The Overlook Press

I've reviewed a number of Overlook's books, and have been impressed with them all. Overlook has an eclectic and interesting list, and appears to do a good job with marketing and distribution. It's had some very successful books. IMO, it's a great indie press; I'd be happy to publish there.

- Victoria

Something's wonky with their website, though. All I get is that annoying Internet Explorer cannot display web page message... grr...

Well, I can't get to it.

It opened for me, but found no submission link or FAQ. I would like to ck out what genre they except.

For those who can't open the site, here's what they say about submissions (on the "Contact Us" page:

Editorial submissions
Send query letters and submissions to:
Attn: The Editors
The Overlook Press
141 Wooster Street
New York, NY 10012

However, if you’d like your work to be considered for publication by The Overlook Press, we recommend that you work with an established literary agent. Agents can be found in such literary guides as Literary Marketplace.

We do not accept query letters and submissions via e-mail.


Here are the categories given on the "books by category" page of their site:

architecture / design
art / photography
biography / autobiography
business / current affair
calligraphy
children's books
cookbooks
fantasy / science fiction
fashion
fiction / literature

film / drama
gardening / horticulture
gay and lesbian interest
health / fitness
history / military history
humor
lifestyle / house and home
martial arts / sports
music / popular culture
mystery / thriller

new age
pets
philosophy / religion
poetry
pottery / ceramics
psychology / self-help
reference / how-to
regional interest
science
travel

Check out the contact us page for submission info. I think they said they only accept from agents

It's funny, because one of the books on their front page, "The Lolita Effect" is the title of a novel I wrote like five years ago. Thank god it was terrible and I'll never ever want to work on it again.

If I'm not mistaken, isn't this company entirely non-fiction? Do they publish any fiction at all?

Tri

They publish quite a bit of fiction, including speculative fiction. All the books of theirs I've read and reviewed have been fiction.

- Victoria

Thanks, Victoria. I saw 'SF and Fantasy' but wasn't sure of it, since they have extensive wants for non-fiction.

Tri

Are their any Overlook authors in this forum who can speak to their experience with this press?

Only agented submissions, I gather. Is that strictly the case? Are they proactive about promoting a book once they accept one for publication? Are they supportive of their first time authors?