Independent publishing company
Llewellyn Worldwide
Religion and Spirituality, Health, Independent
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About Llewellyn
Llewellyn Worldwide is open to proposals and complete manuscripts from authors without an agent, by email or post. Send a proposal with a cover letter, outline, audience, comparable titles and three sample chapters. It wants practical books on topics such as astrology, tarot, meditation and alternative health, and does not publish fiction or memoir.
Llewellyn Worldwide is an independent publisher in Woodbury, Minnesota, publishing since 1901. Its books have a practical emphasis: how things work, how they are done and self-help. Its best-selling areas include alternative health, astrology, meditation, paganism, tarot, Wicca and yoga.
Llewellyn accepts both proposals and complete manuscripts, ideally of 50,000 to 90,000 words. Almanacs, calendars and tarot decks have their own submission routes. It does not publish channeled books, memoirs, cookbooks, children’s or picture books, fiction or poetry.
What Llewellyn is looking for
- Astrology, tarot and divination
- Meditation, yoga and alternative health
- Paganism and Wicca
- Practical self-help
Publishes
- Health
- Independent
- Nonfiction
- Religion and Spirituality
- Self-Help
Readers
- Adult
How to submit to Llewellyn
From its own guidelines- Write a proposal: cover letter, word count, completion date, annotated contents, illustrations, audience, comparable titles and your background.
- Add three sample chapters, or the complete manuscript if finished.
- Send it by email or post.
- Use the separate routes for almanacs, calendars and tarot decks.
Is Llewellyn right for your book?
A good fit if
Practitioners and teachers writing practical books on spirituality, magic and holistic health.
Look elsewhere if
Writers of fiction, poetry, memoir, cookbooks, children's books or channeled material.
Questions about Llewellyn
Does Llewellyn accept unsolicited manuscripts?
Yes. Llewellyn Worldwide accepts both proposals and complete manuscripts from authors without an agent, by email or post. A proposal includes a cover letter, outline, audience, comparable titles, your background and three sample chapters. It prefers books of 50,000 to 90,000 words.
What does Llewellyn publish?
Llewellyn publishes practical books on how things work, how they are done and self-help. Its best-selling areas include alternative health, astrology, meditation, paganism, tarot, Wicca and yoga. Almanacs, calendars and tarot decks have their own submission routes. Check the publisher's own page for any change before you submit.
What does Llewellyn not publish?
Llewellyn does not publish channeled books, memoirs, cookbooks, children's or picture books, fiction or poetry. If your book is practical and teaches readers a skill or practice in its subject areas, it is a good candidate for a proposal. Send exactly what the guidelines ask for, and keep a note of the date.
Listing history
- Checked on the publisher's own site
