Please note: we publish only Irish poetry from Irish (not Irish-American) poets. We regret we cannot consider other poets' work.
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: Sep 1 to May 31Genre: Poetry -
Washington Writers’ Publishing House is a nonprofit literary organization that has published nearly eighty volumes of poetry and fiction since 1975. The press sponsors annual...
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Wave Books is an independent poetry press based in Seattle, Washington, dedicated to publishing the best in contemporary poetry, poetry in translation, and writing by poets....
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, LGBTQ Voices, Political, Prose Poetry, Translation -
The Made in Michigan Writers Series, part of Wayne State University Press, is devoted to highlighting the works of distinguished statewide writers to showcase Michigan...
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Waywiser publishes literary works by new and established authors, and is also interested in restoring the reputations of writers overlooked or suffering undue neglect.
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Wendy’s Subway is a nonprofit reading room, writing space, and independent publisher located in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Since 2013, Wendy’s Subway has provided an open and...
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Founded in 1957, Wesleyan University Press is part of Wesleyan University and publishes approximately 20 books each year in poetry, music and dance. Authors include Rae...
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Wet Cement Press is a small press based in Berkeley, California, with editors in Reno, Nevada, and Asheville, North Carolina. The press typically publishes three to five books...
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Whiskey Tit attempts to restore degradation and degeneracy to the literary arts. We’re pretty sure we are succeeding here. This is usually because the works don’t fit neatly...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction -
Surreal poetry, poetry that challenges language and form, poetry of the imagination and for the imagination.
Reading Period: May 1 to Aug 31Genre: Poetry -
The Wick Poetry Center encourages new voices by promoting opportunities for individuals and communities locally, regionally and nationally. Wick engages emerging and...
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Recently we have moved toward the collective sense of creating "auto fiction", that sweet emergent form of memoir. Within those stories. We are looking for voices which carry...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Experimental, Historical, Prose Poetry, Translation -
Wildhouse Publications exists to enliven the spiritual quests of people outside or on the margins of established religious and spiritual traditions through books that are...
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Willow Springs Books is a literary press housed in Eastern Washington University’s Inland Northwest Center for Writers in Spokane, Washington. Under the direction of poet...
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Winter Goose Publishing, LLC is a press founded in 2011. It is a royalty-paying trade publisher that has focused on books the editors feel are strong in a unique style, subject...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry -
Wiseblood Books fosters works of fiction, poetry, and philosophy that render truths with what Flannery O'Connor called an unyielding “realism of distances.” Such works find...
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We are a press with a clear social mission, fostering an appreciation of the rewards and challenges of pluralism at every level in society, and, most importantly, an interest...
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Wolfson Press publishes books in the arts and humanities, including literary titles (poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction). The press has a special interest in the region...
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Word Palace Press is a non-profit press that publishes poetry.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Translation -
Word Works looks for well integrated manuscripts of carefully crafted poems. No subject, style, or form restrictions. Manuscripts are read blind by poet reader/judges who care...
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Wordrunner eChapbooks publishes two mini-collections of prose in August and December, each by one author, both online and in e-book format, and an annual themed anthology of...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Feb 28, May 1 to Jul 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
WordTech Communications LLC is one of the nation's largest poetry publishers, bringing out approximately 30 titles per year. Our six imprints focus on lyric, narrative, formal...
Read moreReading Period: May 1 to Jun 30, Nov 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry -
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
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We publish and promote great books of poetry every year. We are a small press with a snappy look, dedicated to quality literature that is proud to be printed in the USA. We are...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 1 to Apr 1, Oct 1 to Nov 1Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Prose Poetry -
WTAW Press is an independent, nonprofit literary press devoted to discovering and publishing enduring literary works. We publish a carefully curated list of titles across a...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 30 to Aug 4, Sep 30 to Oct 31Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
