Looking to publish your literary pieces and want to publish with regional publishers? Look no further! Here is a list of publishers that are committed to ensuring that Caribbean voices, stories and authors are heard, seen, and take up space on the shelf. Don’t worry, we’ve linked to all their pages so you can explore and learn more on your own time!
One of the lead publishers of Caribbean writers (especially Caribbean poets).
A small, independent publishing house that specializes in both fiction and non-fiction books that focus on Dominica and the wider Caribbean area.
An independent publishing house based in Jamaica that published a wide range of children’s books. They especially seek out stories that reflect the people, culture, and history of the Caribbean.
Based in St. Kitts, CaribbeanReads is a small company that almost exclusively publishes Caribbean authors. They publish a few fiction novels a year and they accept submissions directly from authors.
Although Jacaranda is based in the UK it is a black owned independent publishing house interested in works from African, Caribbean, and Black British authors. They publish adult fiction, non-fiction, YA, and poetry.
A St. Martin based non-pro fit that seeks to publish books for adult readers, research/academic, scholastic, and children’s books.
Located in Jamaica, LMH is the leading general book publisher in the Caribbean region. LMH publishes Cookery, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children’s Literature, Educational, and Travel and Culture.
A publishing house located in Kingston, Jamaica, Ian Randle Publishers focus on publishing History, Sociology, Politics, Law and Anthropology, Art, Music, and Cookery.
One of the leading publishers of educational and general interest books for and about the Caribbean.
Publisher of Children’s books written by Caribbean writers
Blouse and Skirt books publishes “radical and riveting fiction and poetry by some of the best voices coming out of the Caribbean.
Publishing house based in Brooklyn that has an “ongoing commitment to publishing authors from the Caribbean.”
The Feminist Press
The Feminist Press publishes books that ignite movements and social transformation. Celebrating our legacy, we lift up insurgent and marginalized voices from around the world to build a more just future.
Riverhead Books is a leading publisher of literary fiction and quality nonfiction. Since its inception in 1994, Riverhead has been devoted to publishing authors who change the conversation—urgent, unheard voices from a wide variety of backgrounds who have new perspectives and new stories to tell.
Haymarket Books is a radical, independent, nonprofit book publisher based in Chicago.