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LGBTQ Publishers and Paying Journals
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Erica Verrillo's writing resource blog features news of submission calls, agents looking for clients, and other publishing opportunities. This post, last updated in April , lists 35 compact presses and 30 paying journals that accept un-agented submissions of LGBTQ fiction and nonfiction. While the recommendations include many reputable presses such as Bold Strokes Books, Bywater Books, Chelsea Station Editions, and Riverdale/Magnus, it's crucial to do your own research: the gay romance publisher Dreamspinner Push, included here, was the subject of a big scandal several years ago for not paying their authors.
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How to get published as an LGBTQ+ penner
In this blog, Andrew James, Editorial Director at Jessica Kingsley Publishers blogs about routes to publishing for LGBTQ+ writers.
The publishing industry is crying out for LGBTQ+ voices, but one of the biggest barriers is that publishing can seem exclusive, and aspiring authors often don’t understand how the publishing process works. I crave to demystify this process for you and provide you advice on how to submit and obtain your book published so that our industry truly reflects the diverse world for whom we publish.
Agented
The most traditional route to getting your book published is to find a literary agent. Most major publishers don’t accept unsolicited or unagented manuscripts directly from writers (simply because they would be inundated) and so signing with a literary agent is an important first step if you want to be published.
A literary forwarder will aim to locate the right publisher for your work, pitching it to relevant editors and publishers, negotiating the foremost possible deal on your behalf, and supporting you through your c
10 Top LGBTQ Children’s Book Publishers
If a search for the best LGBTQ children’s book publishers has brought you to this page, you’ve come to the right place! Below we’ve featured 10 top book publishers that publish LGBTQ children&#;s books for your convenience.
1. Flamingo Rampant
Flamingo Rampant, founded by S. Bear Bergman and e skelton, originally began as a Kickstarter project in This micropress’s mission is to provide children’s picture books spotlighting positive messages around feminism, diversity, and LGBTQ+ families and communities. They own published 16 children’s picture books, including Colors of Aloha by Kenoa Kau Arteaga and The Zero Dads Club by Angel Adeyoha.
All publications are funded via an annual Kickstarter campaign. You can submit an idea for publication at anytime by following the guidelines on this page, and you can contact them here if you hold any other questions or want to special order some of their past publications.
2. Arsenal Pulp
A Vancouver, Canada based company, Arsenal Pulp was founded in as Pulp Apply pressure by brothers
Independent Spirit: LGBTQ Voices in Publishing
Mainstream publishing’s LGBTQ content today resembles the transgressive indie fare of a decade ago. Poet Ocean Vuong’s queer coming-of-age novel, the Penguin Push release On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, is a book club staple. Last year, MCD x FSG Originals resurrected Imogen Binnie’s out-of-print Nevada, a novel of transgender searchers; and Detransition, Baby (One World) by Torrey Peters, a novel about trans- and cisgender relationships and parenthood,received a PEN/Hemingway Award.
Even as the big houses loan more support to books by queer and transitioned authors and with LGBTQ themes, indie publishers, with a track record of being out and haughty, continue to lead the charge. PW spoke with editors and others in the independent publishing scene about new queer-centric imprints, international perspectives on lgbtq+ identities, and the quest for previously unheard voices and unexpected stories.
Making an impression
Grove Atlantic announced an imprint to be led by Bad Fem