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Veliz Books [1]

Basic Information
Address: 
P.O. Box 1701
Zip / Postal Code: 
77251
Submission Guidelines: 
https://velizbooks.com/submit-1 [2]
City: 
Houston
Website: 
https://velizbooks.com [3]
Logo or Cover Image (Choose a file, then click upload.): 
State: 
Texas
Country: 
United States
Contact Information
Contact Title: 
Founding Editor / Publisher
Contact First Name: 
Laura
Cesarco Eglin
Contact E-mail: 
Details
Genres Published: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation
Publishes Through Contests Only: 
No
Reading Period: 
Thursday, March 5, 2026 to Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Response Time: 
3 to 6 months
Book Types: 
Novella
Short story collections
Novel
Memoir
Poetry collections
Formats: 
Paperback
Charges Reading Fee: 
Yes
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Distributors: 
Asterism
Tips From the Editor: 

Veliz Books is dedicated to discovering, publishing, and promoting work from emerging and established authors. We seek quality and original literature written in English or Spanish. Veliz Books is also committed to publishing translations into English from Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, or Portuñol.

Titles per Year: 
1 to 5
Editorial Focus: 

Taking inspiration from the idea of the veliz, in 2015 Veliz Books began crossing literary borders and championing work that transcends time and trends. Veliz Books is an independent literary press dedicated to discovering, publishing, and promoting work from emerging and established authors writing poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as books in translation. Veliz Books helps literature travel and fosters a community of readers and writers passionate about words and language, regardless of where they may live.

Representative Authors: 

Lauren Shapiro, Kathleen March, Amanda Berenguer/Kristin Dykstra, Adriana Riva/Denise Kripper, Anthony Sutton, Tina Cane, Allison Wyss, Naomi Washer, Sehba Sarwar, Mark Pleiss, Trent Hudley, Maureen Thorson, Jessica Smith, Chus Pato/Erin Moure, Selva Casal/Jeanne Pitas, Sergio Espinosa/Kelsi Vanada

Publishing type: 
print only [4]
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices [5]
Experimental [6]
Feminist [7]
LGBTQ Voices [8]
Literary Fiction [9]
Lyric Essay [10]
Nature/Environmental [11]
Political [12]
Short Fiction [13]
Translation [14]
Source URL:https://www.pw.org/small_presses/veliz_books

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/small_presses/veliz_books [2] https://velizbooks.com/submit-1 [3] https://velizbooks.com [4] https://www.pw.org/category/publishing_type/print_only [5] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/bipoc-voices [6] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/experimental [7] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/feminist [8] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/glbt [9] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/literary_fiction [10] https://www.pw.org/category/subgenres/17191 [11] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/nature-environmental [12] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/political [13] https://www.pw.org/category/subgenres/short-fiction [14] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/translation