
You don’t need an agent to approach them – you can email a submission directly. A publishing imprint for SF, fantasy, horror and crime. don’t want to appear to be operating a ‘closed shop’ – terrible for the ol’ brand, don’t you know.įlame Tree Press. don’t necessarily want first-timers to feel forced to go straight into self-publishing 2. That situation is now beginning to change, as publishers realise they 1. Historically, the majority of UK publishers asked that authors only made submissions through a literary agent, to spare themselves being inundated with thousands of submissions a week – most wouldn’t even provide the names and contact details of their staff on their websites because they didn’t want to be flooded with enquiries. You need to check the ‘submission guidelines’ for each publisher and keep an eye on their sites for announcements regarding submission/open windows/doors.

A number of the publishers will accept unsolicited ‘submissions’ from even first-time (previously unpublished) authors. Some will have ‘submission windows’, specific times of the year when they will accept any and all submissions. Below is a listing of publishers of fantasy literature.
