Insider Info Publishes 12 titles per year. Catalogue and manuscript guidelines available online.
Publishes Reprints of Classic texts and Fantasy, Gothic, Horror, Mystery, Occult and Supernatural titles.
“Tartarus titles cross various genres and are often of an unusual nature, meaning that they may have been overlooked by mainstream publishers. All should evoke a sense of wonder at the supernatural, in well-written prose.
Submission Guidelines Accepts query via email with a synopsis.
Recent Title(s) The Triumph of Night, Edith Wharton (Reprint)
Tips Authors or editors who wish to submit a typescript should make sure that the subject matter of the book is relevant before emailing a synopsis. The manuscript, or sample of it, may then be requested.
Telegram Books
26 Westbourne Grove, London, W2 5RH
T 020 7229 2911
F 020 7229 7492
E [email protected]
W www.telegrambooks.com
Contact Publisher, André Gaspard; Director Mai Ghoussoub; Commissioning Editor, Rebecca O’Connor
Established 2005
Insider Info Aims to respond to proposals and manuscripts within ten weeks. Catalogue is free on request and available online or via email to [email protected]. Manuscript guidelines are available online.
Publishes Mainstream/Contemporary, Translation, and International Fiction titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts query with SAE, or via email, with proposal package (including outline and two sample chapters). Aims to respond in three to six months.
Recent Title(s) Cairo Stories, Anne-Marie Drosso
Tips Telegram Books publishes new international writing, in the areas of fiction and literary memoir. Telegram does not accept manuscripts via fax, email or on disk.
Timewell Press
10 Porchester Terrace, London, W2 3TL
T 0870 760 5250
F 0870 760 5250
E Online form
W www.timewellpress.com
Contact Andreas Campomar
Insider Info Catalogue available online.
Publishes Literary and Mainstream/Contemporary titles and Short Story Collections.
Recent Title(s) Happy Hair Days, Philip Kingsley
Tips Timewell Press specializes in contemporary life writing and cultural writing, either concerning current affairs, or popular celebrities. Queries are welcome using the online form on the website.
Tindal Street Press Ltd
217 The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham, B9 4AA
T 0121 773 8157
F 0121 693 5525
E [email protected]
W www.tindalstreet.co.uk
Contact Managing Editor, Emma Hargrave; Assistant Editor, Luke Brown; Publishing Director, Alan Mahar
Established 1998
Insider Info Publishes six titles per year. Payment is via royalties. Catalogue and manuscript guidelines available online.
Publishes Mainstream/Contemporary and Regional titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts query with SAE. Submit proposal package (including outline and three sample chapters). Submission details to: [email protected]
Recent Title(s) What Was Lost, Catherine
O’Flynn (Novel)
Tips Tindal Street Press publishes contemporary fiction from the English regions – which means the manuscripts that interest them mostly have a centre of gravity outside of London and the South East. They welcome unsolicited manuscripts, but will not consider children’s, teenage, science-fiction, fantasy or romance.
Transworld Publishers
61–63 Uxbridge Road, London, W5 5SA
T 020 8579 2652
F 020 8579 5479
E [email protected]
W www.booksattransworld.co.uk
Parent Company The Random House Group Ltd
Contact Publisher, Bill Scott-Kerr
Established 1950
Imprint(s) Bantam Press, Black Swan, Channel 4 Books, Corgi, Doubleday
Insider Info Catalogue available online. Imprints do not have individual websites; for imprint catalogues go to ‘search catalogue by imprint’.
Publishes Crime, Fantasy, Historical, Literary, Mainstream/Contemporary, Mystery, Romance, Science-Fiction and Suspense titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts agented submissions only.
Recent Title(s) Dragon Harper, Anne & Todd McCaffrey (Fantasy)
Tips Does not accept unsolicited manuscripts. Hardbacks are published under the Doubleday or Bantam Press imprints. Paperbacks are published by Black Swan, Bantam and Corgi.
Trident Press Ltd
175 Piccadilly, Mayfair, London, W1J 9TB
T 020 7491 8770
F 020 7491 8664
E Online form
W www.tridentpress.com
Contact Managing Director, Peter Vine
Established 1997
Imprint(s) Trident Media
Insider Info Payment via royalties. Catalogue available online.
Publishes Irish Interest titles.
Tips Trident Press publishes a wide range of languages, including French and Arabic. Trident Media is a sister company based in Ireland that handles all the pre-press work for the main press. Trident Press will not accept unsolicited submissions, but will respond to brief email or phone contact.
Twenty First Century Publishers Ltd
Braunton Barn, Kiln Lane, Isfield, TN22 5UE
T 01892 522802
E [email protected]
W www.twentyfirstcenturypublishers.com
Contact Chairman, Fred Piechoczek
Established 2002
Insider Info Payment is via royalties. Catalogue and manuscript guidelines available online.
