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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: Nov 1 to Jan 15Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Saint Julian Press, a new literary and educational organization, embraces a vision to create a local and worldwide community. Their desire is to engage in an artistic and...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
SFWP is an independent press dedicated to the craft of writing, artistic preservation, recognizing exciting new authors, and bringing out of print work back to the shelves....
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The goal of Seven Kitchens Press has always been to publish the very best poetry and prose they can find in carefully-edited, hand-trimmed, and hand-tied chapbooks; to work in...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Jan 31, Feb 1 to Oct 12, Apr 1 to Apr 30, Jun 1 to Jun 30, Oct 1 to Oct 31, Nov 1 to Nov 30Genre: PoetryGenres: Feminist, LGBTQ Voices, Prose Poetry, Regional -
Shanti Arts Publishing is devoted to producing beautiful and compelling books related to art, nature, and spirit.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Founded in 2010, Sibling Rivalry Press is an independent publishing house based just outside of Little Rock, Arkansas, in the small town of Alexander. Their mission is to...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 1 to Jun 1Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Cross-genre, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Love, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional -
Siglio publishes uncommon books that live in the rich and varied space between art and literature. Driven by its feminist ethos, Siglio champions uncategorizable, unwieldy, and...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
The Song Cave is dedicated to recovering a lost sensibility and creating a new one by publishing books of poetry, translations, art criticism, and making art prints and other...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 1 to Jun 30Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Translation -
Spurl Editions (est. 2015) is an independent publisher of unusual literature and photography, specializing in works fitting for “our current decrepit and apocalyptic world.”...
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: FictionGenres: LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Translation -
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...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Sterncastle Publishing is an independent, traditional publisher focusing on fiction, folklore, poetry, memoir, and biography. Sterncastle’s mission is to broaden the literary...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
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: Poetry
