Bottom Dog Press/ Bird Dog Publishing

Bottom Dog Press/ Bird Dog Publishing [1]

Basic Information

Address:

P.O. Box 425

Zip / Postal Code:

44839

Submission Guidelines:

http://smithdocs.net/guidelines.html [2]

City:

Huron

Website:

http://smithdocs.net/ [3]

Logo or Cover Image (Choose a file, then click upload.):

State:

Ohio

Country:

United States

Contact Information

Contact Title:

Director

Contact First Name:

Larry

Smith

Contact E-mail:

Details

Genres Published:

Poetry

Fiction

Creative Nonfiction

Reading Period:

Friday, January 1, 2016 to Sunday, December 31, 2017

Reporting Time:

Less than 3 months

Charges Reading Fee:

Yes

Accepts Simultaneous Submissions:

Yes

Accepts Electronic Submissions:

Yes

Accepts Unsolicited Submissions:

Yes

Tips From the Editor:

We have a reading fee of $20, and that includes a critique of your work and return. We do not generally work with agents. We're a strong mid-sized publisher with 186 books.

Editorial Focus:

We are a literary small press and have 5 series at Bottom Dog Press: Midwest, Working Lives, Harmony, Memoirs, and Appalachian Writing. We've also done some America Zen books. Query online with a concise message describing your book and its possible audience and sales potential. Be practical. Bird Dog Publishing is done publish on demand for select poetry.

Representative Authors:

Julia Watts, Jeff Gundy, Jeanne Bryner, Mary Minick, Joanne Jacobson, Jim Daniels, Larry Smith, Kenneth Patchen, Maj Ragain, Robert Flanagan, Allen Frost, Christina Lovin, Shari Wagner, et al

How many authors debut in each issue?:

Subgenres:

Narrative Nonfiction [4]

Literary Fiction [5]