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Small Presses
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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 SpringGun PressWe’re interested in writers who read vigorously and are invested in the continued advancement and development of both "print" and digital writing. We’re looking for artists who believe that it’s important to interact with a community of ideas and artists, who believe no good art happens in isolation. |
Poetry, Fiction |
Yes | Yes | Jul 1 - Aug 31 |
Paperback |
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Chapbook, Poetry collections Cross-genre, Experimental, Prose Poetry |
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 Starcherone BooksWe publish innovative fiction -- writing that takes chances, that doesn't follow formula, and that regards fiction as an art form. We see ourselves existing as an antidote to mainstream publishing, and we keep books in print long enough to let their audiences develop. |
Fiction | Yes | Yes | Aug 1 - Oct 1 | |
Steel Toe Books |
Poetry | No | Yes | Nov 1 - Dec 30 | |
 Strange CageStrange Cage specializes in handmade chapbooks and is endlessly looking for very beautiful, very awesome, very exciting, very new poetry from all kinds, from established to emerging authors. |
Poetry | Yes | Yes | Jan 1 - Dec 31 |
Paperback |
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Chapbook Autobiography/Memoir, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, Formal, Healing/Health, Humor, LGBT, Love, Micro-poetry, Nature/Environmental, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Translation, War |
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 Switchback BooksThe Gatewood Prize is Switchback Books' annual competition for a first or second full-length (48-80 pp.) collection of poems by a woman writing in the English language. It is named after Emma Gatewood, the first woman to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. 2012 Judge: Brenda Shaughnessy |
Poetry | Yes | Yes | Apr 15 - Jun 15 | |
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Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, LGBT, Micro-poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry |
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 Switchgrass BooksSwitchgrass Books, an imprint of Northern Illinois University Press, is committed to enhancing the cultural landscape of the Midwest by offering a forum for publishing dynamic, original voices of literary fiction. With its roots in the rich soil of the Midwest, Switchgrass will be the premier publisher for authors and readers of novels grounded in the region. |
Fiction | No | Yes | Jan 1 - Dec 31 |
Paperback E-book |