FUTURES PUBLISHING
Rights Catalogue
For foreign publishers, literary agents, film & TV scouts, and licensing partners
| This catalogue is intended for rights professionals. All titles listed are available for licensing enquiries unless marked RIGHTS CLOSED. To initiate a conversation, contact rights@futurespublishing.com with the title, territory, and language you are enquiring about. |
About Futures Publishing
Futures Publishing is an independent publishing house dedicated to bringing ambitious, distinctive voices to readers across India and around the world. Founded with a commitment to literary quality and editorial integrity, we publish across fiction, narrative non-fiction, young adult, and academic genres under several specialist imprints.
Our Rights department actively pitches our catalogue at international book fairs — including Frankfurt, London, Bologna, Sharjah, and Jaipur — and maintains relationships with publishers, scouts, and agents in over 40 countries. We welcome enquiries for translation rights, co-edition agreements, serialisation, and dramatic adaptation.
How to Use This Catalogue
Titles are organised by genre category. Each entry includes a synopsis, rights availability, languages already sold, and contact details. Rights availability is indicated as follows:
| Status | Meaning |
| WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE | No translation or co-edition deals have been concluded in any territory |
| PARTIAL RIGHTS AVAILABLE | Some territories or languages have been licensed; check with Rights Manager for specifics |
| RIGHTS CLOSED | All major rights have been licensed; contact us for niche territories |
| FILM / TV RIGHTS AVAILABLE | Dramatic adaptation rights are held by the author and available for enquiry |
| AVAILABLE FOR SERIALISATION | Excerpt or serialisation rights available for newspapers, magazines, and journals |
Rights Terms & Conditions
Standard Licence Terms
All translation and rights licences issued by Futures Publishing follow our standard terms unless otherwise negotiated. Key points:
- Licences are territory- and language-specific
- Standard term: 7 years from the date of first publication in the licensed territory
- Translation advances are payable on contract signature and on publication
- Royalty rates on net receipts: 6–8% for print editions; 20–25% for e-book editions (territory dependent)
- Translation income is shared 50/50 between Futures Publishing and the author
- Translated editions must display the original title, author name, and Futures Publishing credit
- Licensees must supply two physical copies of the translated edition upon publication
Co-Edition Agreements
For illustrated, art, or reference titles where a foreign publisher wishes to co-produce rather than translate, co-edition terms are available. These are negotiated on a case-by-case basis and typically involve minimum print run commitments and shared production costs. Contact our Rights Manager to discuss.
Film, TV & Dramatic Adaptation
Dramatic adaptation rights for most titles remain with the author. Where Futures Publishing has been appointed to represent these rights, they will be indicated in the catalogue entry. All enquiries should be directed to rights@futurespublishing.com and will be forwarded to the author or their agent.
| We are open to co-agent arrangements with established literary agencies and scouts. If you represent a territory on an ongoing basis and would like to discuss a co-agency relationship, please contact our Rights Manager directly. |
Catalogue Listings
FICTION
Our fiction list spans literary novels, debut voices, speculative fiction, and cross-genre narratives that challenge and delight.
