Harry N. Abrams: "We do not publish works of fiction or poetry. If you do have a proposal for illustrated art books, please send your idea in as much detail as possible via e-mail. If we are interested, we will contact you for further information.

Active Parenting: "We are a tiny publishing house with a discrete specialty, and we do not read unsolicited manuscripts."

Adriadne is holding off on new acquisitions for an indeterminate length of time. They do have a contest going.

The Alba Book Company is not accepting manuscripts at this time, according to Marcelo G. Lima.  

Andrews & McMeel, 4520 Main Street Kansas City, Mo  64111-7700 warns writers again: "We do not publish children's books. Our juvenile list is limited to book-PLUS titles, such as kits and activity books."

I just received a rejection today from Annick Press (e-mail: annick.press@pw.ca) with a hand written "oh by the way" saying that they are not in the market for stories featuring animals.

ANTELOPE PUBLISHING - (Books on Disk) Although we aren't accepting submissions at this time, our guidelines can be posted on your page. Joanne Rutis

Avisson Press says, "We are no longer a fiction market."

"BAK Books is a small publisher and will not be accepting any outside titles until the year 2000." Mary Kelley, President BAK Books.

At Books In Motion, Linda Reed is the editor you should be reaching out for. Remember, their audience is truck drivers wanting something to listen to on the road, hence the name.

Beacon Press, Camille Andrews: "We tend not to publish fiction, inspirational literature, or children's books." 

Bethany House Publishers (Youth Department) has said "Our list for the next few years is so full that we are able to accept only a limited number of proposals." 

This one really hurts, Blue Water (which includes Swan -- Raven & CO) is not taking any new projects at this time. Let's all hope this publisher expands soon as their focus is sharp, and vital.

At this time, Cambrian Publications and Permeable Press have over three years' of scheduled publications in the production queue. Therefore, until further notice, no manuscripts (or excerpts) should be submitted for publication.

Catbird Press is a small publisher concentrating in areas of citizen-action reference, American fiction and Central European Literature.  This is a progressive publisher, using the web for promotions.  Publisher is Robert Wechsler.  Address is 16 Windsor Road   North Haven, CT 06473  Robert is looking for manuscripts which fit their image.  Please check out previous books for type and application before you make a submission.
 
From Charlesbridge Publishing: "You may wish to let people know that we will consider only exclusive submissions. We had to make this change to be able to continue to read unsolicited manuscripts, as we are being flooded with submissions. For more information, go to our Submissions information page."  Harold Underdown Senior Editor Note from Earl H. -- Charlesbridge played fair with our submission. They got back to us in less than a month with a favorable report. 

Chelsea Green Publishing, reminds of their focus. "We publish books on sustainable living & environmental issues." They also issue titles geared to children's activities. And the key word there is activities. Contact is Donella Meadows, Consulting Editor.

Dawn does NOT accept fiction manuscripts. Dawn publishes NON-fiction manuscripts based on nature education. A great publisher.

Please consider Ecopress for future submissions. However, All submissions must have an environmental focus or at least aspect. Please include a cover letter, sysnopsis, and SASE. ecopress@peak.org. Thank you. Hey, what better invitation can you ask for?

"We'd like to be listed as one of those publishers who is not accepting submissions now." However, the publisher of Heartsong Books does post a wonderful set of Publishing Tips - for aspiring writers. 

The Jewish Publication Society is steering away from holocaust-related titles at the moment according to editor Bruce Black.

Journey Books, Books for Young Readers: Do not send short stories, picture books, rhyming text, poetry, drama, or romance. Do not send stories that involve magic, witchcraft, or time travel. We do want Christian fiction, biography, and nonfiction for children and teens. Mail to Mrs. Gloria Repp: Journey Books: 1700 Wade Hampton Blve., Greenville, SC 29614

KenningHouse is no longer at HomeStar Media Center at 1240 East 800 North in Orem, UT 84057

Marjorie L. Markowski, editor and publisher of Markowski International Publishers has a Don't especially for agents... "We also don't work with agents." Now, that is good news for writers who don't have agents. Try Marjorie first. The house is looking for health and fitness, marriage and human relations, etc.

