Kelp Books is an independent press located in Pebble Beach, California. The press seeks to discover new talents and publish brave, off-beat, and adventurous fiction, craft based non-fiction, and poetry.

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We're the home of surf noir. We are looking for novel submissions of crime, thriller, and mystery novels almost exclusively. A sense of place is important to us, and while no place is excluded from our appetite, we strongly prefer coastal themes, West Coast locales, surfing, and works that embody travel and adventure.

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​Please refer to our submissions page or Submittable for more information. 

General questions can be submitted below.

Please consider ordering books directly from us. We have bulk pricing. 50% trade discount.

email editor (at) kelpjournal.com