Arc Manor is a small press known for publishing genre fiction, primarily science fiction and fantasy.

History

Arc Manor was founded in 2006 by Shahid Mahmud. The company is based in

Rockville, Maryland Rockville is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, and is part of the Washington metropolitan area. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census tabulated Rockville's population at 67,117, making it the fourth ...

, and publishes genre fiction, primarily science fiction and fantasy. In addition to publishing novels, short story collections and anthologies, Arc Manor also published ''Galaxy's Edge'' magazine created by five-time

Hugo Award The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) and chosen by its members. The award is administered by th ...

winner

Mike Resnick Michael Diamond Resnick (; March 5, 1942 – January 9, 2020) was an American science fiction writer and editor. He won five Hugo awards and a Nebula award, and was the guest of honor at Chicon 7. He was the executive editor of the defunct mag ...

from 2013 to 2023. Since 2020, most original speculative work is published under the Caezik SF and Fantasy imprint. The press does publish a limited number of books outside the speculative fiction genre, under imprints like Caezik Academic and Caezik Romance. Reprints of previously published works are published primarily through Arc Manor's Phoenix Pick imprint. The press has released more than 500 books. Arc Manor's original publications consisted primarily of new editions of classic titles (primarily in the public domain) in the then emerging print-on-demand (POD) format. In 2008, Arc Manor reprinted

Paul Cook Paul Thomas Cook (born 20 July 1956) is an English musician, best known as the drummer and a founding member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He is nicknamed "Cookie" by friends in the punk music scene. Early life and career Cook was ...

's ''The Engines of Dawn'' under the newly created imprint Phoenix Pick which specialized in republishing out of print speculative fiction works under exclusive contract with the authors. In 2011, the press launched ''The Stellar Guild'' series with Mike Resnick as the series editor. The series paired well known authors with new authors the veterans wished to promote, each writing a story in a shared universe. Participating authors in the series included

Kevin J. Anderson Kevin James Anderson (born March 27, 1962) is an American science fiction author. He has written spin-off novels for ''Star Wars'', '' StarCraft'', ''Titan A.E.'' and ''The X-Files'', and with Brian Herbert is the co-author of the ''Dune'' pr ...

Eric Flint Eric Flint (February 6, 1947 – July 17, 2022) was an American author, editor, and e-publisher. The majority of his works are alternate history science fiction, but he also wrote humorous fantasy adventures. His works have been listed on ' ...

Larry Niven Laurence van Cott Niven (; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His 1970 novel ''Ringworld'' won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Hugo, Locus Award, Locus, Ditmar Award, Ditmar, and Nebula Award for Best Novel, Nebula award ...

Nancy Kress Nancy Anne Kress (born January 20, 1948) is an American science fiction writer. She began writing in 1976 but has achieved her greatest notice since the publication of her Hugo- and Nebula-winning novella '' Beggars in Spain'' (1991), which becam ...

and

Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is a prolific American science fiction author and editor. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo Award, Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a SFWA Grand ...

. In March 2020, Arc Manor launched its Caezik SF & Fantasy imprint with the issue of

Robert A. Heinlein Robert Anson Heinlein ( ; July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction author, aeronautical engineer, and naval officer. Sometimes called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was among the first to emphasize scientific acc ...

's '' The Pursuit of the Pankera'', a new novel by the master from a rediscovered manuscript (originally titled six-six-six). Caezik is traditionally distributed via Consortium, a full service distribution company owned by

Ingram Content Group Ingram Content Group is an American service provider to the book publishing industry, based in La Vergne, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Ingram Industries. Shawn Morin is CEO, and John R. Ingram is chairman of Ingram Industries. History Th ...

. Arc Manor is a co-sponsor of The Mike Resnick Memorial Award in partnership with

Dragon Con Dragon Con (previously Dragon*Con and sometimes DragonCon) is a North American multigenre convention, founded in 1987, which takes place annually over the Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. , the convention draws attendance of over 80,000. ...

. The award is given out annually at the

Dragon Awards The Dragon Awards are a set of literary and media awards voted on by fandom and presented annually since 2016 by Dragon Con for excellence in various categories of science fiction, fantasy, and horror in various media — novels, movies, telev ...

Ceremony.

Imprints

The publishing house's imprints are: * Phoenix Pick * Galaxies’s Edge * Caezik SF and Fantasy Since 2020, most original speculative work is published under the Caezik SF and Fantasy imprint. The press does publish a limited number of books outside the speculative fiction genre, under imprints like Caezik Academic and Caezik Romance. Reprints of previously published works are published primarily through Arc Manor's Phoenix Pick imprint.

Select authors

Mercedes Lackey Mercedes Ritchie Lackey (born June 24, 1950) is an American writer of Fantasy literature, fantasy novels. Many of her novels and trilogies are interlinked and set in the world of Velgarth, mostly in and around the country of Valdemar (fictional co ...

Harry Turtledove Harry Norman Turtledove (born June 14, 1949) is an American author who is best known for his work in the genres of alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, and mystery fiction. He is a student of history and completed his ...

* Robert J. Sawyer * S.M. Stirling * George R.R. Martin (short story) *

Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. , he is the only person to have won a Hugo Award for Best Novel, Hugo Award and a Nebula Award for Best Novel, Nebula Award in List of joint ...

(short story)

Select and award-winning books

* (Locus Magazine Bestsellers, July 2020) * * (winner of the

World Fantasy Award The World Fantasy Awards are a set of awards given each year for the best fantasy fiction published during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by the World Fantasy Convention, the awards are given each year at the eponymous ann ...

, 2022) * (nominated for Best Novel Nebula 2025) *

Michael Flynn Michael Thomas Flynn (born 24 December 1958) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as the 24th U.S. national security advisor for the first 22 days of the first Trump administration. He resigned in light of reports tha ...

''In the Belly of the Whale''. First edition, CAEZIK SF & Fantasy, 2024. (nominated for the

Prometheus Award The Prometheus Award is an award for libertarian science fiction given annually by the Libertarian Futurist Society. American author and activist L. Neil Smith established the Best Novel category for the award in 1979; however, it was not award ...

, 2025)

References

External links

* {{official, http://www.arcmanorbooks.com/
Publisher discusses new book by Robert A. HeinleinMike Resnick Memorial Award SiteLong-Lost Treasure: The Pursuit of the Pankera vs. The Number of the Beast by Robert A. Heinlein