12 Virginia-based publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts in December 2025
Congratulations on writing your book! The publishers based in Virginia 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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American History Press
American History Press is a young publishing company focusing on all faces of American history.
Genre: Nonfiction in the area of American history.
Word count: Not stated.
Anomalist Books
Anomalist books publishes well-researched work on maverick science, unexplained mysteries, unorthodox theories, strange talents, and unexpected discoveries.
Genre: Nonfiction.
Word count: Not stated.
Codhill Press
Codhill Press offers books that aid the “serious seeker”.
Genre: Works of spiritual, literary and poetic thought, such as literary fiction and poetry.
Word count: Not stated.
Creature Horror
Creature Horror is a Virginia-based publisher focusing on genres like feminist horror, dark speculative fiction, and fantastical fiction.
Genre: Feminist horror, dark speculative fiction, women-driven thrillers, spooky fantastical fiction, literary fiction, or genre-defying prose.
Word count: 20,000 to 90,000 words.
Crippen and Landru
Crippen and Landru is a small business operation publishing short mystery fiction.
Genre: Mystery fiction.
Word count: Short stories.
Harbor House Law Press
Harbor House Law Press’ mission is to publish legal and advocacy information for parents, advocates, educators and attorneys to ensure children with disabilities have equality of opportunity and participation.
Genre: Nonfiction in the area of disability law.
Word count: Not stated.
JMS Books LLC
JMS Books LLC is a small electronic press publishing LGBTQ+ romance, erotic romance, and young adult romance.
Genre: LGBTQ+ romance, erotic romance, and young adult romance. They are not interested in straight romance stories at this time.
Word count: 12,000 to 130,000 for adult stories and 20,000 to 130,000 for young adult.
Noemi Press
Noemi Press is a literary arts organization dedicated to publishing and promoting the work of authors and artists.
Genre: Poetry.
Word count: Book length.
Plan B Press
Plan B Press publishes books from authors who have fewer than three published books under their belt.
Genre: Poetry chapbooks.
Word count: Not stated.
Split/Lip Press
Split/Lip Press is dedicated to publishing boundary-breaking literature.
Genre: Essay, memoir and nonfiction hybrid manuscripts are accepted from October to December, while literary fiction is accepted July to September.
Word count: Not stated.
Stillhouse Press
Stillhouse Press publishes works that can’t or doesn’t want to find a home in big publishing.
Genre: Literary fiction and poetry.
Word count: 50,000 to 100,000 words for novels and 50 to 75 pages for poetry.
University Science Books
University Science Books is a publisher of textbooks and and course materials for undergraduate and graduate courses.
Genre: Nonfiction in the areas of physics, chemistry, chemical physics, astronomy, and applied math.
Word count: Not stated.
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.