| The Salt Meridian by Ananya Krishnamurthy | Literary Fiction | Futures Meridian | 2024 |
| Word Count | 92,000 words |
| Formats | Hardback, Paperback, E-book, Audiobook |
| Rights Available | PARTIAL RIGHTS AVAILABLE — English territories licensed (UK, US, ANZ). Translation rights open worldwide. |
| Languages Sold | English (world) |
| Synopsis | A multi-generational saga set between coastal Tamil Nadu and contemporary London, tracing the lives of three women separated by decades but bound by a single act of silence. Acclaimed for its lyrical prose and unflinching emotional honesty. Winner of the Futures Prize for Literary Fiction 2024. |
| Rights Contact | rights@futurespublishing.com | Ref: SALTMER-2024 |
| Maps of Unfinished Countries by Rohan Iyer | Speculative Fiction / Literary | Futures Meridian | 2024 |
| Word Count | 78,000 words |
| Formats | Hardback, Paperback, E-book |
| Rights Available | WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE — No territories licensed to date. |
| Languages Sold | None sold |
| Synopsis | In a near-future India where the physical landscape shifts with collective memory, a cartographer is hired to map a city that no longer agrees on where its borders lie. A deeply original debut that blends political allegory with intimate character study. Film / TV rights: available via author’s agent. |
| Rights Contact | rights@futurespublishing.com | Ref: MAPSUN-2024 |
| The Inheritance of Rain by Priya Subramaniam | Contemporary Fiction | Futures Meridian | 2023 |
| Word Count | 68,000 words |
| Formats | Paperback, E-book |
| Rights Available | PARTIAL RIGHTS AVAILABLE — German, French, Dutch, and Italian rights licensed. All other territories open. |
| Languages Sold | German, French, Dutch, Italian |
| Synopsis | After her mother’s death, Meera returns to the village she fled twenty years ago — only to find that the past has been waiting for her. A quiet, devastating novel about grief, belonging, and what we owe the places that made us. Shortlisted for the JCB Prize. |
| Rights Contact | rights@futurespublishing.com | Ref: INHRAIN-2023 |
NARRATIVE NON-FICTION
Our non-fiction list covers history, politics, culture, science communication, memoir, and investigative journalism — all written with the rigour of scholarship and the pace of great storytelling.
| The Last Monsoon Engineers by Dr. Vikram Anand | History / Science | Futures Knowledge | 2024 |
| Word Count | 88,000 words |
| Formats | Hardback, Paperback, E-book, Audiobook |
| Rights Available | WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE |
| Languages Sold | None sold |
| Synopsis | The untold story of the British engineers who built India’s canal irrigation networks — and the Indian labourers, scientists, and administrators who quietly dismantled colonial water logic to reclaim the subcontinent’s rivers. Richly researched and compulsively readable. Available for serialisation. |
| Rights Contact | rights@futurespublishing.com | Ref: LASTMON-2024 |
| City of Unequal Clocks by Shreya Kapoor | Investigative Journalism / Urban Studies | Futures Current | 2023 |
| Word Count | 71,000 words |
| Formats | Paperback, E-book |
| Rights Available | PARTIAL RIGHTS AVAILABLE — Spanish and Portuguese rights licensed. All other territories open. |
| Languages Sold | Spanish (Spain & LATAM), Portuguese (Brazil) |
| Synopsis | An investigation into how India’s metropolitan boom has created parallel cities — one for the fast-moving professional class, one for the invisible workforce that serves them. Based on five years of field reporting across Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. AVAILABLE FOR SERIALISATION. |
| Rights Contact | rights@futurespublishing.com | Ref: CITYUC-2023 |
YOUNG ADULT
Our YA list champions fresh voices writing for the next generation — stories that trust young readers with complex emotions, moral questions, and unforgettable worlds.
| Thirteen Reasons Why the Stars Moved by Aisha Desai | Young Adult / Speculative | Futures Young | 2025 |
| Word Count | 62,000 words |
| Formats | Hardback, Paperback, E-book, Audiobook |
| Rights Available | WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE — actively seeking international partners. |
| Languages Sold | None sold |
| Synopsis | Sixteen-year-old Zara discovers that her grandmother — a retired astronomer — mapped a set of stars that do not appear in any official catalogue. What begins as a scientific mystery becomes a journey through partition-era India and a reckoning with what history chooses to forget. Film / TV rights: enquire via publisher. |
| Rights Contact | rights@futurespublishing.com | Ref: 13STARS-2025 |
| The Boy Who Collected Silences by Aarav Menon | Young Adult / Contemporary | Futures Young | 2024 |
| Word Count | 55,000 words |
| Formats | Paperback, E-book |
| Rights Available | PARTIAL RIGHTS AVAILABLE — Korean and Japanese rights licensed. All other territories open. |
| Languages Sold | Korean, Japanese |
| Synopsis | A tender and funny novel about a deaf teenager navigating his first year at a mainstream school, a confusing friendship with the most popular girl in class, and his growing suspicion that silence might be its own kind of language. Praised for authentic representation and warm-hearted wit. |
| Rights Contact | rights@futurespublishing.com | Ref: BOYSILENCE-2024 |
ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL
Our academic list covers law, economics, social sciences, media studies, and the humanities — peer-reviewed, rigorously edited, and written for scholars and serious practitioners.
