Missouri-based publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts in October 2025

Congratulations on writing your book! The publishers based in Missouri 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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1. Andrew McMeel Publishing

   Andrew McMeel Publishing is a leading publisher of poetry, inspiration, humor, and children’s books and licensed, popular calendars. They publish 150 books and 200 calendars annually.
   Genre: Poetry and nonfiction, including inspirational, gift, children's, humor and more.
   Word count: Not stated.

2. The Foundry Publishing

   The Foundry Publishing is a denominational publisher of holiness literature, reflecting an evangelical Wesleyan stance of the Church of Nazarene.
   Genre: Poetry and practical nonfiction on issues of faith consistent with the Wesleyan tradition.
   Word count: 45,000 to 60,000 words for nonfiction.

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