Independent publishing company
Granta Books
Literary fiction, Fiction, Memoir
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About Granta Books
Granta Books does not accept unsolicited book proposals or manuscripts. The London publisher of literary fiction, memoir, reportage and poetry works through agents. Its sister Granta magazine reads single stories and essays in set months, with a small fee and free low-income places.
Granta Books is a London publisher of new literary fiction, memoir, reportage and poetry from around the world, releasing around thirty titles a year. Its authors include Han Kang, Sayaka Murata, Rebecca Solnit, Eleanor Catton and Ben Lerner, and Granta Poetry launched in 2019.
Granta Books does not accept unsolicited book proposals or manuscripts, and book manuscripts cannot go through the magazine’s system either. Granta magazine is separate: it reads one story or essay at a time through Submittable in set months, with a £3.50 fee per prose submission and 200 free places per window for writers on low incomes.
What Granta Books is looking for
- Literary fiction
- Memoir and reportage
- Poetry
Publishes
- Fiction
- Literary fiction
- Memoir
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
Specialties
- Literary fiction
How to submit to Granta Books
From its own guidelines- Do not send book proposals or manuscripts to Granta Books.
- Find a literary agent for your book.
- For a single story or essay, check Granta magazine's Submittable windows.
Is Granta Books right for your book?
A good fit if
Agented literary writers, and writers of single stories or essays for the magazine.
Look elsewhere if
Unagented book authors, since Granta Books takes no unsolicited proposals.
Granta Books imprints
Which take submissions| Imprint | Direct submissions | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Granta Books | No | No unsolicited proposals or manuscripts. |
| Granta Poetry | Not stated | Launched 2019. |
Questions about Granta Books
Does Granta Books accept unsolicited manuscripts?
No. Granta Books does not accept unsolicited book proposals or manuscripts, and it does not take book manuscripts through the magazine's system either. The route to Granta Books is a literary agent. Its sister magazine reads single stories and essays in set months.
Does Granta magazine charge a submission fee?
Yes, for prose. Granta magazine charges £3.50 per full-length prose submission and offers 200 free places per window for writers on low incomes. Its next prose window runs through December 2026. Granta Books itself charges nothing and reads only agented work.
What does Granta Books publish?
Granta Books publishes new literary fiction, memoir, reportage and poetry from around the world, around thirty titles a year. Its authors include Han Kang, Sayaka Murata, Rebecca Solnit, Eleanor Catton and Ben Lerner, and Granta Poetry launched in 2019. Send exactly what the guidelines ask for, and keep a note of the date.
Listing history
- Checked on the publisher's own site
