Independent publishing company
Pluto Press
Nonfiction, Academic, History
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About Pluto Press
Pluto Press is open to nonfiction proposals by email at submissions@plutobooks.com, following the proposal guidelines on its submissions page. The independent, worker-led London publisher replies within up to two months. It does not publish novels or poetry.
Pluto Press is an independent, radical nonfiction publisher in London, founded in 1969. It is worker led and independent of any political party or organization, and it publishes books on politics, history and social change.
Authors download Pluto’s proposal guidelines from its submissions page and email a proposal. It can take up to two months to reply. Pluto does not publish novels or poetry collections, and it runs an open access program whose funding terms are set out in a separate document.
What Pluto Press is looking for
- Radical politics and economics
- History and social movements
- Accessible academic nonfiction
Publishes
- Academic
- History
- Independent
- Nonfiction
Readers
- Adult
How to submit to Pluto Press
From its own guidelines- Download the proposal guidelines from Pluto's submissions page.
- Write a proposal that follows them.
- Email it to submissions@plutobooks.com.
- Allow up to two months for a reply.
Is Pluto Press right for your book?
A good fit if
Academics, activists and writers with radical nonfiction for engaged readers.
Look elsewhere if
Novelists and poets.
Questions about Pluto Press
Does Pluto Press accept book proposals?
Yes. Pluto Press reads nonfiction proposals by email at submissions@plutobooks.com, with no agent needed. Follow the proposal guidelines in the downloads box on its submissions page. It can take up to two months to reply. It does not publish novels or poetry.
What kind of publisher is Pluto Press?
Pluto is an independent, radical, worker-led nonfiction publisher in London, founded in 1969 and independent of any political party or organization. It publishes on politics, history and social change for engaged general and academic readers. Check the publisher's own page for any change before you submit.
Does Pluto Press publish open access books?
Pluto runs an open access program, described in a document linked from its site. Its submissions page does not state an author charge for standard publication. Ask the editor about open access options once your proposal is under discussion. Send exactly what the guidelines ask for, and keep a note of the date.
Listing history
- Checked on the publisher's own site
