MadHat Press is a leading publisher of unique and vital contemporary poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and criticism.
MadHat Press seeks to...
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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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The mission of Madville Publishing is to produce, publish, and market literary works of the highest quality that reflect the diversity of the modern English-speaking world. We...
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We are best known for publishing poetry, but we also publish novels, novellas, short story collections, and essay collections. Guidelines are on website. There is a limited...
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Good writing in any genre. Manic D publishes a diverse spectrum of titles by a wide range of writers.
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Marsh Hawk Press books often highlight the affinity of poetry and the visual arts. Each book is produced with particular care to visual style, often including reproductions of...
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Mayapple Press is a small literary press founded in 1978 by poet and editor Judith Kerman. We focus on literature not often celebrated by either the mainstream or the avant-...
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An independent house since 1974, McPherson & Company publishes contemporary English and American fiction, 20th C. international fiction in translation, nonfiction in the...
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Specializing in Books by Authors from the Heartland Since 2014
Meadowlark Press is an independent publisher, born of a desire to produce high-quality books for...
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Miami University Press publishes poetry and poetry in translation, novellas and short fiction, and books about Miami University nonfiction.
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Independent poetry press publishing primarily under the imprints Body Language (LGBT and sexuality) and Fabula Rasa (myth and fairy tale). We also co-publish the Sapphic...
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Milk and Cake Press seeks to publish an eclectic collection of poems. We love language, the sounds it creates, and the power of it to name and shape. We welcome work from a...
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Milkweed Editions is one of the nation's leading independent, nonprofit literary publishers, releasing twenty to thirty new books each year in the genres of fiction, nonfiction...
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Mongrel Empire Press was established in 2007 with a mission to publish well-written, thoughtfully-considered works across generic and disciplinary boundaries. Visit their...
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Moon Tide Press is dedicated to publishing the finest poets in the Southern California area, although the editors will consider authors from outside. Each of their authors go ...
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MWC Press is the publishing imprint of the Midwest Writing Center, a 501(c)(3) literary arts non-profit. All sales from MWC Press go back into our programs and toward future...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