| Constitutional Futures: Law in the Age of Disruption by Prof. Nalini Shetty & Dr. Arjun Bose | Law / Political Science | Futures Academic | 2024 |
| Word Count | 105,000 words |
| Formats | Hardback, E-book, Open Access (institutional) |
| Rights Available | WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE — suitable for co-edition in jurisdictions with comparable constitutional systems. |
| Languages Sold | None sold |
| Synopsis | A landmark examination of how constitutional democracies worldwide are responding to the pressures of digital surveillance, algorithmic governance, and post-pandemic emergency powers. Essential reading for constitutional lawyers, political scientists, and policymakers. Open access edition available to institutional partners. |
| Rights Contact | rights@futurespublishing.com | Ref: CONSTFUT-2024 |
Forthcoming Titles — Pre-Publication Rights
The following titles are in production and available for pre-publication rights enquiries. Early deals are encouraged; contact us for manuscript or galley access.
| Title | Author | Genre | Pub Date | Rights Status |
| The Geometry of Forgetting | Nila Arun | Literary Fiction | Q2 2026 | World Open |
| Oil & Salt: A Family History of Migration | Darius Mistry | Memoir / History | Q3 2026 | World Open |
| Signal Loss | Meera Joshi | YA / Thriller | Q1 2026 | World Open |
| The Economics of Enough | Prof. Suresh Nair | Economics / Policy | Q3 2026 | World Open |
| Night Markets | Kavya Rao | Literary Fiction | Q4 2026 | Partial — UK sold |
| Manuscripts and galleys for forthcoming titles are available under embargo to verified publishers and agents. Please sign our standard NDA before requesting materials. |
How to Make a Rights Enquiry
We welcome enquiries from publishers, agents, scouts, broadcasters, and producers worldwide. To help us respond quickly and accurately, please include the following in your initial email:
- Your name, organisation, and the territory/market you represent
- The title(s) you are interested in, with the reference code from the catalogue
- The rights you are enquiring about (translation, co-edition, audio, film/TV, serialisation, etc.)
- The language and territory of intended publication
- Your planned publication format and approximate print run or audience size
- Any timeline or deadline relevant to your publication schedule
Our Rights Manager will respond within 10 working days. For urgent enquiries, please mark your subject line: URGENT — RIGHTS ENQUIRY.
| Contact | For | Response Time |
| rights@futurespublishing.com | All rights & licensing enquiries | Within 10 working days |
| info@futurespublishing.com | General or introductory enquiries | Within 5 working days |
| editorial@futurespublishing.com | Manuscript/galley access requests | Within 7 working days |
Meet Us at International Book Fairs
Futures Publishing attends the following fairs annually. We welcome scheduled meetings during fair week — please reach out in advance to arrange an appointment.
| Fair | Dates (approx.) | Notes |
| Jaipur Literature Festival | January | India’s flagship literary festival; author appearances and rights meetings |
| London Book Fair | March | Rights Centre appointments; full catalogue available |
| Bologna Children’s Book Fair | April | YA and children’s rights focus; Futures Young imprint showcased |
| Frankfurt Book Fair | October | Primary international rights fair; full team in attendance |
| Sharjah International Book Fair | November | Arabic-language rights and Middle East regional partnerships |
| Delhi World Book Fair | January / February | Domestic rights and co-edition meetings; educational partnerships |
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Rights Catalogue 2025–2026 Edition. All information correct at time of publication. Rights status subject to change.