Cottonwood publishing is a small press publisher publishing western genre books and art, primarily work written and drawn by stan lynde. The list includes publishers of traditional, contemporary and romance westerns. A reflection in 2018 old west fiction adapts to the marketplace, while old west history is slipping into a subgenre nearly forgotten. The few publishers who do publish western fiction, seem to keep themselves busy reissuing the great classics by louis lamour. Follow the rules of genre fiction whether its romance, western. At first, i could not figure out where they all came from. Book publishing companies largest listings of book. Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the american old west frontier and typically set. Nothing can sink a western faster than historical goofs, said goldstein, who is arguably the industrys leading expert on the western genre.
Western novels, films and pulps gave birth to western comics, which were very popular, particularly from the late. Were accepting submissions from every genre except erotica. Although westerns are notoriously difficult to sell, the first book our agency signed was a western. Hilleman picks 10 great western novels youve probably never read. Electronic versions of your full manuscript should be in one file and not separate chapters. Finding publishers can require a lot of searching as many of you may well know. This book is by writers digest books, which i have found very reliable as compared to the many self. Western genre definition complete list of book genres.
This is the largest searchable and free book publisher listing on the web. Academy chicago publishers is a trade book publisher founded in chicago, illinois in 1975 by anita and jordan miller. Western genre definition whats the best definition for western genre. If you choose to forgo the literary agent and look for publishers on your own then you find yourself scouring the internet for any decent publisher who accepts unsolicited and unagented work. The other upside, is theres just not that many new writers in this genre. In addition to our historical novels, weve published numerous award winning anthologies, awesome contemporary and mystery novels, heart. Non fiction, poetry, mystery, western, romance, science fiction, fantasy. Founded in 2014, creative texts publishers is an independent traditional small press publishing new and classic texts for all ages to enjoy. Browse our latest titles in the western fiction category to discover your next read from. Our current offerings include fiction and nonfiction titles in various. Mocha memoirs press was founded by nicole givens kurtz.
Rope and wire hopes to make this process a little easier. Book publishers of western novels the peacemaker awards competition has been announced, pursued, and closed as of january 15. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world. Two search strings, book publishers of western novels and who publishes western novels turned up 41,900,000 and 17,800,000 hits respectively. Dorchester publishing was an independent publisher of trade paperbacks and ebooks specializing in romance, horror, westerns and thrillers that closed its doors in february 2012. Despite cries from all corners about the death of the book, the publishing of western books remains dynamic. Barking rain press is an imprint of brp publishing group based out. The western rediscover a classic american genre featured book sundance david fuller a gripping historical novel of love and vengeance starring harry longba find books, authors, and more toggle. The readers advisory guide to genre fiction by joyce g. Wests western books editor, i applaud their efforts to keep the genre. Hot tree publishing is accepting submissions for books in the romance genre mm.
This leaves many genre writers with fewer options in terms of short story and poetry publication. Poignant and haunting, this story rises above genre to the very top of our. The author gives an overview of the state of the western genre in the year the book was written 1988. Most publishers for teens will publish westerns, though there are not a. Thank you for your interest in submitting your work to outlaws publishing. Whether youre pursuing the publication of your first book or your fifth, use our small presses database to research publisher interests, contact information, and submission guidelines. Outlaws publishing is a publisher of western fiction. This is an ongoing project to establish a comprehensive list of publish ers who are exclusive to the western genre as well as multiple genre publishers including westerns. One famous wolfpack publishing western novel author is robert vaughan. Western publishing, also known as western printing and lithographing company, was a racine, wisconsin, firm responsible for publishing the little golden books. Accepting submissions in all genres austin macauley. Speaking of the ebook, western fiction authors and publishers have. Search or browse book publishers by genre or location, contests and awards, and book and writing events.
Its nearly impossible to have a top10 western list of any kind without including the ultimate master of the genre. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the american old west, but there are also a number of works about westerntype characters in contemporary. However, there are journals that just publish genre work. Should you wish for us to return your manuscript at a later date, please enclose a stamped. If you have written a book or novel, youll want to be sure that it meets the basic criteria of book publishers and literary agents. Publisherslarge and small, massmarket and academic, from the new york. But, although it was set in the west and had western themes, it was also the story of an. From lordsburg to big whiskey offers close readings of the definitive american film movement as represented by such leading exponents as john ford, howard hawks, and sam. It has become apparent that the western enjoyed its golden age in the 1930s and 1940s and remained a vibrant genre through the 1950s and 1960s, however my first views now are that most massmarket. Western fiction genre definition find me an author. Books in the western genre are made up of stories that take place in the american old west. Saricks american library association, 2009 publishers. Outlaws publishing specializes in publishing western fiction.
Western short stories have also been among americas favourites. Our aim is to bring the publishing experience to all authors for no upfront. Western comics is a comics genre usually depicting the american old west frontier usually anywhere west of the mississippi river and typically set during the late nineteenth century. The history and future of the western in 10 books publishers weekly.
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