Publishes Literary, Mainstream/Contemporary and Financial Thriller titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts proposal package (including outline and three sample chapters) by email. Send fictional writing in English, French or German. The outline should be in the body of the email and the manuscript, or sample chapters should be sent as a file attachment.
Recent Title(s) Celebrate Myself, James Buckley
(Novel)
Tips TFCP concentrates on developing new authors whom they wish to bring to the market, and uses the latest technology, including ebooks, to achieve publication in minimum times. The company publishes general fiction, plot-driven original works and knowledgeably written financial thrillers.
UKUnpublished
11a Spa Road, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4AZ
T 01702 204636
E [email protected]
W www.ukunpublished.co.uk
Contact Proprietor, David Buttle
Insider Info UKUnpublished is a publisher looking to offer the benefits of both Traditional and self-publishing – full publishing, printing, and distribution throughout the UK and the US, but paying up to 44 per cent higher royalties. Editing/proofreading services are not available. Will publish all categories of books, from Children’s Fiction to Adult/Erotica, and Technical Non-Fiction to Cookery. Aims to respond to queries and manuscripts within six weeks, however this is considered to be an outside timescale. Visit the website to find out more about the service, or email/write to request a brochure. Prefers to deal directly with the author, instead of through an agent.
Publishes all Fiction genres, including Children’s and Adult titles.
Submission Guidelines Visit the website to find out full details about the service and the company, and email David Buttle directly to ask any questions you may have.
Tips UKUnpublished is dedicated to giving as many authors as possible an outlet, to ‘let the world share your imagination’, while providing a quality and personal service. UKUnpublished also offers accounting and tax services provided by qualified accountants, ensuring that you can concentrate on writing. All royalties are paid regularly.
Vanguard Press
Sheraton House, Castle Par
k, Cambridge,
CB3 0AX
T 01223 370012
F 01223 370040
E Online form
W www.pegasuspublishers.com
Parent Company Pegasus Elliot MacKenzie Publishers Ltd
Insider Info Catalogue and manuscript guidelines available online.
Publishes Adventure, Historical, Humour, Mainstream/Contemporary, Romance, Science-Fiction and Crime titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts proposal package (including outline, two sample chapters).
Tips Vanguard Press encourages submissions from new and untested authors.
Viking
80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL
T 020 7010 3000
F 020 7010 6060
E [email protected]
W www.penguin.co.uk
Parent Company Penguin General
Contact Publisher, Venetia Butterfield; Editorial Director, Joel Rickett
Insider Info Catalogue is available online.
Publishes Experimental, Literary and Mainstream/Contemporary titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts agented submissions only.
Tips Viking publishes the widest possible range of literary fiction and non-fiction. This varies from the highly literary and sometimes experimental, to more commercial titles.
Vintage
Random House, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 2SA
T 020 7840 8608
F 020 7233 6117
E [email protected]
W www.vintage-books.co.uk
Parent Company The Random House Group Ltd
Contact Publisher, Rachel Cugnoni Established 1990
Imprint(s) Vintage Books, Vintage Classics, Vintage Originals
Insider Info Catalogue available online.
Publishes Literary and Mainstream/Contemporary titles and Classics.
Submission Guidelines Accepts agented submissions only.
Recent Title(s) Revolutionary Road, Richard Yates (Novel/Film Tie-In)
Tips Vintage publishes entirely in paperback and places itself at the cutting edge of contemporary fiction. Vintage Classics publishes reprints of ‘classic books that changed the world’.
Virago Press
100 Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0DY
T 020 7911 8000
F 020 7911 8100
E [email protected]
W www.virago.co.uk
Parent Company Little, Brown Book Group Contact Publishing Director, Lennie Goodings
Established 1973
Insider Info Catalogue available online.
Submission Guidelines Agented submissions are preferred.
Recent Title(s) Apology for the Woman Writing, Jenny Diski (Novel)
Tips Virago, founded by Carmen Callil, has grown into the largest women’s imprint in the world. The Virago VS list publishes the best young female writers with an eclectic mix of subject matter and style. Virago Modern Classics incorporates a large backlist of female fiction. They are not currently accepting unsolicited manuscripts.
Virgin Books Ltd
Random House, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 2SA
T 020 7840 8400
F 020 7840 8406
E [email protected]
W www.virginbooks.com
Parent Company Ebury Press, a division of the Random House Group
Established 1991 (following a merger with publisher WH Allen)
Imprint(s) Black Lace, Nexus, Cheek, Virgin
Insider Info Catalogue available online.
Publishes Erotica, Romance and General Adult Fiction titles.
The Waywiser Press
Bench House, 82 London Road, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 5FN
T 01608 644755
E [email protected]
W www.waywiser-press.com
Contact Dr Philip Hoy (Poetry, Fiction, Memoir, Criticism)
Imprint(s) Between The Lines
Insider Info Publishes five or six titles per year. Receives approximately 500 queries and 1,000 manuscripts per year. 40 per cent of books published are from first-time authors, 85 per cent of books published are from unagented authors. Payment is via royalty. Average lead time is nine months, with simultaneous submissions accepted. Aims to respond to queries and proposals within two weeks and manuscripts within twelve weeks. Catalogue and manuscript guidelines are available online.
