12 Best Conservative Book Publishers (Submission Guide)

If you have written a book about politics, faith, public policy, or traditional American culture, the real challenge is finding a publisher whose list and business model suit your project. These 12 conservative book publishers range from major agented imprints to specialist and author-funded options.

Start with fit, then look at the route in. Some publishers below invite proposals, several work only through literary agents, and two offer paid publishing services. Read the terms carefully before you send anything. For a wider search, see my publishing company directory.

Submission policies change without notice, so check the publisher’s own page before you send anything, and never pay a reading fee. Last verified: September 5, 2026.

12 best conservative book publishers

1. Regnery Publishing

Founded by Henry Regnery in 1947, Regnery is one of the houses that helped turn modern conservative publishing into a recognizable field. Its early list included writers such as Russell Kirk and William F. Buckley Jr., and its present catalogue remains strong in politics, history, culture, education, and faith. Current releases cover everything from Washington and the courts to classical education, so this is a good place to study if your nonfiction combines a clear argument with serious subject knowledge.

Regnery is now part of Skyhorse Publishing, but its own site remains the clearest introduction to the imprint. Its submission policy is equally clear: proposals must come through a professional literary agent, and unsolicited material is not reviewed. Before approaching an agent, prepare a persuasive overview, a defined readership, chapter summaries, competing-title analysis, and evidence that you can help reach the book’s audience.

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2. Liberty Hill Publishing

Liberty Hill is a paid publishing-services option, not a conventional trade press offering an advance. Its current site is aimed especially at veterans, first responders, and people who have served in government or public agencies, with memoirs, service histories, and experience-led nonfiction at the center of the offer.

The company invites prospective authors to request a quote. Ask for the complete price, production schedule, rights position, distribution arrangement, royalty calculation, and marketing obligations in writing before signing. Salem Media sold its author-services business in July 2025, so older pages that describe Liberty Hill as a Salem subsidiary or promise access to Regnery should not be used to judge the present offer.

3. Defiance Press & Publishing

Defiance publishes conservative and libertarian books across politics, history, business, faith, nonfiction, and selected fiction. It describes itself as a hybrid publisher, which means the author shares production and marketing costs. That distinction belongs at the start of your evaluation because the contract and financial decision are different from those at an advance-paying trade house.

The publisher currently accepts manuscripts through its author submission form. It asks about genre, publishing history, platform, and the manuscript itself. Read the linked pricing information, compare the promised services with other providers, and make sure you understand rights, deliverables, distribution, and any author-purchase requirements before proceeding.

4. All Seasons Press

All Seasons Press was created for prominent conservative politicians, commentators, and public figures, with a list focused on politics and current affairs. Skyhorse acquired the imprint in 2024 and continues to list it among its publishing lines. The old standalone website is no longer a dependable route, but All Seasons titles remain visible through the parent publisher.

Skyhorse publishes general submission guidance, yet I could not confirm that All Seasons has a separate open acquisitions program. Treat it as a selective imprint for established voices. Check the parent catalogue and current submission information before preparing a proposal, and do not assume that a general Skyhorse route guarantees consideration by this particular imprint.

5. Biteback Publishing

London-based Biteback is a political and current-affairs publisher rather than a conservative-only house. Its catalogue includes political history, memoir, biography, investigative work, and arguments from across public life, with a particularly strong UK focus. It can suit an author with access, expertise, or a timely story that reaches beyond party talking points.

Biteback welcomes proposals by email. Its submission guidelines ask for a working title, book description, intended audience, competing titles, chapter plan, author biography, sources, and sample material. The publisher aims to respond within six weeks and does not accept postal submissions.

6. Republic Book Publishers

Republic is an independent publisher founded by industry veterans Eric Kampmann and Alfred Regnery. Its list concentrates on public policy, free markets, politics, American culture, and the ideas behind Western institutions. It is a natural prospect for serious right-of-center nonfiction with a clear argument and a readership beyond the author’s immediate network.

Unagented nonfiction proposals are welcome through Republic’s submission process. Fiction is considered only rarely and should come through a literary agent. The proposal needs a cover letter, overview, chapter outline, biography, audience and marketing case, and an explanation of the resources you can bring to the launch. Do not send the full manuscript unless an editor asks for it.

