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McPherson & Company [1]

Basic Information
Address: 
P.O. Box 1126
Zip / Postal Code: 
12402
Submission Guidelines: 
https://www.mcphersonco.com/submissions.html [2]
City: 
Kingston
Website: 
https://www.mcphersonco.com [3]
Logo or Cover Image (Choose a file, then click upload.): 
State: 
New York
Country: 
United States
Contact Information
Contact Title: 
Publisher
Contact First Name: 
Bruce
McPherson
Contact E-mail: 
Details
Genres Published: 
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation
Publishes Through Contests Only: 
No
Reading Period: 
Monday, September 1, 2025 to Sunday, November 30, 2025
Response Time: 
Less than 3 months
Book Types: 
Novella
Short story collections
Essay collections
Novel
Formats: 
Paperback
Hardcover
E-book
Audio
Charges Reading Fee: 
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
No
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
No
Distributors: 
Self, Ingram, Asterism, Baker & Taylor (libraries), Central Books (UK)
Tips From the Editor: 

It is necessary to query first, preferably by email to bmcphersonco (at) gmail.com, prior to sending any manuscript, even by PDF attachment. Please acquaint yourself with our titles at our website before sending a query. We respond to queries quickly, and if we wish to see your manuscript we will send you a request. Thank you for your cooperation.

Titles per Year: 
1 to 5
Editorial Focus: 

An independent house since 1974, McPherson & Company publishes contemporary English and American fiction, 20th century international fiction in translation, nonfiction in the areas of art theory, ethnography, and (rarely) belles lettres. It published the 2010 fiction winner of the National Book Award, Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon.

Representative Authors: 

Lindsay Hill, Robert Kelly, Jaimy Gordon, Eugene Mirabelli, Ursule Molinaro, Pamela Zoline, Paul West, Anna Maria Ortese, Giorgio Manganelli, Howard McCord, Sergio Ramirez, Thomas McEvilley, Michael Joyce, Maya Deren, Stan Brakhage, Ascher/Straus, Mary Butts, Paul Ableman, Valery Larbaud, John Shors, Barbara Roether

How many authors debut in each issue?: 
1
Publishing type: 
print only [4]
Subgenres: 
Experimental [5]
Historical [6]
Literary Fiction [7]
Translation [8]
Source URL:https://www.pw.org/small_presses/mcpherson_company

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/small_presses/mcpherson_company [2] https://www.mcphersonco.com/submissions.html [3] https://www.mcphersonco.com [4] https://www.pw.org/category/publishing_type/print_only [5] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/experimental [6] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/historical [7] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/literary_fiction [8] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/translation