- Novel- and novella-length fiction. We look for work that has something of the "rare and strange" about it: the gothic or grotesque, the surreal or magical. ...
Small Presses
Whether you're pursuing the publication of your first book or your fifth, use our Small Presses database to research publisher interests, contact information, and submission guidelines.
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Reading Period: Aug 15 to Sep 30Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Lavender Ink is actively soliciting manuscripts in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and cultural criticism. Diálogos specializes in works of translation and cross-cultural issues....
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We are seeking to publish legacy stories, widely defined. It must be book-length but can take the form of poetry, non-fiction, fiction, or any combination thereof.
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Les Figues Press creates aesthetic conversations between readers, writers and artists. Les Figues publishes excellent and formally innovative poetry and prose, including poetry...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 15 to Mar 20Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Experimental -
Lilly Press publishes fiction/poetry chapbooks/anthologies/journals. Seeking imaginative work that lasts in your memory long after the reading. Accept artwork and photography...
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We seek chapbook and full-length poetry collections and have a wide aesthetic with a penchant for concision, strong imagery, inventive language, and emotional authenticity. A...
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Our mission is to promote the artistic sharing of the human journey to consciousness and inner experiences difficult to express in linear vocabulary. We publish poetry that...
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The Literary House Press is the publishing arm of the Rose O’Neill Literary House at Washington College. We publish writers of national reputation and are particularly invested...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Formal, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction -
We are a coalition of editors and publishing professionals working together to make our authors successful, and our goal is to grow slowly but steadily by publishing books we...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Historical, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Love, Regional, Young Adult -
Dedicated to supporting innovative, cross-genre writing, Litmus press publishes the work of translators, poets, and other writers, and organizes public events in their support...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental -
Little Curlew is an independent literary press. We publish big lit — fearless works with a strong ecological undercurrent, including place-based eco-fiction, environmental...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Nature/Environmental -
Our goal is to publish books that are accessible to everyone, combining our desire to educate and our love of quality books with an interest in fiction, non-fiction, poetry,...
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Literary fiction.Reading Period: Jun 1 to Jun 30Genre: Fiction
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Established in 1978, Loom Press publishes books by emerging writers and artists from the New England area. In addition to poetry, Loom Press titles range from documentary...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Regional -
Los Nietos Press is looking for book-length works of poetry and/or short story. We are looking for work that is about the person, but also about place; work that sheds light on...
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Established in 1998 by publisher, editor, and book designer, Christine Holbert, Lost Horse Press—a nonprofit independent press based in Sandpoint, Idaho—publishes poetry titles...
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We are not interested in poetry by amateurs. Poets must have studied their craft. To recognize and publish an outstanding manuscript by an African American poet. Winners need...
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Lummox Press strives to bring the work of both known and unknown poets to it's readers. Lately, about half the titles Lummox publishes have been first collections. I strive to...
Read moreReading Period: Apr 1 to Aug 1Genre: Poetry, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Experimental, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ -
A mindful awareness of space is at the core of our attention to art. To us, poetry — composition, experience, news of the universe — is fundamental to the study of the...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Experimental, Feminist, LGBTQ, Prose Poetry, Religious/Spiritual, Translation -
Lynx House is an independent non-profit publisher devoted to extending and enhancing the cultural conversation through the publication of fine poetry and fiction. If it has a...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 15 to Aug 1Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
