 Basically, you have 4 options: Traditional publishing houses, Print-on-demand publishing houses, Self-publishing avenues and Pathfinder Paperbacks.
Traditional Publishing House Contacts
THRILLERS Hodder & Stoughton Submit 3 chapters (or about 40 pages), synopsis and character list to: Carolyn Mays, Hodder & Stoughton General, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH. Tel: 0207 873 6000. Headline Submit as above to Jane Morpeth, Headline Book Publishing, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH. Tel: 0207 873 6000. Hutchinson Submit as above to Paul Sidey, Hutchinson Books, Random House UK Ltd, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA. Tel: 0207 840 8400. Michael Joseph Send synopsis or outline of ideas only, in first instance, to Tom Weldon, Michael Joseph Ltd, Penguin Books Ltd, Bath Road, Harmondsworth, Middlesex UB7 0DA. Tel: 0208 899 4000. Pan Submit 3 chapters (or about 40 pages), synopsis and character list to: Peter Lavery, Macmillan Publishers Ltd, 25 Eccleston Place, London SW1W 9NF. Tel: 0207 881 8000. Piatkus Books Submit as above to Gillian Green, Piatkus Books, 5 Windmill Street, London W1P 1HF. Tel: 0207 631 0710. Email info@piatkus.co.uk or website www.piatkus.co.uk Simon & Schuster Submit as above to: Jo Frank, Simon & Schuster, West Garden Place, Kendal Street, London W2 2AQ. Tel: 0207 316 1900. Souvenir Press Prefers initial letter of enquiry before sending manuscript. Contact: Tessa Harrow, Souvenir Press Ltd, 43 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3PA. Tel: 0207 580 9307/8. Virago Press For women, by women. Submit to: Sally Abbey, Virago Press, Little, Brown & Co. (UK), Brettenham House, Lancaster Place, London WC2E 7EN. Tel: 0207 911 8000. CRIME Allison & Busby Send synopsis and 2 sample chapters to: Vanessa Unwin, Allison & Busby Ltd, 114 New Cavendish Street, London W1M 7FD. Tel: 0207 636 2942. Email aandbuk@aol.com Arrow Books Submit 3 chapters (or about 40 pages), synopsis and character list to: Andy McKillop, Arrow Books Ltd, Random House UK Ltd, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA. Tel: 0207 973 9700. Faber & Faber Ltd. Only writing of the highest quality considered. For information on submission procedure, ring: 0207 465 0045 or fax 0207 465 0034. Hodder & Stoughton Submit 3 chapters (or about 40 pages), synopsis and character list to: Carolyn Mays, Hodder & Stoughton General, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH. Tel: 0207 873 6000. Headline Submit as above to Jane Morpeth, Headline Book Publishing, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH. Tel: 0207 873 6000. Hutchinson Submit as above to Paul Sidey, Hutchinson Books, Random House UK Ltd, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA. Tel: 0207 840 8400. Michael Joseph Send synopsis or outline of ideas only, in first instance, to Tom Weldon, Michael Joseph Ltd, Penguin Books Ltd, Bath Road, Harmondsworth, Middlesex UB7 0DA. Tel: 0208 899 4000. Pan Submit 3 chapters (or about 40 pages), synopsis and character list to: Peter Lavery, Macmillan Publishers Ltd, 25 Eccleston Place, London SW1W 9NF. Tel: 0207 881 8000. Piatkus Books Submit as above to Gillian Green, Piatkus Books, 5 Windmill Street, London W1P 1HF. Tel: 0207 631 0710. E-mail: info@piatkus.co.uk Website: www.piatkus.co.uk HISTORICAL Jonathan Cape Submit 3 chapters (or about 40 pages), synopsis and character list to: Tony Colwell, Jonathan Cape, Random House UK Ltd, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA. Tel: 0207 973 9730. Robert Hale Send sample chapters etc. or entire manuscript to: John Hale, Robert Hale Ltd, Clerkenwell House. 45-47 Clerkenwell green, London EC1R 0HT. Tel: 0207 251 2661. Hodder & Stoughton Submit 3 chapters (or about 40 pages), synopsis and character list to: Carolyn Mays, Hodder & Stoughton General, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH. Tel: 0207 873 6000. Headline Submit as above to: Jane Morpeth, Headline Book Publishing, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH. Tel: 0207 873 6000. Hutchinson Submit as above to: Paul Sidey, Hutchinson Books, Random House UK Ltd, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA. Tel: 0207 840 8400. Michael Joseph Send synopsis or outline of ideas only, in first instance, to Tom Weldon, Michael Joseph Ltd, Penguin Books Ltd, Bath Road, Harmondsworth, Middlesex UB7 