Spurl Editions (est. 2015) is an independent publisher of unusual literature and photography, specializing in works fitting for “our current decrepit and apocalyptic world.”...
Small Presses
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: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: FictionSubgenres: LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Translation -
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
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Squill Publishing exists to do one thing, which happens to be many things. They want to coach young creators on the process of turning their work into something great. They...
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Sterncastle Publishing is an independent, traditional publisher focusing on fiction, folklore, poetry, memoir, and biography. Sterncastle’s mission is to broaden the literary...
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Stillhouse Press is committed to publishing writers, both emerging and established. They focus specifically on the idea “craft publishing,” working with authors to bring their...
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A 501(c)(3) nonprofit literary press collective founded in 2000, Sundress Publications is entirely volunteer-run, publishes chapbooks and full-length works in both print and...
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Switchback Books challenges gender inequity by publishing books of poetry by women and nonbinary authors. Switchback has published more than 20 books since its founding in 2006...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Formal Poetry, LGBTQ Voices, Micro-poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry -
Established in 2015, Sword & Kettle Press is a tiny independent publishing house. They publish inclusive feminist fantasy and speculative writing, create resources for...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Jan 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry
