Major publishing house
Prestel Verlag / Prestel Publishing
Children's, Art and Photography, Fiction
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About Prestel
Prestel is open to unagented book proposals in art, architecture, photography and design, plus children's books. Email your proposal to submissions@prestel-uk.co.uk at the London office, and do not follow up on its status.
Prestel Verlag, also known as Prestel Publishing, was founded in 1924 and has its headquarters in Munich, with offices in New York and London. It is part of Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe. Prestel publishes books on art, architecture, photography and design, along with fiction and nonfiction for children of all ages. Its fiction list is for children only.
Submissions are open to authors without an agent. Although the head office is in Munich, proposals go by email to the London office at submissions@prestel-uk.co.uk. The publisher asks for a book proposal and does not list a reply time. It asks that you do not follow up on the status of your submission, so plan to keep working on other projects after you send it.
What Prestel is looking for
- Books on art and architecture
- Photography and design
- Fiction for children of all ages
- Nonfiction for children of all ages
Publishes
- Art and Photography
- Children's
- Fiction
- Nonfiction
Readers
- Adult
How to submit to Prestel
From its own guidelines- Prepare a book proposal for an art, architecture, photography, design or children's title.
- Email the proposal to submissions@prestel-uk.co.uk at the London office.
- Do not follow up on its status after you send it.
Is Prestel right for your book?
A good fit if
This suits authors with an art, architecture, photography or design book, plus children's authors writing fiction or nonfiction for any age.
Look elsewhere if
Look elsewhere if you write adult fiction, since Prestel's fiction is for children only. It may also not suit you if you need status updates, because the publisher asks you not to follow up.
Questions about Prestel
Does Prestel accept unsolicited manuscripts?
Yes, Prestel accepts unsolicited book proposals from authors without an agent. It takes proposals on art, architecture, photography and design, plus fiction and nonfiction for children of all ages. Its fiction is for children only, so adult novels are not a fit. Send a proposal by email rather than a full manuscript, and do not follow up on its status.
How do I submit to Prestel?
Email your book proposal to submissions@prestel-uk.co.uk. That address belongs to the London office, even though Prestel's head office is in Munich. The publisher does not list a reply time, and it asks writers not to follow up on the status of submissions. Keep a copy of what you send and note the date for your own records.
Where is Prestel based?
Prestel has its headquarters in Munich, Germany, with offices in New York and London. It was founded in 1924 and is part of Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe. Book proposals go to the London office by email rather than to Munich. The publisher covers art, architecture, photography and design, along with books for children of all ages.
Listing history
- Checked on the publisher's own site
