Major publishing house
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Business, Academic, Nonfiction
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About Wiley
Wiley invites book ideas through an online form on its business trade books page, and no agent is needed for that route. Your idea goes to one of its editors. Its For Dummies series does not take unsolicited proposals; authors there send credentials or work through an agent.
John Wiley & Sons is a publisher based in Hoboken, New Jersey. Its business trade list covers leadership, management, entrepreneurship, sales and marketing, personal development, self-help, wellness and the future of work. The Jossey-Bass imprint uses the same idea form.
Wiley publishers invite trade book ideas through a short online form that goes straight to an editor, and an agent is not needed for that route. Wiley book publishers treat For Dummies differently: that series does not accept unsolicited proposals, and authors either send credentials to be kept on file or work through a literary agent.
What Wiley is looking for
- Leadership and management
- Entrepreneurship and innovation
- Sales and marketing
- Personal development, self-help and wellness
- AI and the future of work
- Nonprofit and training
Publishes
- Academic
- Business
- Nonfiction
- Self-Help
Specialties
- Textbook
How to submit to Wiley
From its own guidelines- Open the Wiley business trade books page.
- Prepare your idea with your credentials, audience, competing books and a table of contents.
- Fill out the online form to send your book idea to one of Wiley's editors.
- Wait for the editor to follow up if the idea fits the list.
Is Wiley right for your book?
A good fit if
Business experts, consultants, leaders and professionals with a clear audience and a platform, who want to pitch a trade book without an agent.
Look elsewhere if
Fiction writers, and authors hoping to pitch a For Dummies title without being invited.
Wiley imprints
Which take submissions| Imprint | Direct submissions | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Wiley Business (trade) | Yes | Live page with 'Ready to submit your book idea?' and online form to editors. |
| Jossey-Bass | Yes | Own live page with the same online form (see jossey-bass record). |
| For Dummies | Agent only | Wiley does not accept unsolicited For Dummies proposals; send credentials for files or go through a literary agent. |
Questions about Wiley
Does Wiley accept book proposals from authors?
Yes. Wiley's business trade books page invites authors to submit a book idea through an online form that goes to one of its editors, and it does not ask for an agent. Prepare your credentials, audience, competing books and a table of contents first, so the editor can judge the idea quickly.
Can I pitch a For Dummies book to Wiley?
Not with an unsolicited proposal. Wiley says it does not accept unsolicited For Dummies proposals. Authors can send their credentials to be kept on file or work through a literary agent. Other Wiley trade lists, such as business and Jossey-Bass, take ideas through the online form.
Where are Wiley publishers located?
John Wiley & Sons is based at 111 River Street in Hoboken, New Jersey. It publishes for readers around the world, and its idea form works the same wherever you live. Whatever your location, make your audience and expertise clear in your submission.
Listing history
- Checked on the publisher's own site
