They were founded by Curt Matthews and his wife, Linda Matthews. They are an established independent publisher of literary fiction and non-fiction.
Since then they have gained a reputation for publishing thoughtful books in a variety of literary genres, including memoir.Ĭhicago Review Press was founded over 40 years ago. Persea Books is an independent book publisher based out of New York that was established in the 1970s. Not all the publishers on this list are currently open to submissions, but most are. Some are old and respected, others are new and still figuring things out. However, there are still options out there.
Memoir publishers that don’t require an agent to submit are few and far between.