Young Writers Society

OK, I've revamped my old list, here is an upgraded one.

These are mostly tiny publishers, and any 'royalty' would probably be in the realm of at best going to the movies once a year at their expence.
But! These are also publishers, who appear to be willing to publish short stuff and call it a book.

Most of them are romantica oriented, so when it says 'everything', it probably means sci-fi, fantasy, mystery, thrillers, horror, but with a strong romantical plot. When it says just 'paranormal' for example - then this seems to be the only exception from romance.
If any publisher catches your eye - google and check out their site for yourself.

Submitting a short book to these guys would serve a young writer two purposes I would say:
1. Passing the psychological barrier of 'being really published' /under a pen-name,I propose, who knows what you'll think of your early novella five years from now/
2. Getting some 'pro' feedback for free - if they like your stuff, but it's not good enough yet, they'll say what needs to be edited. hehe. In theory, one can write a novelette every weekend,and send it to one of them, until finally one decides that a serious writing level has realistically been reached, and begins working on 'the project', which will require a literary agent etc.
Or, maybe this is all useless, and I'm just being compulsive-obssesive

And so, here is the list

Amira press - everything, 20 000K and up

Aspen Mountain Press - everything, 20 000K and up

Avon - EROTICA - 25 000K and up

Breathless press - paranormal, 10 000K up

BLADE PUBLISHING - everything, 15 000K and up

cobblestone press - everything, 10 000K and up

Club Lighthouse Publishing - everything, 20 000K and up

CROSSING CHAOS: enigmatic ink - 25 000K and up; dark postmodernism

Changeling press: everything, 10 000 - 28 000

DAMNATION BOOKS - everything, dark - 10 000K and up

Dark Roast Press - everything, 1 500K and up

DARK QUEST - short works - dark/fantasy

Echelon Press - everything, 10 000K and up

eharlequine -
a) Spicy Briefs /10k-15k/ - all erotic subgenres;
b) nocturnal bites /10k-15k/;
c) Harlequin Historical Undone - /10k-15k/, historical, including time travel/fantasy

eXtasy Books - 16 000K and up

eXcessica - 15 000 and up

Eternal Press - everything, 20 000K and up

Ellora's Cave - everything, all sizes

Freya's bower - any genre sex, 10 000 and up

GYPSY SHADOW PUBLISHING CO - everything above 3000, including in installments

Graveside Tales - 20 000K and up

ImaJinn Books Silk and Magic - 15 000 and up

Keith Publications - from September 2010

L&L Dreamspell - everything, 10 000K and up

Literary Road - everything, 10 000K and up

Lillibridge Press - everything - 7 500K and up

LYRICAL PRESS, INC. - paranormal, 15 000K and up

Loose Id - edgy, 20 000K and up

Mojocastle Press - everything, 20 000K and up

Mythica Publishing - crime/mystery - novellas, novelettes

MuseItUp Publishing - from 3000K and up, everything

Midnight Showcase - everything, 3000 and up

Noble Romance Publishing - everything, 10 000K and up

Phaze Books - everything, 10 000K and up

Pink Petal Books - everything, 25 000K and up

Red Sage everything, 10 000K and up

Resplendence Publishing - everything, 12 000K and up

Renaissance E Books - publish novelettes

shadowfire press - erotic - 12,000K and up

SAMHAIN PUBLISHING, Ltd - everything, 12 000K and up

Sapphire Blue Publishing - everything, 10 000K and up

SIREN PUBLISHING - everything, 15 000 and up

STONE GARDEN PUBLISHING - everything, 21 500 and up

Total e-bound - everything, 10 000K and up

Tantalizing tales - 15 000K and up

TORQUERE PRESS - everything, all lengths

Uncial Press - 5000K plus; everything, 10 000K sells

UNDER THE MOON - everything, no romance, no gore, for gamers - 16 000K and up

Virtual Tales - 20 000 and up, everything but erotica

Wild Rose Press - 7 500K and up; Sci Fi and fantasy too

Wild Horse Press - some stuff, paranormal, 15 000K and up

wild child publishing - apparently everything, from july 1st 2010

Whispers publishing - soft sensual everything 5 000 and up

WITHERSIN PRESS - dark novellas, check reading period

XOXO publishing - everything, novella size and up

Here is an infinitely more professional list made and maintained by legendary fantasy author Piers Anthony:
http://www.hipiers.com/publishing.html

You are a total stranger, but I cannot begin to describe how much I love you for posting this.

I have seriously been intensively researching this for DAYS, with disappointing results. Thank you thank you thank you!

Thanx for the boost ladymask - I hope the list worked for you