Twenty years ago, Chinese cooking was the dominant ethnic cuisine. Today, Chinese has given way to Hunan, Szechwan, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, and Mongolian; not to mention all of the fusion options avant garde chefs have developed. Cookbook publishers have multiplied.
Food issues have also moved into the health and wellness, self-help, spirituality, entertaining, and even home design markets. Food and cookbooks are all over the place.
This is a boon for food writers!
Publishers and editors in this niche market are ALWAYS on the look out for fresh, new ideas and voices. And books that catch on with readers can be reprinted (and generate income) for decades. Think about the cookbooks you collect and use for decades. How many of them can still be found in bookstores today?
The biggest stumbling block writers have trying to break into this market is not how to write, but how to sell what they write.
The Number 1 reason that most manuscripts are rejected is that they are submitted to the wrong publishers. No matter how good your writing, how creative your perspective, how convincing your cover letter, if the publisher doesn't publish what you've submitted, you've wasted your time and effort.
The key to improving your chances of acceptance and having your book published is to know your market.
The Nitch Witch's Guide to Food & Cookery Book Publishers is your insider's view into the food and cookbook markets.
It provides detailed profiles of 100+ book publishers across the nation specializing in titles on diet, nutrition, food, cooking, entertaining, wine & spirits.
Each profile clearly indicates which publishers accept unsolicited manuscripts from new authors and those that are actively seeking new titles and writers!
Every publisher profile includes:
- address, phone, and website address
- description of the target market
- representative titles published
- standard royalty, advance and rights information for authors
- primary person to contact
- information on unsolicited and unagented submissions
- query letter and submission guidelines
We believe in giving writers an edge in the marketplace—and knowledge is the biggest edge you can get.
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