Independent Publishers Worldwide
We like to think we picked up where the old Writer’s Digest books left off. Only better. Way better!
Welcome to REAL WRITER’S MARKET. Real Writer’s Market. 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.
Inside, you will find.
Wait! Before we get into it, a quick announcement. 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.
OK. Now, back to what we were saying
Inside, you will find:
525 Publishers – 835 imprints – 1,088 pages
100% Independent Publishers
100% Trade Publishing
100% Traditional Presses
99% Unsolicited Submissions accepted
98% Fiction Submissions accepted
97% Non-fiction Submissions accepted
<1% Agent Required
NO Vanity Publishers
NO Agents
NO Big Five
All Trade Books – All Premium Listings – All Guaranteed Fresh
Listings include complete manuscript and submissions details. All publisher data and contact info. Editor MSWL. Author listings and bios. Sales and acquisitions. Everything you need to find just the right publisher for your book.
Why indie pubs and small presses? Three words: No Agent Required. For the beginning author, indies are a great place (and often the only place) to get your big start. We have over 250 markets currently open to submissions from debut authors.
Come see everything Real Writer’s Market has to offer. All Indie Publishers. All Up to date. All Verified. All Genres.
No page fillers. No how-to articles. ALL market listings.
All International. Huge listings for USA, UK, ANZ, Canada, India too.
RWM: Top Publisher Picks for 2025/2026
Acquisitions
– Kensington Books
– Skyhorse Books
– Allen & Unwin
– Profile Books
– Canelo Publishing
Submissions
– Atlantic Books
– Anvil Press
– Eerie River
– Jaded Ibis Press
– 7.13 Publishing
Editors
– Steven Zacharius (Kensington)
– Jasper Joffe (Joffe Books)
– Tony Lyons (Skyhorse)
– Peter Alson (Arbitrary Press)
– Karen Brochu (House of Anasi)
Authors
– Ron Peterson (Post Hill Press)
– Harriet Millan (Harvard2)
– Linda L. Richards (Oceanview)
– James Kilgore (PM Press)
– Tim Waggoner (Winding Road)
Lots of newcomers this year: Bard Books (USA), Akoya Publishing (UK), Measure Publishing (USA), Honey Blossoms (USA), Joyland Editions (USA), Mason Jar Press (USA), Third State (USA), and Batis Books (Scotland). Welcome to indie publishing!
Congratulations to the Chicago Press Review: Voted #1 Publisher for 2025/2026. And to the whole Top 10 List. Amazing listings; amazing titles.
Top 10 List
– Chicago Review Press (USA)
– Angry Robot (UK)
– Bedford Square (UK)
– Zibby Books (USA)
– Bibliophobe (CA)
– Aunt Lute (USA)
– Kensington (USA)
– Magabala Books (AU)
– Skyhorse (USA)
– Turner Publishing (USA)
That’s it.
If you’re new to the writing game, or if you’re a lifelong sufferer, finally there’s a book for you. RWR is THE official writer’s market guide for the 2025/2026 publishing season. It is published by the IAG.
Thank you and Happy Publishing.
