Written by January 3rd, 2019

Prometheus Books: Accepting Submissions

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Updated September 17th, 2025

Prometheus Books is an established publisher of what they like to call “intelligent non-fiction”. They specialize in publishing non-fiction books that fall into the following categories: Popular science, philosophy, atheism, humanism, and critical thinking.

Prometheus books was started in 1969 by the philosopher Paul Kurtz, who was also the founder of the Council for Secular Humanism. Since 1969 they have published over 2,500 books. In 2025 they were acquired by Globe Pequot, which you can learn more about here.

The authors they have published include Isaac Asimov, Pulitzer prize winner Tom Toles, S. T. Joshi, Philip J. Klass, and Julian Huxley. You can get a better idea for what they publish by browsing their catalog here.

If you are interested in submitting, you can see their submission guidelines here.

All submissions must be emailed.

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