Independent publishing company
Oneworld Publications
Children's, Academic, Fiction
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About Oneworld
Oneworld Publications is open to nonfiction proposals from authors without an agent. Fill in its nonfiction form and email it to submissions@oneworld-publications.com. All fiction, including its Point Blank, Magpie and Rock the Boat lists, is closed for now.
Oneworld Publications is an independent London publisher founded in 1986 that focuses on stimulating nonfiction and publishes more than 100 books a year. Its nonfiction ranges from history to religion to science, including its Beginner’s Guides series, and it also has fiction, crime and children’s imprints.
Oneworld reads nonfiction proposals sent directly on its proposal form by email. It wants to see how the book fits its list, the author’s qualifications, target markets and real competing titles, and it will publish first-time authors who can write in the right style and meet deadlines. Fiction submissions are closed for now.
What Oneworld is looking for
- History, religion and science
- Beginner's Guides
- Nonfiction by first-time and established authors
Publishes
- Academic
- Children's
- Fiction
- History
- Independent
- Literary fiction
- Mystery and Thriller
- Nonfiction
- Religion and Spirituality
- Young adult
Specialties
- Literary fiction
How to submit to Oneworld
From its own guidelines- Download Oneworld's nonfiction proposal form.
- Show the fit with its list, your qualifications, target and secondary markets and real competing titles.
- Email the form to submissions@oneworld-publications.com.
Is Oneworld right for your book?
A good fit if
Nonfiction writers, including first-time authors, with clear credentials and a defined market.
Look elsewhere if
Fiction writers, since all Oneworld fiction lists are closed for now.
Books published by Oneworld
Well-known titles- Prophet SongPaul Lynch, 2023
- Show Me The BodiesPeter Apps, 2023
- The Rabbit HutchTess Gunty, 2022
- The SelloutPaul Beatty, 2016
- A Brief History of Seven KillingsMarlon James, 2015
Oneworld imprints
Which take submissions| Imprint | Direct submissions | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Oneworld Publications | Yes | Nonfiction proposals by email. |
| Point Blank | No | Fiction not accepted at present. |
| Rock the Boat | No | Children's and YA fiction not accepted at present. |
| Magpie | No | Fiction not accepted at present. |
Questions about Oneworld
Does Oneworld accept unsolicited proposals?
Yes, for nonfiction. Oneworld reads proposals from authors without an agent on its nonfiction form, sent by email to submissions@oneworld-publications.com. Its fiction lists, including Point Blank, Magpie and Rock the Boat, are not accepting submissions at present. Read the steps on this profile before you send anything.
Does Oneworld publish first-time authors?
Yes. Oneworld says it publishes writers who have not been published before, as long as they show they can write in the right style and meet deadlines. Make your qualifications, your market and your competing titles clear in the proposal form.
What nonfiction does Oneworld publish?
Oneworld publishes stimulating nonfiction on subjects from history to religion to science, including its Beginner's Guides series. It releases more than 100 books a year. Study recent titles in your subject to show how your book would fit its list.
Listing history
- Checked on the publisher's own site