This is a strange one from Writer's Market 99.  The Masters Press listing in the electronic version is WRONG, and the one in the hard copy edition on page 249 is RIGHT.  I sure would have put my faith in the electronic version being the latest edition.  Oh, one more thing, the editor's name at Masters Press is Ken Samelson, not Samuelson.  And over the phone he also said he was the Editor now, not Acquisitions Editor.  Two more pieces of bad news:  The web address won't work, and Masters Press has dropped their Spalding Sports Library imprint -- but are still publishing books, and looking for submissions that fit their list as described in Writer's Market 99. 

MAYHAVEN publishers is not accepting any more picture books until next year. According to one writer at least, Mayhaven now charges a reading fee of $25.00 (Now confirmed by the publisher) They also offer a co-publishing package for first time authors.  I must admit their lineup looks good.

Mercury House in San Francisco is not accepting unsolicited manuscripts at this time.  (With its reference taking up 1/3 of a page inside Writer's Market to say what this publisher did want to see earlier this year, you can see the value of a current little Don't.)

Kathy Mittelstadt, at New Canaan Publishing reports: "Please, no short stories designed as picture books. We are dismayed to find that a staggering proportion of manuscripts we receive deal with dysfunctional or single parent family situations. Kathy has a terrific lineup, and her needs are very specific. Don't make any submissions until you go take a look.

David Reuther, former senior vice president of William Morrow & Co. and former publisher of Morrow Junior Books will be launching a new children’s division with North-South Books. Now this tells us some changes will be made in the titles North-South is looking for.  The new division is expected to publish 25 to 30 new hardcovers a year, which will consist of some picture books but also middle-grade and young adult fiction.

The E-Me in Writer's Market for NTC Contemporary does not work.

Pelican Publishing Company,  Nina Kooij, Editor-in-Chief since 1987 points out "we are not interested in scholarly or academic works with heavy footnoting. Also, we will not consider autobiographies or travelogues. "As a rule, we decline very general topics (unless the author brings us a solid sales outlet).  We only consider historical novels. In fact, we may only publish one of those every year at most. Interested authors should think of us as a G-rated firm!"  The link above is for guidelines.  For the rest of this message regarding what Pelican is looking for now, check out our Publisher's Page.

Pentland Press, Inc. - 5124 Bur Oak Circle Raleigh, NC 27612 offered subsidized publishing to Tale Wins. 

Peter Pauper Press: "We do not acquire material through (literary) agencies." Writers without agents can submit here first as you have a built-in advantage.

The Reader's Chair (Delia L. White) "we are currently not accepting unsolicited material."

The WWW for Rising Star Press has changed to http://www.RisingStarPress.com  This is a terrific site, featuring guidelines for writers at /guide.html Be sure to check out the catalog before submitting as Rising Star has a tightly focused niche market going for them.

Angelica Berrie, submissions department RUSS at 111 Bauer Dr. Oakland, NJ 07436 "We want your readers to understand that ALL our copy requirements are now being generated in-house." In other words, mark them completely off your list.

Sasquatch Books: "At this time, we are not considering new children's book proposals. We do not accept submissions via email, due to the difficulty in reading some of the transmissions.  Instead we ask that you submit your work through the mail to our office address." Sasquatch is however, looking for submissions, as long as they pertain directly to the Pacific Northwest and the West in general.

Scholastic Books: We are taking on very little by way of unsolicited submissions.

Scribner's mystery editor, Susanne Kirk, says: "We can only take on books with real break-out potential, now." The good news is, Susanne is still definitely looking for exceptional books.

Trish Todd at Simon & Schuster, turned down a recent disaster/adventure submission saying:  "We are wary of books lacking a strong national platform."

The E-Me in Writer's Market 99 for Surrey Books does not work. 

The new acquisitions contact: Bryan Cholfin at TorBooks/Forge Books, is a stickler for conventional submissions.  Follow formats to the lettter.  Use this contact for good impression. 

The E-Me for rsmolin@ at Transatlantic in Writer's Market 99 doesn't work. 

Randall Lewis is no longer at the University Oklahoma Press.  Ursula Daly is assuming his duties pro tempore.  She's been doing the work for months now, but at a university you need a degree to hold the title your abilities deserve.  And that's me talking, not her.  Correct page 321 of Writer's Market 99. 

Guidelines and a DON'T for both writers and literary agents from Dorrie Brien, editor of: Write Way Publishing, Inc. - and, YAY, their email address is open for use.