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Walker and Company: A book publisher. A division of Bloomsbury Pub.

Walrus Productions: Publisher and distributor of self help and humor books. Link reported inactive.

Washington House, a.k.a. Trident Media Inc. a.k.a. Trident Publishing: Charges fee. Not recommended. A publisher. "The uncertainty surrounding a newcomer's work is the reason a majority of publishing houses shy away from handling unknown authors. This is why we have created a publishing program to fit the budget of the new author. We are not a vanity press...Due to the high cost of publishing a newcomer--you, the author--pay for the editing of your book. The cost of editing a manuscript may vary...90% of the time between $400 and $3,500." Should not be confused with The Trident Media Group in New York which is a legitimate agency.

WebNovels Publishing: Electronic Publishing--Novels - Fiction. Link inactive.

Wheatland Press: "... announces an open reading period for POLYPHONY 3, the third volume in the critically-acclaimed POLYPHONY anthology series. The publisher and editors are committed to finding outstanding cutting edge fiction from new writers as well as from established writers. We will be looking for stories that stretch (or break) the boundaries of traditional genres. Send us your magic realism, surrealism, literary stories with a genre sensibility, and other hard-to-classify stories with strong literary values, compelling characters, engaging tone and unique voice. If you really want to know what we are looking for, check out the first volume of POLPHONY, available directly from Wheatland Press, genre booksellers or online booksellers."

"We will accept submissions by lettermail only at our P.O. Box, postmarked from January 1st, 2003 through February 15th, 2003. Manuscripts received with a postmark date outside the designated reading period will be discarded unopened. Any manuscripts received by email will be deleted unread. If you live overseas or otherwise need to request an exception to this policy, query us at inquiries@wheatlandpress.com. Please follow standard manuscript formatting and submission conventions, especially including no simultaneous or multiple submissions. Word count is open, but our preferred range is 4,000-10,000 words."

"It is our intention to respond to all submissions by April 15th. We pay $0.06 per word for First Print and Electronic World Anthology Rights, on acceptance, along with two author's copies on publication. These guidelines may be redistributed freely in their entirety."

"We look forward to seeing your best work."

Deborah Layne, Publisher and Fiction Editor
Jay Lake, Fiction Co-Editor
Wheatland Press
P. O. Box 1818
Wilsonville, OR 97070

Whiffyskunk.com: An ebook publisher. Also features covers and art production for ebooks and CDs.

Whippoorwill Press: A Canadian book publisher. "In fiction, we specialized in romance. We are looking for well written novels with innovative plots. In non-fiction our areas of interest are the polar regions, sled dogs, the arts and performing arts. Some of the current themes we explore for young adults are: dogs and dogsledding, outdoor activities, recreation, ballet, dance, music and the arts. The possibilities in this category are open-ended. We do not publish short stories, poetry, horror, paranormal and Sci-Fi. We will however look at fantasy submissions."
"We also run a separate Manuscript Critique Service. Writers submitting a manuscript are not required to use the critique service. None of our current authors have used the service. Excerpt from the site: • When you request a critique you are not submitting your work to Whippoorwill Press. • The critique provides a fair and unbiased assessment of your manuscript. It cannot offer a guarantee of acceptance by a publisher."

Whistle Press: An online publisher. Link reported inactive.

White Wolf: Publishes science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Heavy into game publishing.

Wicked Castle: A publisher of romance and erotic stories. 7/31/06: P&E is not hearing good things about this publisher. If you have further information, please contact P&E.

Wicked Velvet: A publisher specializing in erotica for women.

Wild Child Publishing: Recommended. A publisher.

Wild Pines Publishing Services: Helps "... poets and writers self-publish their chapbooks" by providing "layout, design, and cover art for their booklet, then provide them with a PDF and 20 printed copies. This service is for writers who are only interested in small numbers of copies that they can order themselves through Kinko's once they have the layout done and in an electronic format."

Wild Rose Press, The: A print and epublisher specializing in the romance market. This is not the same company as Wild Rose Publishing which P&E also lists. 4/10/08: P&E is hearing good things about this publisher.

Willem Meiners: CEO of PublishAmerica.

Willow Bank Publishers (formally Fen Digital Print): A vanity publisher.

Willow Tree Press, LLC: A publisher that specializes in New Age and Alternative Genre Suspene-Thriller/Mysteries.

WILLOWGATE PRESS: Seeking submissions from writers of book length fiction in all genre categories. Willowgate Press is a new, forward looking small press devoted to the idea that quality fiction can be published in today's market, and if published, will be embraced by an educated, sophisticated readership. A writer reports this publisher failed to respond past initial inquiries. Correspondence with the publisher indicates that they are swamped with submissions.

Wilson Freelance Publishing: A book publisher specializing in literary humor. Link reported invalid.

Winterwolf Publishing: Closed. "A royalty-paying, non-subsidy publisher. Concentrates efforts on quality, as well as taking steps to work with the author as a partner, not an employee. Accepts unagented manuscripts, and enjoys working with first-time authors."

Wiseman Publishing: A vanity publisher.

Wolf Pirate Publishing Inc.: A publisher that specializes in fiction.

Wolfmont Publishing: A subsidy publisher.

Word Mountain: Specializing in technical and business editing.

Word on the Street/a>: A small Irish publisher with very few titles all by Irish authors.

Word Wrangler: A book publisher. A review of this site indicates it may not be a publisher.

Wordbeams: defunct 12/31/01: "a non-subsidy, royalty paying publisher of top-quality fiction and nonfiction e-books for adults and children. Our books are available on disks as well as by download (e-mail attachment). We offer a wide variety of traditional and unique subject matter, including entertaining stories featuring non-traditional characters, storylines, time periods, and locations. As we value quality over quantity, we have established and posted a precise and detailed set of guidelines for writers interesting in submitting to us."

Wordsmill and Tate: A subsidy publisher located in London, England.

WordWright.biz, inc.: A publisher. No children's or cook books. P&E is not impressed by this publisher's submissions process.

Workman Publishing: Recommended. A publisher. No fiction.

Worth Remembering Publishing, Inc.: A book publisher featuring, tribute books with the following titles, Women Worth Remembering; Men Worth Remembering; Ancestors Worth Remembering; Heroes Worth Remembering; etc.

Writers Club: Offers self-publishing and some free services. Link inactive.

Writers Exchange E-Publishing: An epublisher.

Writing Services For Writers: A printer. Contact at:

Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing: A self-publishing company.