Minnesota-based publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts in October 2025
Congratulations on writing your book! The publishers based in Minnesota 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.
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Llewellyn
Llewellyn is the oldest publisher specializing in books for the body, mind and spirit.
Genre: Nonfiction focusing on the body, mind and spirit.
Word count: Not stated.Holy Cow! Press
Holy Cow! Press was established in 1977 and has since published over 125 books.
Genre: Poetry, literary fiction and nonfiction, especially historical and memoir.
Word count: Not stated.Cardiotext Publishing
Cardiotext Publishing is an independent print and digital publisher specializing in the field of cardiovascular medicine. Their books are written by physician-authors.
Genre: Nonfiction in the area of cardiovascular medicine.
Word count: Not stated.Living Justice Press
Living Justice Press publishes books focusing on social justice and community healing, especially restorative justice and peacemaking.
Genre: Nonfiction in the areas of restorative justice and peacemaking. They publish books that deepen the understanding use of peacemaking Circles and draw from Indigenous philosophies from voices of those "in struggle" for justice.
Word count: Not stated.Minnesota Historical Society
The Minnesota Historical Society Press is a publisher of the history and culture of Minnesota and the Upper Midwest.
Genre: Nonfiction, including general nonfiction, cookbooks and children's picture books relating to the history and culture of Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. They are especially looking for titles in the following topics: Native American history and culture, political and military history, natural history and the environment, cultural and social history, arts, culture, & sports, memoir and literary nonfiction.
Word count: Not stated.Redleaf Press
Redleaf Press publishes books to make information about best practices in the early childhood field accessible to people who work directly young children.
Genre: Nonfiction in the areas of early childhood.
Word count: Not stated.University of Minnesota Press
The University of Minnesota Press was founded in 1925 and is committed to the emerging areas of global scholarship.
Genre: Nonfiction in the areas of the humanities and social sciences, especially mental health, public safety, philosophy, regional studies, environmental studies, digital humanities, music, Scandinavian studies, globalization, art, geography, architecture, Native and Indigenous studies, sociology, science and media studies.
Word count: Not stated.
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