Excelsior Editions

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Excelsior Editions celebrates New York's rich cultural and historical heritage through books that entertain and educate general readers. From the Capital to the Catskills and Buffalo to Broadway, we publish original and reprinted works that explore the Empire State's diverse history, people, music and arts communities, and environments. Our titles span topics from architecture and biography to regional food culture and transportation history, capturing the full breadth of what makes New York unique.

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Country of Publication

United States

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Print Publication Print Publication

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Novel: No specific word count limits known (our definition: more than 40000 words).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Folklore/Mythology: General, See guidelines.
History: General, Biographies, History of countries/regions.
Lifestyle: Cooking, Food and Drink.
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Politics/Political Science: General, See guidelines.
Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues, Women/Female issues.
Society/Culture: General, Current events, Ethnicity/Race, See guidelines.
Sports/Recreation: General, See guidelines.

Payment:

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Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Lengths:

Book: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.

Topics:

Architecture and Planning: General, See guidelines.
Folklore/Mythology: General, See guidelines.
History: General, Biographies, History of countries/regions.
Lifestyle: Cooking, Food and Drink.
Memoir.
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Politics/Political Science: General, See guidelines.
Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues, Women/Female issues.
Society/Culture: General, Current events, Ethnicity/Race, See guidelines.
Sports/Recreation: General, See guidelines.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poetry Collection: No page limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Last Updated: 06 Sep 2026

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