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Restless Books [1]

Basic Information
Address: 
69 Main Street
Zip / Postal Code: 
01002
Submission Guidelines: 
https://restlessbooks.org/prize-for-new-immigrant-… [2]
City: 
Amherst
Website: 
https://restlessbooks.org [3]
Logo or Cover Image (Choose a file, then click upload.): 
State: 
Massachusetts
Country: 
United States
Contact Information
Contact Title: 
Senior Editor
Contact First Name: 
Jennifer
Drew
Contact E-mail: 
Details
Genres Published: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation
Publishes Through Contests Only: 
No
Reading Period: 
Thursday, January 1, 2026 to Sunday, May 31, 2026
Response Time: 
3 to 6 months
Book Types: 
Short story collections
Essay collections
Novel
Memoir
Poetry collections
Formats: 
Paperback
Hardcover
E-book
Audio
Charges Reading Fee: 
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
No
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
No
Distributors: 
Publishers Group West
Tips From the Editor: 

Each year, Restless Books holds the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing to honor outstanding debut literary book-length works by first-generation immigrants, awarded for fiction and nonfiction. The winner receives $10,000 and publication by Restless Books.

Titles per Year: 
11 to 20
Editorial Focus: 

Restless Books is an independent, nonprofit publisher devoted to championing essential voices from around the world whose stories speak to readers across linguistic and cultural borders. The editors seek extraordinary international literature that feeds a hunger for new perspectives, a passion for other cultures and languages, and an eagerness to explore beyond the confines of the familiar.

How many authors debut in each issue?: 
3
Publishing type: 
print only [4]
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices [5]
Creative Nonfiction [6]
Literary Fiction [7]
Speculative Fiction [8]
Translation [9]
Source URL:https://www.pw.org/small_presses/restless_books

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/small_presses/restless_books [2] https://restlessbooks.org/prize-for-new-immigrant-writing-guidelines-and-eligibility [3] https://restlessbooks.org [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/subgenres/17192 [7] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/literary_fiction [8] https://www.pw.org/category/subgenres/speculative-fiction [9] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/translation