See what it took to publish my first novel

Welcome to my personal list of literary agents and publishers / editors who acquire commercial fiction (literary and genre for adults). The list helped me find a literary agent who robbed me, and editors who published me. More about this list...

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Salt Publishing
www.saltpublishing.com
Christopher Hamilton-Emery
Submit to: submissions@saltpublishing.com

We are currently interested in contemporary novels and full-length collections of short stories by Welsh, Scottish, Irish or English authors. Novels and story collections should be no longer than 70,000 words. Interest may change, so check again.

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Sandycove | Penguin Random House Ireland
www.penguin.co.uk/company/publishers/penguin-general/sandycove.html
Open Submissions: submissions@penguinrandomhouse.ie
Patricia Deevy

Sandycove is an imprint of Penguin Random House Ireland. We are delighted to consider manuscripts and proposals, in all genres. We strongly encourage submissions via email to: submissions@penguinrandomhouse.ie Please send a Word document consisting of a cover letter, short synopsis (no more than 500 words) and the work itself. The cover letter should include a brief summary of your book (a couple of sentences – not a synopsis) and a short note on yourself. Please do not send separate documents: all three elements should be included in a single document.

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St. Martin's Press | Minotaur | Thomas Dunne (Macmillan)
https://us.macmillan.com/
Charles Spicer
charles.spicer@stmartins.com
Michael Homler thrillers
Michael.Homler@stmartins.com
Kelley Ragland (Minotaur)
Kelley.ragland@stmartins.com
Andrew Martin (Minotaur)
Peter Wolverton
peter.wolverton@stmartins.com
Marc Resnick
Marc.resnick@stmartins.com
Sally Richardson
Sally.richardson@stmartins.com
Lily Cronig
lily.cronig@stmartins.com
Anna deVries
Sarah Cantin
Gwen Hawkes
Sarah Grill
Hannah O'Grady
Sarah Goodman
Keith Kahla
Hannah Phillips
Sallie Lotz
Jennifer Enderlin
Monique Patterson
Cassidy Graham
Madeline Houpt
Catherine Richards
Nettie Finn
Alexandra Sehulster
Kerry Nordling
Christina Lopez
Tiffany Shelton

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Salvo Press (Start Publishing)
Salvo Press c/o Start-Publishing
221 River St, 9th Fl Hoboken, NJ 07030
www.salvopress.com
info@salvopress.com
Scott Schmidt, publisher
sschmidt@bendnet.com
Meghan Kilduff

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Samhain Publishing
577 Mulberry Street, Suite 1520
Macon, GA 31201
www.samhainpublishing.com

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Sapere Books
www.saperebooks.com
Amy Durant
amy@saperebooks.com

Submit to Amy Durant

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Saraband
www.saraband.net
Sara Hunt
sara@saraband.net

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Scribner (Simon and Schuster)
www.simonandschusterpublishing.com/scribner/
Nan Graham
Marysue Rucci
Rick Horgan
Kathy Belden
Sally Howe
Colin Robinson
Rosalind Lippel
Kara Watson
kara.watson@simonandschuster.com
Sabrina Pyun
sabrina.pyun@simonandschuster.com
Emily Polson
emily.polson@simonandschuster.com
Sophie Missing
sophie.missing@
Chris White
Rebekah Jett
Judith Long (Scribner, UK)
Kaiya Shang (Scribner, UK)
Rowan Cope (Scribner, UK)
Ian Chapman (Scribner, UK)

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Scout Press (Simon & Schuster)
www.scoutpressbooks.com
Alison Callahan
alison.callahan@simonandschuster.com
Jennifer Bergstrom

Literary fiction with commercial appeal

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Seraphim Books
4456 Park Street Niagara Falls, ON L2E 2P6
Phone: 289-296-6837
www.seraphimeditions.com

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Serpents' Tail | Viper (Profile Books)
29 Cloth Fair, London, EC1A 7JQ
www.serpentstail.com
Miranda Jewess
Miranda.Jewess@profilebooks.com
Leonora Craig Cohen
Rebecca Gray
rebecca.gray@profilebooks.co.uk
Luke Brown
luke.brown@profilebooks.co.uk
Hannah Westland
Therese Keating

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Seventh Street Books (Start Publishing)
www.seventhstreetbooks.com
Dan Mayer
DMayer@start-publishing.com

mystery and thriller fiction

Email submissions only, and only full manuscripts accepted – no partials or outlines. Please send an email that includes your name, address, telephone number, and a one to three paragraph synopsis of your work, along with the manuscript attached as a word or RTF file, to DMayer@start-publishing.com.

