5 Hawaiian publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts in October 2025

Congratulations on writing your book! The Hawaiian publishers on this list are currently accepting manuscripts this month 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.

Don’t forget to check out my developmental editing services or pre-querying package if you want to make sure your novel is in top shape before you send it to a publisher for consideration. I offer a variety of services to suit all budgets, from writers looking for the standard developmental editing experience to those seeking high-level feedback with a quick turnaround time.

1. Beach House Publishing

   Beach House Publishing publishes books that celebrate and share Hawai‘i's unique culture, history, ethnic landscape and geography.
   Genre: Children's book manuscripts about Hawai‘i.
   Word count: Not stated.

2. Bess Press Inc.

   Bess Press Inc. is a family owned publishing house in Kaimukī, Hawai‘i.
   Genre: Children's books, middle grade and young adult fiction. They also accept adult fiction and nonfiction related to the people, cultures, histories, and/or languages of Hawaiʻi and Oceania.
   Word count: Not stated.

3. Kamehameha Publishing

   Kamehameha Publishing is an ʻŌiwi Hawaiʻi publisher of materials that amplify ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, ʻike Hawaiʻi, and kuanaʻike Hawaiʻi.
   Genre: Nonfiction relating to Hawai'i.
   Word count: Not stated.

4. Savant Books and Publications

   Savant Books and Publications publishes literary works of enduring value with a twist that expand and transform English readers' perspectives.
   Genre: Genre fiction, especially history or alternative history based on personal experience. For nonfiction, they accept memoir, academic theses, dissertations and books of transformational learning.
   Word count: Not stated.

5. University of Hawai'i Press

   University of Hawai‘i was founded in 1947 and has grown into a regional press of Asian and Pacific studies.
   Genre: Academic nonfiction in the areas of Hawai`i and the Pacific region, Asian and Pacific history, world history, Southeast Asian studies, East Asian anthropology, fiction in translation, film, language, literary studies, popular culture, Buddhist studies, religion and visual culture.
   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.