Independent Publishers

On our Members Zoom Call yesterday, I promised to put together a list of great independent publishers. I am a huge advocate for independent publishing (I do not mean self-publishing of hybrid publishing when I say independent, although I do like some of them too). By independent, I mean smaller outfits that can take risks on books that bigger publishers may not be able to. A few things to note are that advances will often be smaller and although often you can send submissions directly, independent publishers often open submission windows rather than have them open all year around. It also goes without saying that they rarely have the budgets of bigger publishing houses. However, it’s often a much more collaborative, personal experience and can ultimately lead to long and fruitful working relationships.

This list by no means covers all of them, but here are a few to get started with. If you find more when researching, pop them in the comments below!

Influx

404Ink

Eyewear

Redstone

RedDog

Legend Press

And Other Stories

Bloodaxe

Neem Tree

Myriad Editions

Cipher Press

Fledgling Press

Seren

Jacaranda

Salt Publishing 

Tilted Axis 

Comma Press

Speculative Press

Galley Beggar Press 

Fitzcarraldo Editions 

Peepal Tree Press

Bluemoose Books

Pushkin Press

Dodo Ink

Joffe Books 

Penned In The Margins 

Biteback Publishing

The 87 Press

Birlinn Ltd

Boiler House Press

Boldwood Books

Dahlia Books

Daunt Books

Epoque Press

Hera Books

Head of Zeus 

Linen Press

Nine Arches Press