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BLF Press [1]

Basic Information
Zip / Postal Code: 
47407
Submission Guidelines: 
https://blfpress.com/submissions [2]
City: 
Bloomington
Website: 
https://blfpress.com [3]
Logo or Cover Image (Choose a file, then click upload.): 
State: 
Indiana
Country: 
United States
Contact Information
Contact Title: 
Publisher and Editor in Chief
Contact First Name: 
Dr. Stephanie Andrea
Allen
Contact E-mail: 
Details
Genres Published: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Publishes Through Contests Only: 
No
Reading Period: 
Thursday, January 1, 2026 to Thursday, April 30, 2026
Response Time: 
3 to 6 months
Book Types: 
Short story collections
Essay collections
Novel
Poetry collections
Formats: 
Paperback
E-book
Charges Reading Fee: 
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Distributors: 
Ingram
Tips From the Editor: 

Please see our submissions guidelines.

Titles per Year: 
1 to 5
Editorial Focus: 

BLF Press is an independent Black feminist press dedicated to amplifying the work of Black women and women of color.

Representative Authors: 

Jewelle Gomez, Krystal A. Smith, Penny Mickelbury

How many authors debut in each issue?: 
1-2
Publishing type: 
print only [4]
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir [5]
Feminist [6]
LGBTQ Voices [7]
Literary Fiction [8]
Narrative Nonfiction [9]
Source URL:https://www.pw.org/small_presses/blf_press

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/small_presses/blf_press [2] https://blfpress.com/submissions [3] https://blfpress.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/feminist [7] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/glbt [8] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/literary_fiction [9] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/narrative_nonfiction