Major publishing house
Timber Press (Workman Publishing, Hachette Book Group)
Nonfiction
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About Timber Press
Timber Press is open to proposals from unagented experts in gardening, horticulture and natural history. Email a proposal and one sample chapter of no more than 10 pages to editorial@timberpress.com. Proposals are accepted only by email.
Timber Press was founded in 1978 and is based in Portland, Oregon. It is part of Workman Publishing within Hachette Book Group. It publishes books from experts in gardening, horticulture and natural history. Its list covers gardening how-to, garden design, popular science, nature, garden literature and field guides, all for adult readers who want to learn about plants, gardens and the natural world from people who know the subject well.
Submissions today go by email only. Prepare a proposal with an overview, a table of contents, author information, sales and marketing considerations, competing and comparable titles and the manuscript length and illustrations. Include one representative sample chapter of no more than 10 pages. Send the package to editorial@timberpress.com. You do not need an agent. Timber Press does not list a reply time, so plan to be patient after you send.
What Timber Press is looking for
- Books from experts in gardening, horticulture and natural history
- Gardening how-to and garden design
- Popular science and nature
- Garden literature
- Field guides
Publishes
- Nonfiction
Readers
- Adult
How to submit to Timber Press
From its own guidelines- Write a proposal with an overview, table of contents and author information.
- Add sales and marketing considerations, comparable titles and the length and illustrations.
- Include one representative sample chapter of no more than 10 pages.
- Email the proposal to editorial@timberpress.com.
Is Timber Press right for your book?
A good fit if
Timber Press suits gardeners, horticulturists and naturalists with real expertise who want to write how-to books, garden design books, field guides or nature writing.
Look elsewhere if
Writers outside gardening, horticulture and natural history should look elsewhere. Anyone planning to send a proposal by post or another route should note that Timber Press accepts proposals only by email.
Questions about Timber Press
Does Timber Press accept unsolicited manuscripts?
Timber Press accepts unsolicited proposals, not full manuscripts. You do not need an agent. Send a proposal with one representative sample chapter of no more than 10 pages, and send it by email only. The press wants books from experts in gardening, horticulture and natural history, so make your own expertise clear in the author information section.
How do I submit to Timber Press?
Email your proposal to editorial@timberpress.com. Include an overview, a table of contents, author information, sales and marketing considerations, competing and comparable titles and the manuscript length and illustrations. Add one representative sample chapter of no more than 10 pages. Timber Press accepts proposals only through email, so do not mail a printed copy.
What does Timber Press publish?
Timber Press publishes books from experts in gardening, horticulture and natural history. Its list includes gardening how-to, garden design, popular science, nature, garden literature and field guides. Founded in 1978 and based in Portland, Oregon, it is part of Workman Publishing within Hachette Book Group. If your book falls outside these subjects, it is not a fit.
Listing history
- Checked on the publisher's own site
