With the recent quite unhappily ever after shut-down of the Hallmark Publishing imprint, opportunities for romance authors to traditionally publish took a huge hit.
Over the last few years, a dozen or more romance publishers have shuttered their windows.
So who’s left for an ambitious romance author to submit manuscripts to?
Here’s a list, as comprehensive as we could track down, of all the publishers and imprints that are still accepting submissions. Most will take them right from the author though a few require an agent make the pitch.
Save this table as a Google sheet and keep it up-to-date or add columns to track your submissions and requests for partial and full manuscripts.
Romance publishers as of October 2022
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