0DA. Tel: 0208 899 4000. Pan Submit 3 chapters (or about 40 pages), synopsis and character list to: Peter Lavery, Macmillan Publishers Ltd, 25 Eccleston Place, London SW1W 9NF. Tel: 0207 881 8000. Piatkus Books Submit as above to Gillian Green, Piatkus Books, 5 Windmill Street, London W1P 1HF. Tel: 0207 631 0710. E-mail: info@piatkus.co.uk Website: www.piatkus.co.uk Simon & Schuster Submit as above to: Jo Frank, Simon & Schuster, West Garden Place, Kendal Street, London W2 2AQ. Tel: 0207 316 1900. Souvenir Press Prefers initial letter of enquiry before sending manuscript. Contact: Tessa Harrow, Souvenir Press Ltd, 43 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3PA. Tel: 0207 580 9307/8. Virago Press For women, by women. Submit to: Sally Abbey, Virago Press, Little, Brown & Co. (UK), Brettenham House, Lancaster Place, London WC2E 7EN. Tel: 0207 911 8000. ROMANCE Harlequin Mills & Boon Currently M&B have the following imprints: Mills & Boon Presents (50-55,000 words): contemporary romances with international settings, focusing intensely on hero and heroine, with happy endings assured. Mills & Boon Medical Romance (50-55,000 words): with modern medical practice providing a background to love stories. Mills & Boon Historical Romance (75-80,000 words): Historical romances. Also: Mira (minimum 100,000 words): Individual women's fiction. Mills & Boon Enchanted Their US-based Silhouette imprints are Desire, Special Edition, Sensation and Intrigue. Many more details, including writers guidelines, can be found at the American Harlequin website: http://eharlequin.com (When you get there, navigate to the bottom of the page and click on 'Help') Before submitting to this potentially lucrative market, I strongly urge you to send for the tip-sheets and guidelines, available from: Harlequin Mills & Boon Editorial Dept, Eton House, 18-24 Paradise Road, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1SR. Tel: 0208 288 2800. Hodder & Stoughton Submit 3 chapters (or about 40 pages), synopsis and character list to Carolyn Mays, Hodder & Stoughton General, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH. Tel: 0207 873 6000. Headline Submit as above to Jane Morpeth, Headline Book Publishing, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH. Tel: 0207 873 6000. Pan Submit 3 chapters (or about 40 pages), synopsis and character list to Peter Lavery, Macmillan Publishers Ltd, 25 Eccleston Place, London SW1W 9NF. Tel: 0207 881 8000. Piatkus Books Submit as above to Gillian Green, Piatkus Books, 5 Windmill Street, London W1P 1HF. Tel: 0207 631 0710. Email info@piatkus.co.uk or website www.piatkus.co.uk Souvenir Press Prefers an initial letter of enquiry before sending manuscript. Contact Tessa Harrow, Souvenir Press Ltd, 43 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3PA. Tel: 0207 580 9307/8. SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY Headline Submit as above to Jane Morpeth, Headline Book Publishing, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH. Tel: 0207 873 6000. Millennium Approach in writing in the first instance. Contact Caroline Oakley, The Orion Publishing Group Ltd, Orion House, 5 Upper St Martin's Lane, London WC2H 9EA. Tel: 0207 240 3444. Orbit Approach in writing in the first instance. Contact Tim Holman, Orbit, Little, Brown & Co. (UK), Brettenham House, Lancaster Place, London WC2E 7EN. Tel: 0207 911 8000. Orion Approach in writing in the first instance. Contact Rosemary Cheetham, Orion, The Orion Publishing Group Ltd, Orion House, 5 Upper St Martin's Lane, London WC2H 9EA. Tel: 0207 240 3444. HORROR Hodder & Stoughton Submit 3 chapters (or about 40 pages), synopsis and character list to Carolyn Mays, Hodder & Stoughton General, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH. Tel: 0207 873 6000. Headline Submit as above to Jane Morpeth, Headline Book Publishing, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH. Tel: 0207 873 6000. Macmillan Send a synopsis and first 3-4 chapters with a covering letter to The Submissions Editor, Macmillan Publishers Ltd, 25 Eccleston Place, London SW1W 9NF. Tel: 0207 881 8000. Piatkus Books Submit as above to Gillian Green, Piatkus Books, 5 Windmill Street, London W1P 1HF. Tel: 0207 631 0710. Email info@piatkus.co.uk or website www.piatkus.co.uk HUMOUR Black Swan The first of two imprints from Transworld. Always send preliminary letter before submitting manuscript. Bill Scott-Kerr, Black Swan, Transworld Publishers Ltd, 61-63 Uxbridge Road, London W5 5SA. Tel: 0208 579 2652. Corgi The second paperback imprint from Transworld. Same editor. Always send preliminary letter before submitting manuscript. Bill Scott-Kerr, Corgi, Transworld Publishers Ltd, 61-63 Uxbridge Road, London W5 5SA. Tel: 0208 579 2652. WESTERN Robert Hale Send sample chapters etc. or entire manuscript to John Hale, Robert Hale Ltd, Clerkenwell House. 