9 Arizona-based publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts in December 2025
Congratulations on writing your book! The Arizona publishers on this list are currently accepting manuscripts in December 2025 without a literary agent. I’ve done my best to weed out any vanity presses or publishers without any novels published from the past year.
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Grand Canyon Press
Grand Canyon Press publishes and promotes the work of writers living in the West of the US. They release 6 to 12 books per year.
Genre: Literary fiction, creative nonfiction, memoirs, short story collections, essay collections and nonfiction.
Word count: Novels, novellas, short story collections and essay collections.
Hohm Press
Hohm Press was founded in 1976 and is committed to publishing books that promote self-awareness, recognition of interdependence and compassion.
Genre: Nonfiction in the areas of authentic spiritual and mystical traditions (such as Buddhism, Sufism, Hinduism etc.), transformational psychology, translations of classical spiritual poetry as well as biographies, autobiographies and memoirs of spiritual teachers or journeys.
Word count: Not stated.
Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company
Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company was founded in 1963 and is based in Arizona. Their mission is to make top quality resources in many forensic fields.
Genre: Nonfiction for professionals in the area of forensic studies, such as accident reconstruction, authentic anatomical, DUI defense, personal injury, terrorism and workers compensation.
Word count: Not stated.
Penmore Press
Penmore Press is an Arizona-based independent publisher.
Genre: Adult genre fiction, including contemporary, historical, nautical, military, mystery, thriller, horror and supernatural, and nonfiction.
Word count: 75,000 to 150,000 words.
Poisoned Pen Press
Poisoned Pen Press is the adult mystery imprint of Sourcebooks, an entrepreneurial independent publisher bound together by the idea that books change lives.
Genre: Adult mystery.
Word count: Not stated.
Rio Nuevo Publishers
Rio Nuevo Publishers is an independent regional press located in Tucson, Arizona.
Genre: Nonfiction relating to the West and Southwest of the United States, especially in the arts and crafts, children’s literature, cooking, history, gardening, memoir, Native American, nature, spirituality, and travel.
Word count: Not stated.
Schaffner Press
Schaffner Press was founded in 2001 and has since published over 50 books.
Genre: Literary fiction, short fiction, historical fiction with socially relevant content and crime fiction. For nonfiction, they accept memoir, biography, autobiography, journalistic expose, true crime, art, culture, pop culture, world history, current events, science, arts, US history, military history and music.
Word count: 60,000 to 100,000 words.
The University of Arizona Press
The University of Arizona Press publishes work from leading scholars around the globe.
Genre: Nonfiction.
Word count: Not stated.
White Stag Publishing
White Stag Publishing publishes esoteric books in the scope of alchemy and the occult with intersections of science, magik, witchcraft, activism, mysticism, spirituality and the speculative or supernatural.
Genre: Poetry, prose, nonfiction, hybrid work and ritual projects in the scope of White Stag’s thematic elements.
Word count: Full length manuscripts.
Best of luck with your manuscript submissions! If you want to ensure your manuscript is in the best position to be accepted, check out my developmental editing services, pre-querying package or my free writing advice.