I am writing a book on personal development which explains in three
easy steps how we create our reality using universal laws. I know it
works, because everyone is already useing these principles which I
call the Mindstream Method, but do so unconsciousy. The book shows how
we can do this consciously and create any desired outcome or resolve
any situation, easily and effortlessly. I currently use it in my work
as a coach to professional business people and sports people , but it
can also be used in all areas of life, including relationships and money.
I am looking for a list of publishers with address and contact names
who would be interested in the area of creating success. The work is
aimed at the UK and USA markets. If you require further info on the
subject visit my website and click on the Mindstream Method. The
address is as follows: www.mind-coach.com

Thank you Seann Farrell

Greetings Seann:

You have a lovely website!  Kudos on the presentation.  From an
article titled "28 Markets for Your Body/Mind/Spirit Book Proposal" at
http://www.kporterfield.com/creativity/spiritmarket.html I found some
excellent publishing possibilities for you.

The publisher's listings on that page are far more expanded than the
list I have below.  However, due to copyright law, I am unable to copy
the text to here because the majority of the article is the list.

When visiting the page, for each publishing house listing you'll see a
short synopsis regarding the types of books they publish and how they
accept proposals and/or manuscripts.  You'll notice the same URLs I
have provided after each name are also on that page.  Because of the
nature of personal development being so popular, your book should fit
in any of the list ranges.

For instance, the listing for Findhorn Press on the kporterfield.com
page is
"Findhorn Press publishes books on spiritual inspiration, healing,
guidance, nature and transformation as well as nature and ecology,
self-help, angels, a Course in Miracles and Findhorn. Recent releases
include Praying Peace, Opening Doors Within and the Angels of Light
Deck. View their backlist at
http://www.findhornpress.com/indexframes.htm. They do not consider
unsolicited manuscripts but will consider a short synopis of your book
emailed to them at info@findhornpress.com"
[However, the correct URL turned out to be
http://www.findhornpress.com/HostedStore.LassoApp?-ResponseLassoApp=helpcenter.lasso&show=submissions]

You'll see all the listings below on the page with similar
instructions and information at the
http://www.kporterfield.com/creativity/spiritmarket.html URL - I
tested all the links for validity before posting them (some on the
page were incorrect and I corrected them here) so please use my list
below when visiting the publishing houses:

A.R.E. Press
http://www.edgarcayce.org/are_press/guidelines.html 

Artemis Press
http://www.artemispress.com/html/author_info.html

Aslan Publishing 
http://www.aslanpublishing.com 

Barrons
http://www.barronseduc.com/info.html 

Bear & Company Books 
http://www.innertraditions.com/manuscrpt.htm 

Beyond Words 
http://www.beyondword.com/otherindex/submissionsmscript.html

Blue Dolphin Publishing 
http://www.bluedolphinpublishing.com/msguide.htm 

Celestial Arts 
http://www.tenspeed.com/about/page.php3?pg=30 

Conari Press
http://www.redwheelweiser.com/contactus/submissions.htm 

Destiny Books
http://www.innertraditions.com/manuscrpt.htm 

De Vorss & Company
DeVorss& Company
1046 Princeton Drive
Marina del Rey, California 90292

Findhorn Press 
http://www.findhornpress.com/HostedStore.LassoApp?-ResponseLassoApp=helpcenter.lasso&show=submissions

Hampton Roads Publishing Company 
http://www.hamptonroadspub.com/main/sub.html

Healing Arts Press 
http://www.innertraditions.com/manuscrpt.htm

Health Communications 
http://www.hcibooks.com/submissions.asp 

Humanics 
http://www.humanicspub.com/manuscripts.htm 

Inner Ocean Publishing
http://www.innerocean.com/submissions.htm?aua=2bp

Inner Traditions 
http://www.innertraditions.com 

Jodere Group 
http://www.jodere.com

Llewellyn 
http://www.llewellyn.com/gen_sub.htm 

Moment Point Press 
http://www.momentpoint.com/html/submissions.html 

New Harbinger 
http://www.newharbinger.com/publish.htm

New Page Books 
http://www.newpagebooks.com/guidelines.html

New World Library
http://www.newworldlibrary.com/submiss.htm 

North Atlantic Books 
http:// www.northatlanticbooks.com/contact_us/submissions.html

