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Best Nonfiction Book Publishing Companies

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Cambridge University Press

Genres: Education & Reference, Academic, Medical, Math & Science, Law, Diverse Literature, and Nonfiction

Location: Cambridge, GB

Website: https://www.cambridge.org/

Diversity: Diverse Literature

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

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Worldbuilders

Bruno Maçães

An Introduction to Ethics

John Deigh

Assembling India's Constitution

Rohit De & Ornit Shani

Confluence Literary

Confluence Literary Agency was formed in 2026 through the merger of Bond Literary Agency and Copps Literary Services, uniting decades of industry expertise with a fresh vision for literary representation.

Genres: Children's, Cookbook, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Mystery & Crime, Nonfiction, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Young Adult

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.confluencelit.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

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University of Iowa Press

Genres: Fiction, History, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry

Location: Chicago, US

Website: https://uiowa.edu/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Digital or physical - View guidelines →

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University press

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University of Kentucky Press

Genres: Nonfiction

Location: Louisville, US

Website: https://www.kentuckypress.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No

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C&R Press

Genres: Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, History, Biographies & Memoirs, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Short Story

Location: Raleigh, US

Website: https://www.crpress.org/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

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Selling the Farm

Debra Di Blasi

A History of the Cat in Nine Chapters or Less

Fu Shivani

In the Room of Persistent Sorry

Kristina Marie Darling

Clash Books

Genres: BIPOC, Fiction, LGBTQ+, Nonfiction, and Poetry

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.clashbooks.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

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Darryl

Jackie Ess

Anybody Home?

Michael J. Seidlinger

I Made an Accident

Kevin Sampsell

Future Tense Books

Genres: Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Humor, Nonfiction, Fiction, Short Story, Novella, and Poetry

Location: Portland, US

Website: https://futuretensebooks.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes

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Excavation

Wendy C. Ortiz

Liar

Rob Roberge

User Not Found

Felicity Fenton

Stone Pier Press

Genres: Cookbook, Environmental, DIY, Nonfiction, and Children's

Location: San Francisco, US

Website: https://stonepierpress.org/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Book proposals - View guidelines →

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Small press

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Growing Good Food: A Citizen's Guide to Climate Victory Gardening

Acadia Tucker

Growing Perennial Foods

Acadia Tucker

Gwen the Rescue Hen

Leslie Crawford

Artisan Books

Genres: Cookbook, DIY, Sports & Outdoors, Health & Wellbeing, and Nonfiction

Part of: Workman Publishing > Artisan Books

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.artisanbooks.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Book proposals - View guidelines →

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Small press

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Life in the Studio

Frances Palmer

In the Company of Women

Grace Bonney

The Kinfolk Home

Nathan Williams

University of Queensland Press

Genres: Children's, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Short Story, and Young Adult

Location: Sydney, AU

Website: https://www.uqp.com.au/

Accepts unagented submissions

No Manuscript entry - View guidelines →

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Too Much Lip

Melissa Lucashenko

The Elephant

Peter Carnavas

Dropbear

Evelyn Araluen

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