INTRODUCTIONS
Writing Magazine presents a selection of current submission calls. We strongly recommend that you read back issues, familiarise yourself with their guidelines before submitting and check websites for submission details.
Independent global publisher Hardie Grant Books, an imprint of the Australian Hardie Grant publishing company with an office in the UK, and its Quadrille imprint, publish a wide range of cookbooks, including vegan, vegetarian and diet and health titles as well as books by celebrity chefs. Hardie Grant also includes drinks books on its list. Submissions are accepted directly from authors, and should include an outline, chapter outline, sample chapter, visuals if available, and author information.
Website: www.hardiegrant.com
Kitchen Press, established in 2011 and based in Scotland, is an independent publisher that specialises in food writing and works with food writers, chefs and restaurants throughout the UK to publish fresh, enticing cookery books, including Bad Girl Bakery, Macedonia - The Cookbook and Brick Lane Cookbook. Proposals are accepted from restaurants and chefs. In the first instance, send an outline and background information through the online contact form.
Website: www.kitchenpress.co.uk/
Grub Street Publishing is an award-winning, niche publisher of cookery and military aviation books whose cookery list, headed by publisher Ann Dollimore, includes titles by critically acclaimed chefs, and always has a strong focus on the food. Grub Street publishes around twelve new titles each year, and takes a pride in finding gaps in the market and publishing titles readers can’t find elsewhere. Submissions are welcomed from first-time and established cookery book authors, and should consist of a synopsis, a sample chapter and an author biography.
Website: https://grubstreet.co.uk/
Chronicle is an independent book publisher based in San Francisco with an inclusive ethos that is reflected in its strong food and drink list in its adult trade division. Chronicle is committed to publishing authors and creators from diverse backgrounds, and has an open submissions policy. Send a one-page cover letter, any available sample content (ie outline, introduction, sample chapters), an analysis of the potential readership and an author biography.
Website: www.chroniclebooks.com
Meze Publishing is a specialist cookery book publishing service that works with authors to create and design cookbooks. with a strong focus on design. Clients include wellknown chefs and brands, as well a regional range that showcases local produce and food outlets. Writers wanting to produce a cookbook with Meze pay an upfront fee for services that include specialist marketing and PR, and then take 75% of sales profits.
Website: https://mezepublishing.co.uk/
Pavilion Books is an independent, London-based publisher of engaging, accessible illustrated books whose specialist lists include baking, cookery, drink and wine books. Submissions are accepted as hard copies by post, and should consist of an outline, chapter outline and sample chapter.
Website: www.pavilionbooks
The inaugural Indigo Open Poetry Prize from Indigo Dreams Publishing is for original, unpublished poems in any style or form, up to 40 lines.
The prizes are
£250, £100 and
£50, plus magazine publication. The entry fee is £5, £9 for two, £12 for three.The closing date is 31 March.
Website: www. indigodreams publishing.com
Literary agency Greene & Heaton is inviting applications for its Greene Door mentoring scheme for writers from under-represented backgrounds. This year’s scheme is for unagented crime and thriller writers.Ten writers will get a Zoom session with an agent including feedback on their work. Submit up to 5,000 words, a synopsis and a covering letter by 28 March.
Website: https:// writ.rs/greenedoor
The Red Shed
Open Poetry Competition 2022 from Currock Press has a £100 first prize for original unpublished poems no longer than 50 lines. Second prize is £50, with £10 for each shortlisted poets. There is also a Wakefield postcode prize of £25.The sole adjudicator for this year’s contest is Gaia Holmes.
Entry fee, £3, £2 each subsequent. The closing date is 31 March.
Website: www. currockpress.com