Does anyone know of any good publishing companies for new authors?

I am a first time, un-agented author, and I have written a young adult/teen fantesy series (trilogy) that I would like to get published. Can anyone recommend a good publishing company that won't rip me off or cheat me or anything and takes my sort of writing?Does anyone know of any good publishing companies for new authors?
Get familiar with scam busting websites like Preditors %26amp; Editors and Writer Beware (and their blog). Any company advertising for authors, and especially those that specialize in new authors and poets, is likely to be a scam.



Also get familiar with the Writer's Market or Author's Yearbook. You can learn more about how publishing really works and how to submit work.



Always remember

1 - real publishers pay you, you do not pay them

2 - real agents get paid after they sell your work, not before

3 - being "available to order online" is not the same as having books on shelves at real stores

4 - beware of ads and answerers that recommend self publishing (or co-op publishing)

5 - realize that less than 3% of all manuscripts ever get publishedDoes anyone know of any good publishing companies for new authors?
Edit your book many times to make it the best it can be, type it in proper manuscript form (visit http://www.writersdigest.com to find out what is needed), consider joining a local writer's group to get feedback from other would-be writers, and get it proofread by someone who knows what they are doing (don't rely just on spellcheck). Edit it some more.



** There are a tiny number of publishers that accept unsolicited manuscripts (those that don't go through a literary agent), so getting an agent first is a really good idea.**



At the library or bookstore is Guide to Literary Agents, published by Writer's Digest, or Bowker's Literary Marketplace (or visit http://www.agentquery.com). Look for agents that specialize in your genre, and are looking for new clients. Read, and follow, their submission guidelines. In those books will be something about writing a query letter, which is what you send to the agent, first. It's part synopsis of your book, and part explanation as to why your book deserves to be published. You have only that one-page letter to wow the agent, so take the time to make it a good one. Expect the whole process to take lots of time, and expect many rejections. When you are accepted by an agent, they will send your book to publishers, not you. The whole process is FREE, except for postage, until your book is bought by a publisher. That is when the agent gets their cut (usually 15%) of the money which would go to you.



If you decide to self-publish, then you will pay (potentially up to a couple of thousand dollars, depending on which publisher you choose). Also, the marketing of your book is up to you.



Good luck!Does anyone know of any good publishing companies for new authors?
I saw an ad in the back of National Geographic for "Authors Wanted"



It didn't say anything about new authors, but they sounded kinda desperate. It was called (let me check...)



...VANTAGE PRESS, INC.

419 Park Ave South, New York, NY 10016



Phone: 1-800-821-3990



http://www.vantagepress.com/