Major publishing house
Ivy Press (an imprint of The Quarto Group)
Nonfiction, Art and Photography
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About Ivy Press
Ivy Press, a Quarto Group imprint in London, is open to illustrated nonfiction proposals from unagented authors. There is no Ivy address: you email a proposal and a signed Quarto Submission Agreement to the Quarto subject address that fits your book. No reply within three months means no.
Ivy Press is an imprint of The Quarto Group, based at 1 Triptych Place in London. It publishes illustrated nonfiction for adult readers in the international market. Its subjects include natural history, general reference, popular science, art, craft and design. It also publishes the 30-Second series. Quarto also lists popular culture, health and parenting, mind body spirit, humor and novelty among its focus areas.
Submissions are open and you do not need an agent. Ivy Press has no submission address of its own, so you follow the Quarto group guidelines. You prepare a full proposal, sign the Quarto Submission Agreement and email both to the Quarto subject address that suits your book. A subject submission reaches several Quarto imprints at once. Quarto replies only if it is interested.
What Ivy Press is looking for
- Illustrated nonfiction for an international market
- Natural history, general reference and popular science
- Art, craft and design books
- Ideas that fit the 30-Second series
- Popular culture, health and parenting, mind body spirit, humor and novelty
Publishes
- Art and Photography
- Nonfiction
Readers
- Adult
How to submit to Ivy Press
From its own guidelines- Write an introduction to you as author or designer.
- Prepare a concept overview with title, contents or outline and completion date.
- Add visual materials and market information.
- Sign the Quarto Submission Agreement.
- Email the proposal to the Quarto subject address that fits your book.
Is Ivy Press right for your book?
A good fit if
Ivy Press suits authors and designers with a visual nonfiction concept, such as popular science, natural history or craft, who can supply sample visuals and market information.
Look elsewhere if
Look elsewhere if your book is text only or is not nonfiction, since Ivy Press focuses on illustrated nonfiction.
Ivy Press imprints
Which take submissions| Imprint | Direct submissions | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ivy Kids | Not stated | Separate Quarto imprint page at quarto.com/Ivy-Kids; kids proposals go to QuartoKidsSubmissions@quarto.com per Quarto guidelines (not opened |
Questions about Ivy Press
Does Ivy Press accept unsolicited manuscripts?
Yes, Ivy Press accepts unsolicited proposals from authors without an agent, through The Quarto Group. You send a proposal rather than a manuscript. It covers an introduction to you, a concept overview with title, contents or outline and completion date, visual materials and market information. You also sign the Quarto Submission Agreement and include it when you email the Quarto subject address.
How do I submit to Ivy Press?
You submit through The Quarto Group, because Ivy Press has no address of its own. Prepare your proposal, sign the Quarto Submission Agreement and email both to the Quarto subject address that fits your book. For example, arts, crafts and hobbies books go to QuartoCreatesSubmissions@quarto.com. A subject submission reaches several Quarto imprints, so Ivy Press is one of the possible homes.
How long does Ivy Press take to reply?
Quarto replies within three months only if it is interested in your proposal. If you hear nothing after three months, take that as a sign that the book is not a fit. Quarto does not send replies to proposals it turns down, so keep a note of the date you sent your email and plan your next submissions with that window in mind.
Listing history
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