.
Submission Guidelines Do not accept unsolicited material from prospective authors. Accepts query with SAE.
Recent Title(s) The Drowning Man, Gary Mortimer (Crime)
Tips Great Northern Publishing is a wholly independent, family-owned, award-winning small publishing and production company, who produce the bi-monthly magazines The Great War and The Second World War, and the international erotic art and literature magazine Jade. Book production is mainly done on contract terms with other publishers and organizations.
Guildhall Press
Unit 15, Rath Mor Business Park, Bligh’s Lane, Creggan, Derry, BT48 0LZ
T 028 7136 4413
F 028 7137 2979
E [email protected]
W www.ghpress.com
Contact Managing Editor, Paul Hippsley Established 1979
Insider Info Catalogue available online.
Publishes Historical, Literary, Humour and Young Readers’ Fiction titles.
Recent Title(s) Derry: Days of Rain, Chris Sheerin (Fiction); Zoom Zang Alang, Liam Black (Children’s)
Tips Guildhall Press is one of Northern Ireland’s leading independent publishers.
Gwasg Pantycelyn
St Davids Road, Caernarfon, Gwynedd,
LL55 1ER
T 01286 672018
F 01286 677823
E [email protected]
Publishes Welsh and English-Language Fiction titles.
Tips Gwasg Pantycelyn has previously published a collection of around 150 books for adults and children. The intended audience is general readers interested in a more analytical approach to literature, as well as readers interested in the culture and social history of Wales.
Hachette Ireland
Unit 8 Castlecourt Centre, Castleknock, Dublin 15, Republic of Ireland
T 00353 1 824 6288
E [email protected]
W www.hachette.ie
Parent Company Hachette UK
Contact Managing Director, Breda Purdue
Established 2002
Insider Info Catalogue and manuscript guidelines available online.
Publishes Literary and Mainstream/Contemporary titles on the following subjects: Crime, Irish Writing.
Submission Guidelines Agented submissions only.
Tips Hachette Ireland is not currently accepting unsolicited fiction from previously unpublished authors. Submission details for published authors and general non-fiction titles are available from the website. Now reports directly to Hachette UK, following the closure of Hodder Headline.
Hachette Scotland
2a Christie Street, Paisley, PA1 1NB
T 0141 552 8082
E [email protected]
W www.headline.co.uk
Parent Company Hachette UK
Contact Bob McDevitt
Insider Info Catalogue available from website on request.
Publishes Literary, Mainstream/Contemporary, Scottish Writing titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts proposal package by post or email (including outline, first 50 pages, SAE if sending by post). Address to Bob McDevitt or email to: [email protected]
Tips Seeking new Scottish writing by Scottish writers.
Halban Publishers Ltd
22 Golden Square, London, W1F 9JW
T 020 7437 9300
F 020 7437 9512
E [email protected]
W www.halbanpublishers.com
Contact Directors, Peter and Martine Halban
Established 1986
Insider Info Publishes eight titles per year. Payment is via royalties. Catalogue available online.
Publishes Jewish Interest titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts query with SAE.
Recent Title(s) The Book of Q, Jonathan Rabb (Thriller)
Tips All titles should reflect Jewish interest. Welcomes proposals, but approach by letter first.
Hamish Hamilton
80 Strand, London, EC2R 0RL
T 020 7010 3000
F 020 7010 6060
E [email protected]
W www.penguin.co.uk
Parent Company Penguin General
Contact Publishing Director, Simon Prosser
Established 1931
Insider Info Publishes no more than 20 titles per year. Catalogue is available online.
Publishes Literary Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts agented submissions only.
Recent Title(s) Moth Smoke, Mohsin Hamid; The Pinnacles, Hari Kunzru
Tips The Hamish Hamilton list is a small section of the Penguin Group and focuses entirely on distinct, often unusual, literary fiction and non-fiction from an exciting and eclectic group of authors.
Harlequin Mills & Boon Ltd
Eton House, 18–24 Paradise Road, Richmond,
TW9 1SR
T 020 8288 2800
F 020 8288 2899
E [email protected]
W www.millsandboon.co.uk
Contact Executive Editor, Tessa Shapcott (Modern); Senior Editor, Joanne Grant (Romance); Senior Editor, Sheila Hodgson (Medical); Senior Editor, Linda Fildew (Historical); Senior Editor, Bryony Green (Modern Heat)
Established 1908
Imprint(s) Mills & Boon Modern Romance, Mills & Boon Romance, Mills & Boon Medical Romance, Mills & Boon Historical Romance, Modern Heat, MIRA, Silhouette, Harlequin
Insider Info Publishes 600 titles per year. Receives approximately 2,000 manuscripts per year. Payment is via royalties. Simultaneous submissions not accepted. Submissions accompanied by SAE will be returned. Aims to respond to manuscripts within three months. Catalogue and manuscript guidelines available online.
Publishes Erotica, Romance and Women’s Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts query by post with SAE or by email to [email protected]. Submit proposal package (including outline and first three chapters).
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