18 Best Book Publishers in New Jersey (Where to Submit)

It’s time to explore the book publishing companies based in the beautiful state of New Jersey.

From distinguished university presses to small independent publishers, there’s something here for every writer and book lover. New Jersey’s publishers range from global names like Wiley and Princeton University Press to faith-based houses, a queer speculative fiction press, and self-publishing companies, so for each one you’ll find what it publishes, how it takes submissions right now, and whether authors pay. After this guide, your next stop is my all-inclusive database of publishing partners.

Submission policies change without notice, so check the publisher’s own page before you send anything, and never pay a reading fee. Last verified: October 2, 2026.

18 Book Publishers in New Jersey and How They Take Submissions:

1. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

John Wiley & Sons, known simply as Wiley, has been publishing for more than two centuries and serves a wide spectrum of readers, from general-interest book buyers to students, researchers, and professionals looking for textbooks and courseware. Beyond books, it runs digital learning tools and a large journal program. For trade and professional books, Wiley accepts proposals through an online form that routes your idea to an editor in your subject area, and you do not need an agent. Submission guidelines.

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2. Princeton University Press

Princeton University Press is one of the most respected names in academic publishing, with books for scholars, students, and curious general readers. Princeton University Press accepts proposals directly. Send one combined document with a one-page cover letter, a brief and a full description of the book, a chapter outline, your author information, the intended readership, and comparable books. Your proposal may be read by editors, marketing and sales staff, and outside reviewers, so clarity counts. Submission guidelines.

3. Rutgers University Press

Rutgers University Press, based in New Brunswick, is a major academic publisher covering sociology, anthropology, film and media studies, African American and Latinx studies, criminology, health and medicine, the environment, and regional studies of New Jersey and the mid-Atlantic. It accepts proposals sent straight to the acquiring editor for your subject, and the press lists each editor’s fields on its submissions page. Expect an initial response in three to four weeks. Rutgers no longer publishes fiction or poetry. Submission guidelines.

4. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

Fairleigh Dickinson University Press was established in 1967 in Madison, New Jersey, and now has its editorial offices in Vancouver, British Columbia. It has published more than 1,500 scholarly titles in the humanities, arts, and social sciences, with series in Italian Studies, Communication Studies, Celtic Studies, Shakespeare and the Stage, and Modernist Studies & the Avant-Garde, among others. Its books reach readers worldwide through a co-publishing partnership with Rowman & Littlefield. The press invites submissions in all disciplines, judges them on scholarly merit, and asks for no subsidies except when a book has exceptional production costs. Submission guidelines.

5. The Paper House Books

The Paper House is a New Jersey self-publishing and hybrid publishing company founded by an author. Its editors, designers, and marketers take a book from manuscript to global distribution, and its designers have worked across fiction, nonfiction, self-help, children’s books, and cookbooks. You choose between self-publishing, where you keep full control, and a hybrid partnership. Either way you invest in the services, so ask for a full breakdown of costs. Publishing options.

6. Newman Springs Publishing

Newman Springs Publishing is an author-funded publishing company: you pay for its production, distribution, and promotion services, and a publication director guides you through each step. Its many author testimonials praise the communication and support, and some discuss what the services cost. If you go this route, compare its quote with other self-publishing companies and read the contract before you sign. Manuscript form.

7. Just Us Books, Inc.

Just Us Books, based in East Orange, publishes books that authentically reflect Black history, heritage, and experience, and it is one of the best-known Black-owned publishers for young readers. Its imprint is Marimba Books. Just Us Books is accepting queries for picture books, chapter books for ages 7 to 9, and middle reader titles for ages 9 to 12, from agented and unagented authors alike. Send a query letter, a synopsis, and three to five sample pages by mail or email. Submission guidelines.

8. Writers Republic LLC

Writers Republic is a self-publishing services company that sells publishing packages. Each author gets a core team for design, proofs, printing, and marketing, keeps full authority over the book, and receives an ISBN as part of the package. The company is accredited by the Independent Book Publishers Association. As with any paid service, compare packages and read the contract carefully before you commit. Publishing FAQ.

9. Behrman House

Behrman House, in Millburn, publishes materials, books, and apps for Jewish education from kindergarten through grade 12, plus Jewish adult education, haggadot and siddurim, and books of a Jewish nature on any topic. Children’s storybooks go to its Apples & Honey imprint. Behrman House accepts manuscripts and proposals by email to its Editorial Committee: include a cover letter, your intended audience, your background, a table of contents, and at least two sample chapters. Allow three months for a decision. Submission guidelines.

