Independent publishing company
Floris Books
Children's, Independent, Middle grade
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About Floris Books
Floris Books, in Edinburgh, takes proposals through an online form only for adult nonfiction connected to the Steiner-Waldorf or anthroposophical communities. Its Kelpies children's list is closed to general submissions and reads work only from set groups, such as Scottish BPOC Writers Network members and literary agents.
Floris Books is an independent publisher in Edinburgh, Scotland, founded in 1976. It specializes in children’s books and in books for the Steiner-Waldorf and anthroposophical communities. Its Kelpies list publishes Scottish books for children: board books, picture books, activity books and children’s novels.
Only one route is open to everyone: adult nonfiction explicitly connected to the Steiner-Waldorf or anthroposophical communities, sent through the online form. General children’s submissions are closed. Kelpies reads children’s work from Scottish BPOC Writers Network members, invited writers, literary agents and international publishers, and it points other Scotland-based writers to the Kelpies Prizes.
What Floris Books is looking for
- Adult nonfiction for the Steiner-Waldorf and anthroposophical communities
- Scottish children's books on the Kelpies list, through its restricted routes
- Board books, picture books, activity books and children's novels
Publishes
- Children's
- Independent
- Middle grade
- Nonfiction
- Picture book
- Religion and Spirituality
Readers
- Adult
- Board book
- Middle grade
- Picture book
How to submit to Floris Books
From its own guidelines- Check that your book fits: Steiner-Waldorf or anthroposophical nonfiction, or an eligible Kelpies route.
- Fill in the online form with a short bio, your proposal, intended readers and comparable titles.
- Upload your contents page and sample chapters as Word or PDF.
- Allow up to 12 weeks for a reply.
Is Floris Books right for your book?
A good fit if
Authors writing for Steiner-Waldorf families and teachers, and Scottish children's writers who belong to one of the groups Kelpies reads.
Look elsewhere if
General children's writers without an agent or eligible membership, illustrators and anyone wanting to submit by email or post.
Floris Books imprints
Which take submissions| Imprint | Direct submissions | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Floris Books (adult nonfiction) | Yes | Only nonfiction connected to the Steiner-Waldorf or anthroposophical communities, via online form. |
| Kelpies (children's) | Not stated | Restricted: Scottish BPOC Writers Network members, invited writers, literary agents and international publishers. |
Questions about Floris Books
Does Floris Books accept children's book submissions?
Not from everyone. General children's submissions are closed. The Kelpies list reads children's books from members of the Scottish BPOC Writers Network, invited writers, literary agents and international publishers. Other Scotland-based writers and illustrators are pointed to the Kelpies Prizes as their route in.
What adult books does Floris Books publish?
Floris Books takes adult nonfiction only when it is explicitly connected to the Steiner-Waldorf or anthroposophical communities. Proposals go through its online form, with a short bio, a description of the book, the intended readers, comparable titles, a contents page and sample chapters. It does not accept email or postal submissions.
Where is Floris Books based?
Floris Books is an independent publisher based in Edinburgh, Scotland, founded in 1976. Its Kelpies list focuses on Scottish books for children, from board books to novels. Its adult list serves Steiner-Waldorf and anthroposophical readers, and those proposals go through its online form.
Listing history
- Checked on the publisher's own site