Publishes Novels.
Submission Guidelines Accepts proposal package (including outline, one to two sample chapters, author biography and SAE). For full details, see www.waywiser-press.com/authors.html.
Recent Title(s) Bundle o’ Tinder, Rose Kelleher; Shuffle and Breakdown, Cody Walker; Identity Theft, Joseph Harrison; A Most Marvellous Piece of Luck, Greg Williamson
Tips Waywiser Press titles are aimed at a general literary readership. The press is currently seeking submissions for fiction. See the website for further details.
Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Orion House, 5 Upper St Martin’s Lane, London, WC2H 9EA
T 020 7240 3444
F 020 7240 4822
W www.orionbooks.co.uk
Parent Company Orion Publishing Group Ltd
Contact Managing Director, Malcolm Edwards; Publisher, Alan Samson
Established 1949
Imprint(s) Weidenfeld Illustrated, Weidenfeld General, Weidenfeld Fiction, Cassell Reference
Insider Info Catalogue available online, or via an online form.
Publishes Literary, Mainstream/Contemporary and Translation titles.
Submission Guidelines Agented submissions only. Tips Weidenfeld & Nicholson publishes a range of titles under its various imprints: Weidenfeld Fiction publishes a range of literary and commercial fiction.
William Heinemann
Random House, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 2SA
T 020 7840 8707
F 020 7233 6127
E [email protected]
W www.randomhouse.co.uk
Parent Company The Random House Group Ltd
Contact Publishing Director, Ravi Mirchandani
Insider Info Catalogue available online.
Publishes General, Women’s Fiction, Crime and Thriller titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts agented submissions only.
Recent Title(s) The Last Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko (Novel)
Willow Bank Publishers Ltd
E-Space North, 181 Wisbech Road, Littleport, Ely, CB6 1RA
T 01353 687934
E [email protected]
W www.willowbankpublishers.co.uk
Contact Christopher Sims
Imprint(s) Willow Books, Derringer Books, Butterfly Books, Fen Books
Insider Info Payment is via royalties. Catalogue and manuscript guidelines available online.
Publishes Children’s, Mainstream/Contemporary, Mystery and Crime titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts query with SAE. Submit proposal package (including outline and two sample chapters).
Recent Title(s) White Roads to Akyab, James Meridew
Tips Willow Bank publishes general fiction and non-fiction, as well as crime fiction under their
Derringer imprint. The Butterfly Books imprint publishes children’s non-fiction, fiction and poetry. The Fen Books imprint is a mainstream publisher of literary fiction from authors with a proven writing history. Any book accepted by Fen Books will be funded entirely by the company and may also receive an advance. Willow Bank Publishers may choose to offer either a traditional or author-funded publishing agreement for authors whose work meets the required standard set by their publishing panel, but whose commercial viability is not quite strong enough.
The Women’s Press
27 Goodge Street, London, W1T 2LD
T 020 7636 3992
F 020 7637 1866
E [email protected]
W www.the-womens-press.com
Contact Manag
ing Director, Stella Kane
Established 1978
Imprint(s) Women’s Press Classics, Livewire Books for Teenagers
Insider Info Publishes 50 titles per year. Payment is via royalties. Catalogue available online.
Publishes Literary, Mainstream/Contemporary and Young Adult titles.
Submission Guidelines Accepts agented submissions only.
Recent Title(s) Soul Kiss, Shay Youngblood; Mud Puppy, Erica Wooff
Tips The Women’s Press is dedicated to publishing incisive feminist fiction and nonfiction by outstanding women writers from all round the world. They will only publish books written by women and even then, only if there is a female protagonist (for fiction) or the book details with women’s issues (for non-fiction). A series of up-front, contemporary, issue-driven works of fiction and non-fiction for young women are published in the Livewire list. A series of classic work by women are published through the Women’s Press Classics list.
Wordsonthestreet
Six San Antonio Park, Salthill, Co. Galway, Republic of Ireland
E [email protected]
Contact Directors, Geraldine Burke and Tony O’Dwyer; Editorial Assistant, Judith Gannon
Imprint(s) 6th House
Insider Info Catalogue available online. Author guidelines available online. Member of CLÉ, The Irish Book Publishers’ Association.
Publishes Novels/Novellas.
Submission Guidelines Accepts proposal package (including synopsis, author biography and three sample chapters) by post only. For collections include three sample short stories.
Recent Title(s) Eclipsed, Patricia Burke Brogan
Tips Accepts submissions by post only, but include an email address for reply.
Wrecking Ball Press
24 Cavendish Square, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU3 1SS
E [email protected]
W www.wreckingballpress.com
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