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Hay House
Nonfiction, Health, Religion and Spirituality
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About Hay House
Hay House reads nonfiction ideas from authors without an agent through an online synopsis form on its Hay House UK site. It wants positive self-help, spirituality and health books and aims to reply within a month. Fiction, children's books and poetry need an agent.
Hay House was founded in 1987 and has US offices in Carlsbad, California, New York City and Austin, Texas, plus companies in the UK and India. Hay House publishing covers self-help, spirituality, health, personal growth and inspiration, in print, ebook and audio, along with card decks and other products.
The US site gives no submission instructions. The official route is the online form on the Hay House UK site, linked from the US site’s own footer. You send a short summary of your idea and information about yourself, not a manuscript. Hay House looks for a well-developed concept and an author with a strong platform, such as a large email list.
What Hay House is looking for
- Innovative nonfiction with a positive message
- Self-help and personal growth
- Spirituality and inspiration
- Health and healing
Publishes
- Health
- Nonfiction
- Religion and Spirituality
- Self-Help
Readers
- Adult
How to submit to Hay House
From its own guidelines- Read the submission guidelines on the Hay House UK site.
- Fill in its online form with a summary of your idea and information about you. Do not send a proposal or manuscript yet.
- Send only one idea at a time.
- Hay House aims to reply within a month and asks for a full proposal if it is interested.
Is Hay House right for your book?
A good fit if
You have a clear self-help or spiritual nonfiction idea and an audience you already reach, such as an email list or a following.
Look elsewhere if
- Fiction, children's books or poetry without an agent
- Card decks or illustrated books without an agent
- Plays
- Printed submissions sent by mail
Hay House imprints
Which take submissions| Imprint | Direct submissions | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hay House UK | Yes | Unagented nonfiction through its online synopsis form; fiction, children's and poetry through agents |
| Hay House Publishers India | Yes | Manuscript, synopsis and bio by email; reply in 4 to 8 weeks |
Questions about Hay House
How do I send Hay House publishing submissions?
Hay House publishing submissions go through the online form on its Hay House UK site, which the US site links to in its footer. Send a short summary of your idea and information about yourself, not a full manuscript. If Hay House is interested, it asks for a full proposal.
Does Hay House accept unagented authors?
Yes, for nonfiction. Hay House reads nonfiction ideas from authors without an agent through its online form. Fiction, children's books, poetry, full-color and illustrated projects, including card decks, are considered only through a literary agent. Hard copy submissions are not accepted.
How long do Hay House publishers submissions take?
Hay House aims to reply within a month after you send the online form. It does not give feedback on rejected synopses, and it recommends against sending several submissions at once. Choose your strongest idea and send that one first.
Listing history
- Checked on the publisher's own site
