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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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 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Experimental, Historical, Literary Fiction, Translation -
Meadowlark Books is an independent publisher, born of a desire to produce high-quality books for print and electronic delivery. Our goal is to create a network and system of...
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Empowering books from marginalized authors that focus on stories that haven't been told yet. We publish both books and zines.
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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. We are a proud...
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In general, we are looking for a poetry collection that has at least three poems that have been published before. Book can be 40-100 pages long. Poems should be in final form...
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We are a press dedicated to publishing the finest poets in the Southern California area, although we will consider authors from outside. Each of our authors goes on a tour to...
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Ms. Aligned was founded to help the genders understand each other through the writing of women; we now welcome prose and poetry by writers who identify as women, nonbinary, or...
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MWC Press is the publishing extension of the Midwest Writing Center and its programs.
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New American Press is an independent literary publisher committed to bringing readers the best in contemporary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translations from across the...
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NDR is published by the Creative Writing Program of the Louisiana State University English Department.
Reading Period: Oct 15 to Feb 3Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Cross-genre -
New Door Books publishes original, innovative, book-length literature, mostly fiction.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Literary Fiction -
New Issues Poetry & Prose, a nonprofit, university-based publisher, was established in 1996 and publishes eight to twelve new titles each year with a focus on contemporary...
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NMP is a publisher of chapbooks and broadsides. We have a pretty wide aesthetic range, and we acquire manuscripts primarily through our yearly chapbook contest ($1,000 prize,...
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New Rivers Press is interested in literary work of every character, but especially in diverse work that's aesthetically challenging and has a social conscience. Our Many Voices...
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Nightboat Books publishes work that resists convention and transcends boundaries—books rich with poignancy, intelligence, and risk.
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Noemi Press is a 501(c)(3) literary arts organization dedicated to publishing and promoting the work of emerging and established authors and artists.
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NDSU Press publishes regional scholarship and literary contributions. Our region includes the Red River Valley, the state of North Dakota, the Great Plains of the United States...
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Not a Cult is a multi-media production house creating books of fine art and poetry, records, and large-scale creative projects. The not a cult group collaborates closely with...
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Off the Grid Press is dedicated to publishing collections by poets over sixty years old.
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genres: Translation
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Open Books Press is dedicated to publishing quality books. When we're open for submissions, we accept adult nonfiction, and fiction for all ages (including some YA and children...
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Open Country Press was established in 2016 by Natalie Peeterse, who runs the press along with Autumn Toennis. The press’ mission is to publish high quality and dynamic literary...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 1 to Oct 1Genre: Poetry
