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Third World Press Foundation
Genres: Screenplays, Young Adult, African-American, Middle Grade, Education & Reference, History, Politics, Urban Fiction, Academic, Biographies & Memoirs, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry
Location: Chicago, US
Website: https://thirdworldpressfoundation.org/
Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Accepts unagented submissions
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Indie publisher
Small press
💥 Hit titles
Taught by Women
Haki Madhubuti
Harlem Renaissance Redux
Herb Boyd
Aloneness
Gwendolyn Brooks
Haymarket Press
Genres: Art, Biographies & Memoirs, Environmental, Feminism, History, Literary Fiction, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Nonfiction, Fiction, and Poetry
Location: Chicago, US
Website: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/
Diversity: Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC
Accepts unagented submissions
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Indie publisher
Mid size
💥 Hit titles
Flying Kites
Stranford Graphic Novel Project
Songlands
John Feffer
Smoking Lovely
Willie Perdomo
Agate Surrey
Genres: Cookbook, Health & Wellbeing, and Nonfiction
Part of: Agate Publishing Group > Agate Surrey
Location: Chicago, US
Website: https://www.agatepublishing.com/imprints/agate-surrey
Accepts unagented submissions
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Indie publisher
Small press
💥 Hit titles
Sourdough Culture
Eric Pallant
Fuel Your Body
Angie Asche
The Self-Care Cookbook
Frank Ardito
Featherproof Books
Genres: Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Fiction, and Nonfiction
Location: Chicago, US
Website: http://www.featherproof.com/
Accepts unagented submissions
No
Indie publisher
Small press
💥 Hit titles
I'm Fine, But You Appear To Be Sinking
Leyna Krow
History In One Act
William M. Arkin
Sunshine on an Open Tomb
Tim Kinsella
Cozy Cat Press
Genres: Mystery & Crime and Fiction
Location: Chicago, US
Website: https://www.cozycatpress.com/
Accepts unagented submissions
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Indie publisher
Small press
💥 Hit titles
Dead Dummy
Douglas Riley & Sheryl Riley
Shepherd by the Sea
Glen Ebisch
Memories of Malice
R.J. Rein
Loyola Press
Genres: Catholic and Nonfiction
Location: Chicago, US
Website: https://www.loyolapress.com/
Accepts unagented submissions
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Indie publisher
Mid size
💥 Hit titles
An Invitation to Love
William A. Barry
Sharing the Wisdom of Time
Pope Francis
The Catechist's Backpack
Julianne Stanz & Joe Paprocki
ABA Books
Genres: Law and Nonfiction
Part of: The American Bar Association > ABA Books
Location: Chicago, US
Website: https://www.americanbar.org/
Accepts unagented submissions
No
Mid size
💥 Hit titles
The Federal Information Manual
P. Stephen Gidiere III
Zero Tolerance
Gregory S Chiarello et al
Criminal Law Forms
Kenneth A. Vercammen
Albert Whitman & Company
Genres: Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Fantasy, Art, History, Historical Fiction, Environmental, Math & Science, Action & Adventure, Humor, Science Fiction, Diverse Literature, Children's, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Novella
Location: Chicago, US
Website: https://www.albertwhitman.com/
Diversity: Diverse Literature
Accepts unagented submissions
Yes Manuscript entries & book proposals - View guidelines →
Indie publisher
Small press
💥 Hit titles
The Boxcar Children
Gertrude Chandler Warner
Dust of Eden
Mariko Nagai
We Want to Go to School!
Maryann Cocca-Leffler & Janine Leffler
Journalstone
Genres: Horror and Fiction
Location: Chicago, US
Website: https://journalstone.com/
Accepts unagented submissions
Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →
Indie publisher
Small press
💥 Hit titles
A Still and Awful Red
Michael Howarth
Blue Hell
Greg Gifune & Sandy DeLuca
The Circle
Bentley Little
University of Illinois Press
Genres: African-American, Jewish Literature, Architecture, Art, Business, Environmental, History, Humor, Law, Math & Science, Photography, Religion & Spirituality, Sports & Outdoors, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, and Nonfiction
Location: Chicago, US
Website: https://www.press.uillinois.edu
Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Accepts unagented submissions
Yes Book proposals - View guidelines →
University press
💥 Hit titles
The Revolt of the Black Athlete
Harry Edwards
Illegal
José Ángel N
Dockworker Power
Peter Cole
