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MWC Press [1]

Basic Information
Address: 
c/o RIPL
Address (line 2): 
401 19th Street
Zip / Postal Code: 
61201
Submission Guidelines: 
https://mwcqc.org/mwc-press/policy-and-info [2]
City: 
Rock Island
Website: 
https://mwcqc.org [3]
Logo or Cover Image (Choose a file, then click upload.): 
State: 
Illinois
Country: 
United States
Contact Information
Contact Title: 
Executive Director
Contact First Name: 
Ryan
Collins
Contact E-mail: 
Details
Genres Published: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Publishes Through Contests Only: 
No
Reading Period: 
Monday, September 1, 2025 to Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Response Time: 
3 to 6 months
Book Types: 
Chapbook
Essay collections
Novel
Memoir
Poetry collections
Formats: 
Paperback
E-book
Charges Reading Fee: 
Yes
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
No
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Tips From the Editor: 

The MWC Press publishes The Atlas, a literary magazine produced by the Young Emerging Writers Summer Internship Program each year; special project books by local and regional authors on a rolling basis, which are usually selected from pitches during the David R. Collins Writers’ Conference; and, starting in 2021, poetry chapbooks as part of the Foster-Stahl Chapbook Series. 

Titles per Year: 
1 to 5
Editorial Focus: 

MWC Press is the publishing imprint of the Midwest Writing Center, a 501(c)(3) literary arts non-profit. All sales from MWC Press go back into programs and toward future publishing opportunities.

Representative Authors: 

Stephen Frech, Meghan Brinson, Ryan Walsh, Sandra Marchetti, Lilly Setterdahl, Monica Wendel, Mary Davidsaver

How many authors debut in each issue?: 
Varies
Publishing type: 
online and print [4]
Source URL:https://www.pw.org/small_presses/mwc_press

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/small_presses/mwc_press [2] https://mwcqc.org/mwc-press/policy-and-info [3] https://mwcqc.org [4] https://www.pw.org/category/publishing_type/online_and_print