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Severn House Publishers (Canongate)
Eardley House, 4 Uxbridge Street, London W8 7SY
www.severnhouse.com
Joanne Grant - Publisher
Rachel Slatter - Senior Commissioning Editor
rachel@severnhouse.com
Carl Smith - Commissioning Editor
Sara Porter - Editor
Elizabeth Webster

Writers with a "platform" preferred

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Severn River Publishing
wwww.severnriverpublishing.com
submissions@severnriverpublishing.com
Mo Metlen, Submissions Editor

Mystery, Thrillers, Historical Fiction

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Shaffner Press
POB 41567 Tucson, AZ 85717
www.schaffnerpress.com
Tim Schaffner
tim@schaffnerpress.com

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Simon & Schuster US
1230 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, NY 10020.
212-698-7000
Lauren McKenna
lauren.mckenna@simonandschuster.com
Abby Ziddle
Abby.ziddle@simonandschuster.com
Julia McCarthy (Atheneum)
Carina Guiterman
Hana Park
Sean Manning
Mindy Marqués
Tim O'Connell, Editorial Director
Olivia Taylor Smith

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Simon & Schuster, UK
Suzanne Baboneau
Katherine Armstrong
katherine.armstrong@simonandschuster.co.uk
"crime and thrillers that push the boundaries of the genre, but is also a fan of Christie-style mysteries, forensic procedurals and international thrillers."
Bethan Jones
bethan.jones@simonandschuster.co.uk
"looking for hooky crime/thrillers, reading group/book club and women’s fiction with bite ... speculative fiction, strong, character-led crime, plots with a twist that you don’t see coming and stories that are told in unique ways"
Clare Hey
"looking for strong hook-led reading group/general fiction that bucks the trend, a big love story and a big-ideas novel that will change the way we think. I like to be surprised, but will respond best to plot-driven novels with great writing".
Rebecca Farrell
"female-driven commercial fiction, from heart-warming and hilarious romantic comedies with a character I can really root for, to atmospheric suspense novels with powerful, threatening backdrops. I love classic murder mysteries and locked-room settings, and in women’s fiction I want something that will either make me laugh or cry! I’m also looking for nostalgic family sagas and I’m always on the lookout for an exciting saga"
Molly Crawford
molly.crawford@simonandschuster.co.uk
"looking for vibrant and voice-driven book club fiction, pitch-led and relatable women’s fiction, and standout novels for the saga market."

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Simon & Schuster Canada
625 Cochrane Drive, Suite 600
Markham, ON L3R 9R9
Ph: (905) 943-9942
www.simonandschuster.ca
Laurie Grassi
laurie.grassi@simonandschuster.ca
upmarket commercial novels, thrillers, and literary/commercial crossover
Nita Pronovost
thrillers, upmarket commercial women’s fiction, historical fiction
Janie Yoon
literary and upmarket fiction, international fiction and works in translation
Sarah St Pierre
sarah.stpierre@simonandschuster.ca
commercial novels, historical fiction, generational stories, psychological thrillers, upmarket romance,
Karen Silva
karen.silva@simonandschuster.ca
upmarket commercial novels, historical fiction, and psychological thrillers
Brittany Lavery

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SOHO Press, INC.,
853 Broadway,
New York, NY 10003.
212-260-1900
www.sohopress.com
Bronwen Hruska, publisher
Juliet Grames
jgrames@sohopress.com
Mark Doten
Rachel Kowal
rkowal@sohopress.com
Yezanira Venecia

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Sourcebooks | Poisoned Pen | Casablanca | Landmark
www.sourcebooks.com
Fiction submissions:
InclusiveFiction@Sourcebooks.com
Erin McClary
erin.mcclary@sourcebooks.com
MJ Johnston (Margaret)
margaret.johnston@sourcebooks.com
Bridget McCarthy
Christa Désir
Anna Michels
Jenna Jankowski
Kate Roddy
kate.roddy@sourcebooks.com
Shana Drehs
shana.drehs@sourcebooks.com
Grace Menary-Winefield
Mary Altman
mary.altman@sourcebooks.com
Bret Kehoe

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Sphere (Little, Brown | Hachette)
See: Little, Brown

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Steerforth Press
www.steerforth.com
submissions@steerforth.com

Open Submissions (check website for genres)

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Sunbury Press
www.sunburypress.com
Lawrence Knorr
Jennifer Cappello

Online form to submit

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Swift Press (UK)
www.swiftpress.com
info@swiftpress.com
Mark Richards, Publisher
Diana Broccardo

Open Submissions, query above email address

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Sword and Silk Books
www.swordandsilkbooks.com
Jennia Herold D'Lima - Senior Editor
Nicole Bezanson - Acquisitions

Unsolicited, unagented submissions welcome: www.querymanager.com/SwordandSilk

We are actively looking for gripping mystery/thriller, ghostly paranormal, and horror novels with just the right amount of creepiness.

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