Arc Manor

Arc Manor was founded in 2006 by Shahid Mahmud. 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'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 veteran’s wished to promote, each writing a story in a shared universe. Participating authors in the series included Kevin J. Anderson, Eric Flint, Larry Niven, Nancy Kress and Robert Silverberg.

The magazine ceased operation after it's 62nd issue published in May 2023.

In March 2020, Arc Manor launched it's Caezik SF & Fantasy imprint with the issue of Robert A. Heinlein's The Pursuit of the Pankera, a new novel by the master from a rediscovered manuscript (originally titled six-six-six).{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/08/unseen-robert-a-heinlein-novel-reworks-awful-the-number-of-the-beast | title=Unseen Robert a Heinlein novel reworks 'awful' the Number of the Beast | work=The Guardian | date=8 February 2019 | last1=Flood | first1=Alison }} Caezik is traditionally distributed via Consortium, a full service distribution company owned by Ingram Content Group.

Arc Manor is a co-sponsor of The Mike Resnick Memorial Award in partnership with Dragon Con.{{cite web | url=https://file770.com/2024-mike-resnick-memorial-award/ | title=2024 Mike Resnick Memorial Award | date=September 2024 }} The award is given out annually at the Dragon Awards Ceremony.

Robert A. Heinlein,

Mercedes Lackey,

Nancy Kress,

Larry Niven,

Harry Turtledove,

Robert J. Sawyer,

S.M. Stirling,

George R.R. Martin (short story).

Orson Scott Card (short story)

The Pursuit of the Pankera by Robert A Heinlein (Locus Magazine National Bestseller, 2020),{{cite web | url=https://locusmag.com/2020/07/locus-bestsellers-july-2020/ | title=Locus Bestsellers, July 2020 | date=22 July 2020 }}

The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction (2021) edited by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (winner of the World Fantasy Award, 2022),{{cite web | url=https://worldfantasy.org/world-fantasy-award-2022/ | title=World Fantasy Awards℠ 2022 | World Fantasy Convention }}

Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory by Yaroslav Bursukov (Nominated for Best Novel Nebula 2025),{{cite web | url=https://www.sfadb.com/Nebula_Awards_2025 | title=Sfadb: Nebula Awards 2025 }}

In the Belly of the Whale by Michael Flynn (Nominated for the Prometheus Award, 2025).{{cite web | url=https://www.lfs.org/releases.shtml | title=Press Releases: Libertarian Futurist Society }}

Arc Manor, via it's various imprints has won (in various categories) The Nebula, World Fantasy and IBPA's Franklin awards. Works by the press have also been nominated for the various other awards, including the Hugo and the Prometheus awards.

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• [https://locusmag.com/2019/02/shahid-mahmud-guest-post-alternity-squared/ Publisher discusses new book by Robert A. Heinlein]
• [https://www.arcmanorbooks.com/resnick Mike Resnick Memorial Award Site]
• [https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/89590-d-c-spotlight-an-eclectic-publishing-region.html Publishers Weekly on Publishers in the DC area]
• [https://reactormag.com/long-lost-treasure-the-pursuit-of-the-pankera-vs-the-number-of-the-beast-by-robert-a-heinlein/ Long-Lost Treasure: The Pursuit of the Pankera vs. The Number of the Beast by Robert A. Heinlein]