Long known for being one of the fantasy publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts, Tor’s policy has been suspended these many months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to their website. MacMillan’s fantasy division is highly regarded Tor, which remains one of the biggest fantasy and science fiction publishers. Recent Release: Phoenix Extravagant, Yoon Ha Lee Their best-known fantasy imprint is Saga Press. Simon & Schuster is another big-five publisher that doesn’t consider unsolicited submissions. Recent Release: The Frozen Crown, Greta Kelly The company typically won’t read unagented submissions, but they may make open calls on occasion. See their list of authors on their website if you’re curious. The success that Harper Voyager, the well-known imprint of big-five publisher HarperCollins, has had publishing fantasy is truly spectacular. Recent Release: The Once and Future Witches, Alix E. It doesn’t accept unsolicited manuscripts. With imprints like these and others, Hachette numbers among the biggest publishers of fantasy. This company owns Orbit and Gollancz, two groups with histories of publishing great fantasy and science fiction writers. Recent release: The New Improved Sorceress, Sara Hanover Penguin doesn’t accept unsolicited submissions and encourages writers to seek representation by an agent. Among them is Ace Books, one of the premier epic fantasy publishers. This huge publishing house is home to some 270 imprints. BIG FIVE-OWNED PUBLISHING DIVISIONS & IMPRINTS Penguin Random House Save the post (or pin it to Pinterest) if you think you might need it later. The alternative to finding a publisher is, of course, self-publishing, an option more and more successful authors are pursuing…but that is a subject for a different post.Īfter a week of researching fantasy publishers, here’s what I’ve found.

However, there are smaller independent fantasy publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts, Your chances of success at finding a reputable publisher increase if you get a literary agent. If Penguin Random House succeeds in acquiring Simon & Schuster, the Big Five will be a Big Four, with Penguin Random House dwarfing the other three. What’s clear is that there are still good options available for new authors, but that the number of book publishing companies continues to shrink. (And by the way, if you’re thinking about writing a fantasy novel, definitely check out this post of 50 fantasy plot ideas and writing prompts.) My first book isn’t finished, but sometimes I wonder how I would go about finding a reputable publisher in today’s Amazon-dominated publishing world once it is. I’ve been working on it off and on for a few years now. Since I first read Lord of the Rings decades ago, I’ve wanted to write an epic fantasy series. Another post from G.! After I did my list of romance novel publishers, I asked him if he’d be willing to do a list of fantasy book publishers, since this is his genre.

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