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Top 21 Women's fiction publishers based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 117 women's fiction publishers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 954 professional contacts across them, including 382 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers women's fiction publishers headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 22, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 22, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
117Companies
954Contacts tracked
382Verified emails
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The 21 largest women's fiction publishers based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 21 of 117 women's fiction publishers based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to women's fiction publishers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceNaperville, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500414 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Books change lives.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
2Partial evidenceBirmingham, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-200131 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Hoffman Media, LLC (HM) is a privately held, leading special-interest publisher based in Birmingham, Ala.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
3Partial evidenceSeattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5031 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Girl Friday Productions creates books that build brands for entrepreneurs, serious authors, and publishers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
4Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-1028 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We understand the power of stories to enhance meaning, deepen understanding, engage emotions, effect change, and enlarge our sense of humanity by connecting us to people and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
5Partial evidenceTempe, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-1019 contacts →

Partial evidence

“She Writes Press is an award-winning hybrid publishing company that’s both mission-driven and community-oriented.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
6Strong evidenceSalt Lake City, UT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-1017 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Shadow Mountain is a general trade publisher of fiction and non-fiction.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
7Partial evidenceBaltimore, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-1017 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Yellow Arrow Publishing supports and inspires writers identifying as women through access to publication and the literary arts.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
8Indirect evidenceNashville, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20012 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“HarperCollins Focus, based in Nashville, is a dynamic collection of publishing imprints dedicated to entertaining and empowering readers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
9Indirect evidenceSt Louis, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-1012 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are a proudly independent publishing house dedicated to fostering positive relationships with our authors and readers and between our readers and authors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
10Partial evidenceDestin, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-507 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded by Meredith Wild in 2014 as a romance publisher, Waterhouse Press first published the #1 New York Times bestselling author and has since expanded to help introduce other…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
11Indirect evidenceMinneapolis, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-107 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The mission of Coffee House Press is to publish exciting, vital, and enduring authors of our time; to delight and inspire readers; to contribute to the cultural life of our…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
12Strong evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-107 contacts →

Strong evidence

“midnight & indigo Publishing is dedicated to amplifying fiction and non-fiction works created by Black women writers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13Partial evidenceChevy Chase, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-105 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Bold Story Press is a woman-owned, hybrid publishing company with a mission of publishing women writers so that their stories contribute to shaping the narrative of our world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
14Indirect evidenceMarietta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Lucid House Publishing is a bespoke publishing solution created by authors for authors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
15Partial evidenceLexington, KY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-103 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Shadelandhouse Modern Press*, LLC was founded to publish authentic and compelling nonfiction and fiction.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
16Indirect evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our mission may look simple but like so many things, the monster is in the details.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
17Partial evidenceCambridge, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-102 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Empress Editions is an innovative indie press dedicated to amplifying the voices of midlife women and transforming the publishing landscape.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
18Indirect evidenceDenton, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-101 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Gift an Author Publishing was built on a simple belief: every story deserves to be told with purpose-and every author deserves to be heard.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19Indirect evidenceOxford, MS, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-101 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Owned and operated by NY Times & USA Today bestselling author Mandy M.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
20Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-101 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Through a cadre of talented, unconventional authors, Quondam Publishing elevates compelling narratives crafted explicitly to expose life's untold stories in a way that is bold and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
21Partial evidencePalm Beach Gardens, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-101 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Story Ninjas Publishing is an independent book publisher.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026

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Women's fiction publishers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026
40.0%Verified-email coverage
8.2Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
7.7%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
98
11-50
12
51-200
3
201-500
3
501-1,000
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 117 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among women's fiction publishers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “women's fiction publishers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names women's fiction publishers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among women's fiction publishers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 382 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 22, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names women's fiction publishers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many women's fiction publishers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 117 women's fiction publishers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Sourcebooks, headquartered in Naperville, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most women's fiction publishers?

New York leads with 9 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (4) and Allen (2).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 382 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 117 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 22, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.