Whether you're pursuing the publication of your first book or your fifth, use our Small Presses database to research publisher interests, contact information, and submission guidelines.
| Small Press | Genres Published | Electronic Submissions? | Simultaneous Submissions? | Reading Period | Formats |
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New Michigan PressNMP is a publisher of chapbooks and broadsides. We have a pretty wide aesthetic range, and we acquire manuscripts primarily through our yearly chapbook contest ($1,000 prize, deadline in spring). See the website for more information. |
Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction |
Yes | Yes | Jan 1 - Dec 31 |
Paperback |
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Chapbook Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Formal, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry |
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New Rivers PressNew Rivers Press is interested in literary work of every character, but especially in diverse work that's aesthetically challenging and has a social conscience. Our Many Voices Project competition (Sept. 15 - Nov. 1) seeks the best new literary prose and poetry from new and emerging writers. Our Electronic Book Series (July 1 – Sept. 1) seeks manuscripts in popular fiction genres. During open submissions (April-June), we are interested in reading the best work from writers in all stages of their careers. Founded in New York in 1968, the not-for-profit Press has now published over 330 books. |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction |
Yes | Yes | Jan 1 - Dec 31 |
Paperback Hardcover E-book |
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Novella, Short story collections Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Historical, Humor, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Prose Poetry, Regional, Translation |
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NewSouth BooksNewSouth Books publishes quality works of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry, with a special interest in regional history, biography, autobiography, nonfiction, folklore, African American, Native American, and civil rights subjects. |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction |
Yes | Yes | Jan 1 - Dec 31 | |
NightBallet PressNightBallet Press is a small, independent press interested in the musicality of language and the originality of expression, with a commitment to excellence. |
Poetry | Yes | No | Jan 1 - Dec 31 |
Paperback |
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Chapbook |
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Nightboat BooksNightboat Books publishes work that resists convention and transcends boundaries-—books rich with poignancy, intelligence, and risk. |
Poetry, Creative Nonfiction |
No | Yes | Jan 1 - Dec 31 |
Paperback |
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Short story collections, Essay collections, Memoir, Poetry collections Cross-genre |
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Noemi PressNoemi Press is a 501(c)(3) literary arts organization dedicated to publishing and promoting the work of emerging and established authors and artists. |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction |
No | Yes | Nov 1 - Nov 30 | |