45-47 Clerkenwell green, London EC1R 0HT. Tel: 0207 251 2661. GENERAL FICTION Allison & Busby Send synopsis and 2 sample chapters to Vanessa Unwin, Allison & Busby Ltd, 114 New Cavendish Street, London W1M 7FD. Tel: 0207 636 2942. E-mail: aandbuk@aol.com Arcadia Books Send synopsis and 3 sample chapters to JM Bull, 6-9 Cynthia Street, London N1 9JF. Tel: 0207 278 2586. Bloomsbury Publishing Submit 3 chapters (or about 40 pages), synopsis and character list to The Submissions Editor, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 38 Soho Square, London W1V 5DF. Tel: 0207 494 2111. Jonathan Cape Submit 3 chapters (or about 40 pages), synopsis and character list to Tony Colwell, Jonathan Cape, Random House UK Ltd, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA. Tel: 0207 973 9730. Corgi A paperback imprint from Transworld. Always send preliminary letter before submitting manuscript to: Bill Scott-Kerr, Black Swan, Transworld Publishers Ltd, 61-63 Uxbridge Road, London W5 5SA. Tel: 0208 579 2652. Faber & Faber Ltd. Only writing of the highest quality considered. For information on submission procedure, ring: 0207 465 0045 or fax 0207 465 0034. Michael Joseph Send synopsis or outline of ideas only, in first instance, to Tom Weldon, Michael Joseph Ltd, Penguin Books Ltd, Bath Road, Harmondsworth, Middlesex UB7 0DA. Tel: 0208 899 4000. Oriel A new paperback imprint from the Orion publishing group, Oriel is exclusively for new writers. Four titles - coincidentally all by women - have already been published. They are looking for popular, mass-market modern fiction from new authors. Contact Rosemary Cheetham or Jane Wood at Orion House, 5 Upper St Martin's Lane, London WC2H 9EA. Tel: 0207 240 3444. Hodder & Stoughton Submit 3 chapters (or about 40 pages), synopsis and character list to: Carolyn Mays, Hodder & Stoughton General, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH. Tel: 0207 873 6000. Headline Submit as above to: Jane Morpeth, Headline Book Publishing, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH. Tel: 0207 873 6000. Hutchinson Submit as above to: Paul Sidey, Hutchinson Books, Random House UK Ltd, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA. Tel: 0207 840 8400. Michael Joseph Send synopsis or outline of ideas only, in first instance, to Tom Weldon, Michael Joseph Ltd, Penguin Books Ltd, Bath Road, Harmondsworth, Middlesex UB7 0DA. Tel: 0208 899 4000. Pan Submit 3 chapters (or about 40 pages), synopsis and character list to: Peter Lavery, Macmillan Publishers Ltd, 25 Eccleston Place, London SW1W 9NF. Tel: 0207 881 8000. Piatkus Books Submit as above to Gillian Green, Piatkus Books, 5 Windmill Street, London W1P 1HF. Tel: 0207 631 0710. E-mail: info@piatkus.co.uk Website: www.piatkus.co.uk WRITING FOR CHILDREN Scholastic Children's Books Very author-friendly. IMPRINTS: Scholastic Press (hardbacks); Adlib (12+ fiction); Hippo (paperbacks); Point (paperbacks). TITLES: Postman Pat; Rosie & Jim; Tots TV; Horrible Histories; Goosebumps; Point Horror. Richard Scrivener, Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1NU Tel: 020 7421 9000. Fax: 020 7421 9001. Website: www.scholastic.co.uk Simon & Schuster Picture books, literary and mass market fiction for children. Write first, with an outline of what you are working on, to Martina Challis, Simon and Schuster, Africa House, 64-78 Kingsway, London WC2B 6AH. Bodley Head Submit to: Anne McNeil, Bodley Head Children's Books, random House UK Ltd, Random House, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA. Tel: 0207 973 9000. Child's Play Unsolicited manuscripts welcome (but expect to wait up to 2 months for reply). Submit to: Michael Twinn, Child's Play (International) Ltd, Ashworth Road, Bridgemead, Swindon, Wiltshire SN5 7YD. Tel: 01793 616286. Information from The Jacqui Bennett Writing Bureau
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