10. Markus Wiener Publishers

Markus Wiener Publishers is an independent Princeton house publishing academic and trade books on world history and on Latin American, Caribbean, Middle Eastern, and African history and culture, including original and translated works. It welcomes new authors: email the title, a one-page description, and a brief bio, and the press will ask for a table of contents and sample chapter if interested. Submission guidelines.

11. Plexus Publishing

Plexus Publishing was incorporated in 1977 in Louisville, Kentucky, and has been in Medford, southern New Jersey, since 1978. It is a regional publisher of histories, folklore, and novels, with titles on the Pine Barrens and the Jersey Shore, and it also publishes in biology, ecology, and clinical research. Medford Press is its imprint. Plexus accepts book proposals by mail: send a cover letter with a working title, a synopsis, and the other details on its proposal page, and expect a reply within about four weeks. Submission guidelines.

12. Career Press (Red Wheel Weiser Imprint)

Career Press is the Red Wheel/Weiser imprint for practical books for professionals and general audiences, with an accessible, how-to approach to work, money, and personal goals. Red Wheel/Weiser accepts unsolicited submissions, agented or unagented, by email, and prefers proposals: a cover letter, an overview, a table of contents, a market analysis, your marketing plans, and two or three sample chapters. Reviews can take up to twelve weeks. Note that its Turning Stone Press imprint is author-funded, so be clear which imprint you are pitching. Submission guidelines.

13. Lethe Press

Lethe Press is an award-winning publisher of weird and queer fiction, and one of the oldest presses devoted to the strange and the eerie; one of its authors recently won a Shirley Jackson Award. Lethe is open to submissions of novels under 85,000 words, novellas, and story collections, and it loves historical speculative fiction and horror. Query first with a synopsis, a bio, and a Lethe title you have read that resembles your book. Skip mysteries, and send no manuscript that another publisher is also considering. Submission guidelines.

14. Wahida Clark Publishing

Wahida Clark Publishing, the house of author Wahida Clark, publishes urban fiction and street lit. Its website lists its books and a contact page but no submission policy, so reach out through the site before sending a manuscript. Publisher website.

15. CavanKerry Press

CavanKerry Press is a not-for-profit literary press focused on poetry, with LaurelBooks prose and anthologies on its list, and a mission to expand the reach of poetry to a broad audience. Its submission period opens in even-numbered years to anyone living in the United States and writing primarily in English, with anonymous review by outside readers and then CavanKerry authors and editors. CavanKerry is closed to submissions at the moment after a record reading period, so watch its page for the next window. Poetry manuscripts run about 50 to 100 pages. Submission guidelines.

16. Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing

P&R Publishing was founded in 1930 by Samuel G. Craig and J. Gresham Machen and has more than 750 titles in print, releasing around 35 new books a year. Its books apply Reformed theology, as summarized in the Westminster Confession of Faith, for lay readers, pastors, counselors, and scholars. P&R welcomes proposals from writers in the Reformed tradition: download its submission form and send it by email, and expect a response within three months. It does not publish memoirs, poetry collections, romance, or contemporary fiction. Submission guidelines.

17. Catholic Book Publishing Corporation

Catholic Book Publishing Corp. is a long-established publisher of liturgical books, Bibles, prayer books, and children’s materials for the Catholic community. It accepts queries by mail only, and its Resurrection Press imprint takes proposals, without an agent. Most of its work is produced in-house or commissioned, and it buys manuscripts outright with no royalties, so it suits few trade authors. There is no reading fee or author fee. Submission guidelines.

18. Enslow Publishing

Enslow Publishing LLC has continued the mission of Enslow Publishers since 2014, publishing educational nonfiction for children and young adults, mainly for school and public libraries. Its titles have been recognized by the American Library Association, the NAACP, the National Council for the Social Studies, and the Society of School Librarians International. Enslow is now owned by Roger Rosen of Rosen Publishing and works from offices in New York City and Buffalo. It lists no submission route online. About Enslow.

Conclusion

From New Brunswick to Medford, the Garden State is home to publishers of every kind. If you want a traditional deal, start with the presses reading now: Princeton, Rutgers, and FDU for scholarship, Wiley and Career Press for practical nonfiction, Just Us Books for Black children’s books, Behrman House for Jewish education, P&R for Reformed Christian books, Plexus for regional titles, and Lethe for queer and weird fiction. If you would rather invest in your own book, The Paper House, Newman Springs, and Writers Republic can help, as long as you read every contract. Next up, you may want to explore a guide on top publishing companies in Delaware.