Submission Guidelines

We regret that Guppy Books is unable to accept manuscripts from unagented/unpublished authors at the moment. However, we run an Open Submission Competition every year in May – please keep your eye on our website/social media for details.

NB: We do not publish children’s non-fiction or picture books.

Enquiries

Please contact Bella Pearson on bella@guppybooks.co.uk for any general or editorial enquiries.

Product Safety

Guppy Publishing Limited is committed to ensuring the safety of our products.

In line with the European Union’s General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), we maintain detailed records to verify that our products meet all applicable safety requirements. 

For any safety-related concerns, please contact us:

Business Name: Guppy Publishing Ltd

Contact Name: Bella Pearson

Email Address: bella@guppybooks.co.uk

Telephone Number: +447884068983

Address: Bracken Hill, Cotswold Road, Oxford OX2 9JG United Kingdom

We are here to address any inquiries or issues related to the safety of our products.

Sales

Michael O’Mara Books will be selling and distributing Guppy Books in the UK and export market – please contact Sinead Bartley sinead.bartley@mombooks.com with any enquiries.

Michael O’Mara Books is an award-winning, independent publishing house known for their innovative and diverse non-fiction list, comprising best-selling biography, autobiography and lifestyle in addition to popular science and history. The company was set up thirty-three years ago and now, with a backlist of over a thousand titles, it is still a family firm, producing bestsellers and one hundred and fifty new books a year. Michael O’Mara’s children’s imprint, Buster Books, also publishes commercial children’s activity and reference titles, and in 2015 they launched an art-inspired imprint, LOM ART.

UK Distribution

Hachette UK Distribution
Hachette UK Distribution
Hely Hutchinson Centre
Milton Road
Didcot
OX11 7HH
Tel: 01235 759 555
Orders: hukdcustomerservices@hachette.co.uk

Foreign Rights

Sarah Pakenham, publisher of new picture book list Scallywag Press, sells translation rights for Guppy Books – please contact her for more information.

For US, audio and film rights, please contact Bella Pearson.

Publicity

For any publicity enquiries, please contact Catherine Alport