Publish with The Book Guild
Interested in publishing your book with The Book Guild? We’d love to hear from you! Simply fill out the form on this page or reach out to us directly using the email address provided below.
The Book Guild particularly specialises in publishing autobiographies, quality genre fiction and young adult and middle-grade fiction, but we are open to considering submissions from other genres as well.
What to expect after submitting your manuscript
Once you submit your manuscript, our submissions team will complete an initial assessment within five working days. At this stage, we will advise whether we feel your manuscript is something we could consider for publication. If so, you will receive detailed feedback within two to three weeks on whether we can offer you a proposal for partnership or mainstream publishing.
Ready to get started?
We ask to see a full manuscript, a synopsis and an author biography for all submissions. Fill out the form today to take the first step towards bringing your book to life.
Prefer to email us?
Please send your manuscript, synopsis and author biography to submissions@bookguild.co.uk
Fill in the form to submit your book
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Homegrown Publishing Success
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