We are seeking: vivid imagery and the balance of abstract to concrete imagery, the capacity to surprise, an elastic syntax, pace, and music, thematic cohesiveness and the...
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Whether you are pursuing the publication of your first book or your fifth, use the Small Presses database to find contact information, submission guidelines, and representative authors—everything you need to determine which publishers match your vision for your writing and your writing life. Use the filters below to find presses with reading periods that are open now or opening soon (within the next thirty days), accept unsolicited submissions, and match all of your criteria for the perfect publisher of your work.
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Reading Period: May 1 to Jun 22Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices -
Game Over Books is a small publisher run collaboratively by a group of nerdy artists. Our goal is to amplify...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, LGBTQ Voices -
Garland Press seeks literary novels that feature strong women—noble yet not perfect. We are a small, independent press devoted to helping our authors produce their best...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: FictionGenres: Feminist, Historical, Literary Fiction -
Gazing Grain Press is an inclusive feminist chapbook series edited by alumni of George Mason University’s MFA program and sponsored by the Fall for the Book literary festival....
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Founded in 1955, George Braziller, Inc. is a small, independent publishing house based in New York City. We pride ourselves on consistently publishing books of exceptional...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Experimental, Translation -
Gertrude Press is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization showcasing and developing the creative talents of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer-identified, and allied individuals. ...
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Cross-genre, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices -
My goal is to run a publishing press where the publisher and the author work together to edit, publish, promote, and contribute to the literary conversation.
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Ghostbird Press exists to bring literature and visual art together through chapbooks.
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A traditional press based in the Chicago area, Gibson House Press publishes literary fiction. Writers are invited to submit complete full-length novel manuscripts (50-80,000-...
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We publish quality works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that have a message, be it philosophical or social by authors from many walks of life. Many of our books promote...
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Glass Lyre Press invites high quality manuscripts that reflect mature and seasoned writing with masterful imagery, lyricism, and emotional resonance. We are attracted to...
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Gold Line Press aims to promote the work of emerging poets and fiction writers, as well as to promote / elevate the chapbook form. The Gold Line Press editorial board does not...
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Gold Wake holds one Open Reading period per year, held in the spring, and open to full-length manuscripts in all genres. We do not charge a separate contest/submission...
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Golden Antelope Press is a small press operated in conjunction with, or spun off from, its sister presses, the more scholarly Blazing Sapphire and Naciketas Presses. The focus...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genres: Cross-genre, Feminist, Historical, Literary Fiction, Pop Culture -
Graywolf Press is a leading independent publisher committed to the discovery and energetic publication of contemporary American and international literature. We champion...
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The (Great) Indian Poetry Collective is a mentorship model literary press, bringing new poetic voices from India to the world. We are a nonprofit, shared work literary press...
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Great Weather for MEDIA focuses on the unpredictable, the fearless, the bright, the dark, and the innovative… We are based in New York City and showcase both national and...
Read moreReading Period: Oct 15 to Jan 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, LGBTQ Voices, Prose Poetry -
We publish excellent poetry by a diversity of authors in a variety of styles. Our conviction is that poetry encourages an engagement with our deepest truths, challenges, fears...
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We are focused on environmental writing with an activist bent.
Reading Period: Sep 1 to May 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Nature/Environmental -
Our publishing model was designed to support the independent author and to make it possible for writers to retain the rights to their work and still compete with the major...
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Gunpowder Press is a small poetry press located in Santa Barbara, California. Founded in 2014, the press hosts the annual Barry Spacks Poetry Prize for a book of poems. David...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Apr 30Genre: Poetry
