Best Children's Book Publishing Companies

Genres: Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, and Children's

Part of: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt > Clarion Books

Location: Boston, US

Website: https://www.harpercollins.com/collections/books-by-clarion-books

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries -

Mid size

Genres: Jewish Literature, Historical Fiction, Picture Book, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Education & Reference, Self-Help, Health & Wellbeing, Religion & Spirituality, Cookbook, Nonfiction, Short Story, Fiction, and Children's

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.judaicapress.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

Genres: Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Christian, and Children's

Part of: Eerdmans Publishing > Eerdmans Books for Young Readers

Location: Detroit, US

Website: https://www.eerdmans.com/youngreaders/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

Genres: Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, History, Humor, Science Fiction, Math & Science, Environmental, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Children's, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry

Part of: Fitzhenry & Whiteside > Red Deer Press

Location: Toronto, CA

Website: https://www.reddeerpress.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Queries & manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

Genres: Screenplays, Fiction, and Children's

Location: Denver, US

Website: https://www.pioneerdrama.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Queries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

Genres: Picture Book, Environmental, and Children's

Location: Charleston, US

Website: https://www.arbordalepublishing.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

Genres: Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, History, Biographies & Memoirs, Cookbook, Architecture, Humor, Sports & Outdoors, Children's, and Nonfiction

Part of: Arcadia Publishing > Pelican Publishing Company

Location: New Orleans, US

Website: https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/imprints/pelican-publishing

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Book proposals - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Mid size

Genres: Picture Book, Art, History, Architecture, Math & Science, Photography, DIY, Children's, and Nonfiction

Location: London, GB

Website: https://thamesandhudson.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Book proposals - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Mid size

Genres: LGBTQ+, Young Adult, African-American, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Biographies & Memoirs, History, Humor, Politics, Comics & Graphic Novels, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction, Children's, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Cookbook

Location: Vancouver, CA

Website: https://arsenalpulp.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

Genres: Christian, Nonfiction, and Children's

Part of: Southern Baptist Convention > Lifeway > B&H Publishing Group

Location: Nashville, US

Website: https://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Mid size