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BkMk Press [1]

Basic Information
Address: 
5 West Third Street
Zip / Postal Code: 
64152
Submission Guidelines: 
https://bkmkpress.org/open-submissions [2]
City: 
Parkville
Website: 
https://bkmkpress.org [3]
Logo or Cover Image (Choose a file, then click upload.): 
State: 
Missouri
Country: 
United States
Contact Information
Contact Title: 
Editor
Contact First Name: 
Ben
Furnish
Contact E-mail: 
Details
Genres Published: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Publishes Through Contests Only: 
No
Reading Period: 
Sunday, February 1, 2026 to Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Response Time: 
Greater than 6 months
Book Types: 
Short story collections
Essay collections
Poetry collections
Formats: 
Paperback
Charges Reading Fee: 
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Distributors: 
University of Arkansas Press
Tips From the Editor: 

Do seek to build a track record in publishing your work in journals before trying to publish a full book. Do sample some of our titles before submitting to us.

Titles per Year: 
1 to 5
Editorial Focus: 

Since 1971, BkMk Press (pronounced “bookmark”) has been committed to finding and publishing outstanding Writers. BkMk Press publishes primarily poetry and short fiction collections, and occasionally creative nonfiction and the literary novel. BkMk seeks to provide its audience with quality literature that, despite its merits, is overlooked by the major commercial publishing houses. BkMk offers a laboratory setting for students and community members to learn about and contribute to literary book publishing.

Representative Authors: 

Susan Aizenberg, Robert Day, Walter Bargen, Howard Schwartz, Lorraine Lopez, Stephanie Powell Watts, Christian Barter, Gary Gildner, Charlotte Holmes, Mary Troy, Alice Friman, Kelly Cherry, Dina Elenbogen

How many authors debut in each issue?: 
1-3
Publishing type: 
print only [4]
Temporarily closed to submissions

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

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/small_presses/bkmk_press [2] https://bkmkpress.org/open-submissions [3] https://bkmkpress.org [4] https://www.pw.org/category/publishing_type/print_only