Do you have a life story to tell? Tired of the same old, worn-out publishing leads floating around the internet for free. If so, then you’ve come to the right place: 20 memoir publishers accepting manuscripts in 2026. These are Gold.
With self-publishing these days, memoirs are more popular than ever. If you’re not a CEO or star athlete and can’t afford to hire a ghostwriter, or even run the presses yourself, then a traditional publisher may be just the thing for you. The only question you may have is: is traditional publishing still a thing? You berthcha, it is.
Traditional trade publishing, even print publishing, is more popular than ever. In fact, sales are up. For 2024, revenue from global book sales was robust. Forecast for 2025 is upbeat. The global book industry estimates revenue $150B (Billion) for 2024 (projected $170B by 2027). Of that, Trade Books make up the largest segment, $82B for 2024 ($93B by 2027).
Trade Book Revenue: 2024/2027
– Print books: $64B/$72B
– eBooks: $13B/$15B
– Audiobooks: $5B/$6B
The global book market is expected to grow at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 4.2% between 2025 and 2030. North America remains the dominant market, with India projected to have the highest CAGR.
Top titles for 2026 include Homeschooled by Stefan Merrill Block, When Trees Testify by Beronda L. Montgomery, and Where We Keep the Light by Josh Shapiro.
So if you’re looking to get your story out, check out REAL WRITER’S MARKET: Trade Book Publishers – Memoirs & Bios, Special Edition:
REAL WRITER’S MARKET: Special Edition – Memoirs & Bios is your guide to the burgeoning, global publishing marketplace: both literary and commercial. These are real publishing houses where you can submit your book proposals, fiction and non-fiction. Prose. Poetry, too. No agent required.
RWM Special Editions are a great way to get to know the market, especially if your demos are more local or niche.
REAL WRITER’S MARKET: Special Editions – Memoirs & Bios, featuring…
Riddle Brook Publishing (USA)
Narrative Non-fiction, Memoir, Bio, Debut
riddlebrookpublishing.com
riddlebrookpublishing.com/submissions
query@riddlebrookpublishing.com
Focusing exclusively on narrative non-fiction, memoir, Riddle Brook has one primary purpose: to publish new writers with new voices and new narratives.
“While we are interested in writers just starting out, it is fine if you have a few previous credits. We do, however, feel strongly that our mission is to encourage the NEW writer.”
Submissions
Riddle Brook publishes narrative non-fiction exclusively. Memoir. No agent required.
That’s just one example. Come find out more…
One last little tidbit: Here is a snapshot of our book.
500 book publishers accepting manuscripts in 2026. I’ll post some more samples like this.
And here is our book (eBook) in action.
REAL WRITER’S MARKET has now gone INTERACTIVE. The new digital version allows you to navigate freely both inside and outside of the eBook right from your work station. Submission links directly from the pages of the book. Check it out.
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