Quest Books 
http://www.questbooks.net/aboutquest.cfm#submission

Red Wheel/Weiser 
http://www.redwheelweiser.com/contactus/submissions.htm 

Shambhala Publications
http://www.shambhala.com/html/about/faq.cfm/xid,1752720/yid,96719854/userId,92376C9A-9181-4CAF-97C84D6240583E46

Square One
http://squareonepublishers.com/gen_submissions.html

Sterling 
http://www.sterlingpub.com/contact/AuthorGuidelines.asp

Tuttle Publishing 
http://tuttlepublishing.com/submit.shtml?section=submit

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I found additional possibilities at
http://www.business.com/directory/media_and_entertainment/publishing/books/publishers/inspirational_and_self-improvement/
- I checked the entire list and removed the links that were not
pertinent to your publication.

Amber-Allen Publishing
http://www.amberallen.com/
Amber-Allen Publishing, Inc.
Post Office Box 6657
San Rafael, California 94903-0657
415-499-4657 - tel
415-499-3174 - fax
mailto:info@amberallen.com

VanderWyk & Burnham
PO Box 2789-WS
Acton, MA 01720-6789
Phone: (617) 714-0287
FAX: (617) 714-0268
mailto:vburnham@publicom1.com
Manuscript submission guidelines located at bottom of page at
http://www.vandb.com/contact.html

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Should you require clarification on any of the links or information I
have provided, please request it and I will be happy to respond.  I
wish you great success with your book!

Best regards,
journalist-ga
 

SEARCH STRATEGY:

"personal development" book publishers
"personal improvement" book publishers
"self help" book publishers
"self improvement" book publishers
book publishers database

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Clarification of Answer by journalist-ga on 22 Jul 2003 15:17 PDT

ADDENDUM:  The URL above for North Atlantic Books did not copy
correctly.  The direct link is:

North Atlantic Books  
http://www.northatlanticbooks.com/contact_us/submissions.html

I apologize for not catching the typo when I proofread my answer.

Best regards,
journalist-ga

Excellent, I got exactly what I asked for, although it might have been
easier for me had I asked for a publishing agent instead of all the
potential publishers.

Hello again Seann, and thank you for your comments and rating!  :)  I
did a few additional searches for you regarding publishing agents
(literary agents) for the self-help and spiritual genres (and
general), and I have located a some links that may be of interest to
you:

Writer's Net 

[internal agent search for self-help]
http://www.writers.net/seek/index.php?target=agents&q=self-help

[internal agent search for spiritual]
http://www.writers.net/seek/index.php?target=agents&q=spiritual

Main agent search page
http://www.writers.net/agents.html

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Jenny Bent, literary agent (self help and spirituality}
http://www.jennybent.com/books/self_help.html

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Graybill & English, LLC
Narrative, practical and serious non-fiction, including memoirs,
parenting, women’s interest, health, and self-help.  Also pop culture,
literary fiction, and fiction for 20- & 30-somethings.  No science
fiction, thrillers, or screenplays.
http://www.graybillandenglish.com/agentry.htm

"The Graybill & English Literary Agency, L.L.C.   represents adult
literary properties, both fiction and nonfiction, before publishers
nationwide and internationally. We are constantly adding new and
talented writers to our list of literary clients and matching
collaborators with projects in need of authors or editors. We do not
charge reading fees, and we are members of the Association of Authors'
Representatives."
http://graybillandenglish.com/about%20g&e.htm

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Warnings and Cautions about literary agents from literary agents
http://www.sfwa.org/beware/agents.html

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Literary agents (alphabetical - begins on this page)
http://www.author-network.com/agents.html
You can use the "Edit" then "Find on this page" browser utility of
Internet Explorer to easily locate the term "self-help" or "spiritual"
on this or any Internet page - it saves a lot of reading time!  I'm
not sure how the feature/function is presented in other Internet
browsers.

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Various paid services to locate and/or evaluate agents

Agent Research
http://www.agentresearch.com/services.html

Author Assist - Buy an agent category for contacts - $99 per category
http://authorassist.com/directories.html

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I hope these additioal searches are of assistance and best of luck
with your book!

Best regards,
journalist-ga


SEARCH STRATEGY [Google]:

"literary agent" database
"literary agent" self help
"literary agent" spiritual