Romance publishers accepting submissions
If you’re an author with a heartwarming, pulse-racing, or tear-jerking romance manuscript just waiting to be shared with readers, your dream of seeing your book on the shelves might just be a submission away.
The first step—finding publishers that accept submissions without an agent—is already done for you!
Finding the right publisher for your romance novel
Before you jump in and submit your manuscript, it’s essential to understand the different niches and sub-genres within the romance sector. Whether your story leans towards historical, paranormal, contemporary, or erotic, there’s a publisher out there looking for your exact flavor of romance.
A good fit means not only higher chances of acceptance but also a better working relationship with your publisher. They’ll be as passionate about your story as you are!
Tips before you submit
Research thoroughly
Dive deep into each publisher’s submission guidelines. Tailor your proposal or query letter to fit their requirements.
Professional presentation
Always send a polished, proofread manuscript. First impressions matter.
Know your audience
Publishers specialize in various romance sub-genres. Ensure your novel aligns with their readership.
Persistence pays off
Rejections are a part of a writer’s journey. Don’t get disheartened. Keep submitting!
Romance Publishers Accepting Submissions
Click the link below for a comprehensive list of 77 romance publishers currently accepting unsolicited manuscripts and six more open to agented manuscripts.
Romance Publishers Accepting Submissions
This is a Google sheet that you can save to your drive, edit, and use to track your submissions.
Publishers listed by Amazon sub-category
If you don’t have the patience to click 77 different publishers to find the ones that publish your sub-genre of romance, break out the bubbly because I’ll do the work for you!
Here’s an example of two sub-categories. It’s not pretty, but it’s as accurate as I could glean from the info on each publisher’s submissions and guidelines page.
If you’d like me to add a new sub-genre to the table below, drop me an email at author@ this domain and use PUBLISHERS in the subject line so I don’t miss it. Then tell me which Amazon sub-genre you’d like info on. If you’re not sure what romance sub-genres (and tropes) that Amazon uses as categories, look in the left sidebar of this Amazon romance bestsellers page. I don’t have all the sub-genres/tropes sorted since publishers don’t tend to list things as specific as workplace romance or enemies to lovers or romance in uniform. But I do have details on 24 of them.
All (most) sub-genres | Action & adventure | Fantasy | ||||
Afterglow | WhiteRose Press | Bella Books | Interlude Press | Bella Books | Entangled Teen | Melange Books |
Blushing Books | Blushing Books | Literary Wanderlust | Blushing Books | Entangled Teen Crave | NineStar Press | |
Brother Mockingbird | CamCat Books | Lyrical Press | Boroughs | Evernight Publishing | Polis Books | |
Panterra Press | Changeling Press | Melange Books | CamCat Books | eXtasy | Riptide Publishing | |
Sands Press | Evernight Publishing | NineStar Press | Carina Press | Hera Books | Roxanne Gay Books | |
Siren BookStrand | eXtasy | Sourcebooks Casablanca | Changeling Press | Inkspell Publishing | Shadow Mountain | |
The Story Plant | Forever Yours | City Own Press | Interlude Press | Sourcebooks Casablanca | ||
Sword & Silk Books | Hera Books | Decadent Publishing | Literary Wanderlust | Sword & Silk | ||
Totally Entwined | Inkspell Publishing | Dreamspinner Press | Lyrical Press | Tiny Fox Press |