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Black Lawrence Press [1]

Basic Information
Address: 
279 Claremont Avenue
Zip / Postal Code: 
10552
Submission Guidelines: 
https://blacklawrence.com/submissions-and-contests [2]
City: 
Mount Vernon
Website: 
https://blacklawrence.com [3]
Logo or Cover Image (Choose a file, then click upload.): 
State: 
New York
Country: 
United States
Contact Information
Contact Title: 
Executive Editor
Contact First Name: 
Diane
Goettel
Contact E-mail: 
Details
Genres Published: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation
Publishes Through Contests Only: 
No
Reading Periods: 
Sunday, June 1, 2025 to Monday, June 30, 2025
Saturday, November 1, 2025 to Sunday, November 30, 2025
Response Time: 
3 to 6 months
Book Types: 
Chapbook
Novella
Short story collections
Essay collections
Novel
Memoir
Poetry collections
Formats: 
Paperback
Hardcover
E-book
Audio
Charges Reading Fee: 
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Distributors: 
Independent Publishers Group
Tips From the Editor: 

Black Lawrence is a selective press. Number of previous publications is unimportant; what matters is the quality of the work. Please send your best work. Black Lawrence Press only accepts submissions via Submittable.

Titles per Year: 
Greater than 20
Editorial Focus: 

Black Lawrence Press is an independent publisher of contemporary poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. They also publish the occasional translation from German. They hold open reading periods during the months of June and November. They also hold several contests each year.

Representative Authors: 

Jacob M. Appel, Marcel Jolley, Christopher Torockio, Jen Michalski, Tracy DeBrincat, Abayomi Animashaun, Mary Biddinger, Bruce Cohen, Matthew Gavin Frank, Brent Goodman, Laura McCullough, Marc McKee, Frank Montesonti, Charlotte Pence, Kevin Pilkington, Marcela Sulak, Michele Battiste, Sarah Suzor, TJ Beitelman, Helen Marie Casey, B.C. Edwards, Carol Guess, Daniele Pantano, David Rigsbee, Joe Wilkins

How many authors debut in each issue?: 
4-8
Publishing type: 
print only [4]
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir [5]
Cross-genre [6]
Experimental [7]
Feminist [8]
Flash Fiction [9]
LGBTQ Voices [10]
Literary Fiction [11]
Narrative Nonfiction [12]
Prose Poetry [13]
Translation [14]

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/small_presses/black_lawrence_press

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/small_presses/black_lawrence_press [2] https://blacklawrence.com/submissions-and-contests [3] https://blacklawrence.com [4] https://www.pw.org/category/publishing_type/print_only [5] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/autobiographymemoir [6] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/crossgenre [7] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/experimental [8] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/feminist [9] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/flash_fiction [10] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/glbt [11] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/literary_fiction [12] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/narrative_nonfiction [13] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/prose_poetry [14] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/translation