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WTAW Press [1]

Basic Information
Address: 
P.O. Box 2825
Zip / Postal Code: 
95405-0825
Submission Guidelines: 
https://wtawpress.org/submissions [2]
City: 
Santa Rosa
Website: 
https://wtawpress.org [3]
Logo or Cover Image (Choose a file, then click upload.): 
State: 
California
Country: 
United States
Contact Information
Contact Title: 
Director and Editor in Chief
Contact First Name: 
Peg
Alford Pursell
Contact E-mail: 
Details
Genres Published: 
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Publishes Through Contests Only: 
No
Reading Period: 
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 to Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Response Time: 
3 to 6 months
Book Types: 
Chapbook
Novella
Short story collections
Essay collections
Novel
Memoir
Formats: 
Paperback
E-book
Charges Reading Fee: 
Yes
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Distributors: 
IPG Distribution
Tips From the Editor: 
  • Familiarize yourself with our publishing programs and imprint on our website.
  • To understand our aesthetic and literary interests, read the work we’ve published.
  • Make sure to follow all submission guidelines.
  • Since dates are subject to change, check the website for open submission periods, sign up for our newsletter, and follow us on our social media channels to stay updated.
Titles per Year: 
1 to 5
Editorial Focus: 

WTAW Press is an independent literary press devoted to discovering and publishing enduring works. WTAW publishes a carefully curated list of titles across a range of genres (literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, essay, and prose that falls somewhere in between), subject matter, and perspectives. WTAW offers the Kevin McIlvoy Book Prize for unpublished books. In addition to full-length books, WTAW Alcove Chapbooks publishes chapbooks of prose. Betty publishes books by women for everyone.

Representative Authors: 

Kevin McIlvoy, Henry Hoke, Anita Felicelli, Olga Zilberbourg, Sarah Stone, Louise Marburg, Julian Mithra, Keith Pilapil Lesmeister, Joanna Acevedo, Kai Maristed

How many authors debut in each issue?: 
1-2+
Publishing type: 
online and print [4]
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir [5]
BIPOC Voices [6]
Creative Nonfiction [7]
Cross-genre [8]
Experimental [9]
Feminist [10]
Flash Fiction [11]
Historical [12]
Journalism/Investigative Reporting [13]
LGBTQ Voices [14]
Literary Fiction [15]
Lyric Essay [16]
Narrative Nonfiction [17]
Nature/Environmental [18]
Short Fiction [19]
Speculative Fiction [20]

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

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/small_presses/wtaw_press [2] https://wtawpress.org/submissions [3] https://wtawpress.org [4] https://www.pw.org/category/publishing_type/online_and_print [5] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/autobiographymemoir [6] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/bipoc-voices [7] https://www.pw.org/category/subgenres/17192 [8] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/crossgenre [9] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/experimental [10] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/feminist [11] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/flash_fiction [12] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/historical [13] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/journalism-investigative-reporting [14] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/glbt [15] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/literary_fiction [16] https://www.pw.org/category/subgenres/17191 [17] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/narrative_nonfiction [18] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/nature-environmental [19] https://www.pw.org/category/subgenres/short-fiction [20] https://www.pw.org/category/subgenres/speculative-fiction