7. Broadside Books

Broadside Books is HarperCollins’s dedicated conservative nonfiction imprint. Its authors include politicians, journalists, policy thinkers, and cultural commentators, and its books tend to address government, elections, foreign affairs, faith, and arguments shaping the American right. For an author, the recent list is the best guide to both editorial fit and the level of platform the imprint expects.

HarperCollins does not accept unsolicited manuscripts for Broadside, so you will usually need a literary agent. A strong proposal should make the central argument unmistakable, show why you are qualified to make it, and explain how the book differs from other recent political titles.

8. Center Street Books

Center Street is a Nashville-based Hachette imprint with a strong list in conservative politics, military subjects, leadership, and practical nonfiction. Authors such as Newt Gingrich, Ben Carson, and John Maxwell illustrate its range. It is worth studying if your book joins a national conversation but is written for a broad trade audience, not only policy specialists.

Hachette Book Group does not accept unsolicited manuscripts or queries. Work through a literary agent who handles political or narrative nonfiction, and use Center Street’s newest books to show why your subject, timing, and voice belong on its list.

9. Heroes of Liberty

Heroes of Liberty has a much narrower brief than the political imprints above. It produces illustrated biographies for children ages seven to twelve, presenting historical figures through themes of freedom, faith, family, courage, and American civic life. Children’s writers and illustrators should study the existing format closely before deciding whether an idea belongs here.

The public contact page is for general enquiries and does not amount to manuscript guidelines. I found no current invitation for author submissions, so do not send a full manuscript without first confirming that the company is considering new projects and asking what materials it wants.

10. Forum Books (Penguin Random House)

Forum Books, founded in 2002 and now associated with Penguin Random House’s Christian publishing group, publishes conservative works on law, politics, culture, history, and public life. Its list has included writers such as Antonin Scalia, Neil Gorsuch, George Will, and Charles Krauthammer. The common thread is a substantial argument from an author with recognized expertise or a strong public platform.

Penguin Random House does not offer a direct unsolicited route to Forum. A literary agent is the practical way in. Read the imprint’s recent catalogue, then build a proposal that explains the book’s contribution, audience, comparable titles, and your ability to support publication.

11. Hoover Institution Press

Hoover Institution Press publishes research-led books on economics, history, national security, government, and public policy. Much of the list grows from the work of Hoover fellows, scholars, and institutional projects, so subject expertise alone may not be enough; the relationship to the institution and its research program matters.

The press does not accept unsolicited manuscripts. If your work connects directly with Hoover scholarship, confirm the appropriate institutional route before investing time in a proposal. A general commercial manuscript is better directed to a trade publisher or an agent.

12. Threshold Editions (Simon & Schuster)

Threshold Editions is Simon & Schuster’s major conservative imprint, with books on politics, culture, current affairs, and public leadership. Its catalogue features prominent commentators, officeholders, and movement figures, so it is best suited to authoritative nonfiction with a clear national audience and a strong reason to enter the present debate.

Simon & Schuster does not review unsolicited manuscripts. Approach Threshold through a reputable literary agent, and make sure the proposal demonstrates both editorial distinction and a realistic path to readers. The official catalogue link above is a better guide to current activity than the third-party profile that previously appeared here.

Names you may be looking for

Salem Books

Salem Books published Christian living, ministry, biography, devotionals, and practical-faith titles. After Skyhorse acquired Regnery, the company confirmed that Salem would take on no new titles; existing books could retain the label, while new Christian acquisitions moved to other imprints. It is useful catalogue history, but not a current submission destination.

DW Books

DW Books was the Daily Wire’s in-house publishing label. The company said in 2024 that it had moved current-affairs books by its hosts to outside publishers and might still produce selected specialty or children’s projects internally. The store continues to sell books, but that does not establish an open acquisitions program, and no public manuscript route is available.

Henry Holt and Co.

Henry Holt is an active Macmillan trade publisher with a broad literary and general nonfiction list. It has published well-known conservative authors, but it is not a conservative specialist. Holt does not invite unsolicited manuscripts, proposals, or queries, so authors seeking its general trade list will need an agent.

Final thoughts

The strongest shortlist is rarely the longest one. Choose two or three publishers whose recent books resemble your project in subject, ambition, and readership, then follow the correct route for each. If your manuscript has a strong Christian focus, my guide to Christian book publishers may give you a more precise set of options.