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...
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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: Jun 1 to Jun 30Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, TranslationSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry, Translation -
South Broadway Press is a publisher of poetry through books, print journals, and on their online journal, South Broadway Ghost Society.
Reading Period: Jun 21 to Sep 14Genre: Poetry, Translation -
Spaceboy Books seeks weird, innovative, and optimistic science fiction from new and published authors. Quality, inventive, and engaging prose, plus fun new ideas, will catch...
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Split/Lip Press is dedicated to publishing boundary-breaking fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid books, lifting the transition boards that prevent fluidity and smashing those they...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 1, Apr 1 to Jun 1, Jul 1 to Sep 1, Oct 1 to Dec 1Genre: Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Commercial Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction -
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 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: FictionSubgenres: LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Translation -
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
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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 publishes surprising, gutsy fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that can’t or doesn’t want to find a home in big publishing. The editors are drawn to the strange,...
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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...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 1 to Aug 31, Dec 1 to Feb 28, Mar 1 to May 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Susquehanna University Press publishes book-length literary fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. The editors look for work that will appeal to local, regional, 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 Apr 15Genre: 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 -
TCK Publishing publishes a wide range of nonfiction and are currently accepting book proposals. They do not publish poetry or children’s picture books.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Creative Nonfiction -
Terrapin Books is a small press for poetry books. They publish single author full-length collections, an occasional anthology, and craft books. They run two open reading...
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Thirty West Publishing House is open to many literary themes and poetic forms and styles. Never really pigeonholed themselves to one market. They enjoy the succinct, the...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Cross-genre, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry, Serialized Fiction -
Three Rooms Press is a fierce New York-based independent publisher inspired by dada, punk, and passion. Founded in 1993, it serves as a leading independent publisher of cut-the...
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Reading Period: Dec 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry
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- Their primary focus is in the following genres of fiction: Sci-Fi/Fantasy (LitRPG included), YA (see above), Light/Cozy Fantasy.
- They will consider when the...
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: FictionSubgenres: Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Historical, Humor, War, Young Adult -
The Toad Press International Chapbook Series publishes contemporary, exciting, beautiful, odd, and avant-garde chapbook-length translations of poetry and prose.
Reading Period: Oct 15 to Dec 31Genre: TranslationSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry, Translation -
Transformation Media Books is dedicated to publishing innovative works that nourish the body, mind and spirit, written by authors whose ideas and messages make a difference in...
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Transit Books is a nonprofit publisher of international and American literature based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in 2015, Transit Books is committed to the...
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The Trio Award for First or Second Book for emerging poets and the Louise Bogan Award for Artistic Merit and Excellence for a book of poems contributing in an innovative and...
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TSEHAI Publishers is an international press dedicated to transforming writers into authors. It selects powerful, original works that advance intercultural dialogue and social...
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Tupelo Press, which released its first five books in fall 2001, is an independent, literary press devoted to discovering and publishing works of poetry, literary fiction, and...
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Twelve House Books is an independent publisher that releases a variety of fiction and poetry every year. The Acquisitions Editor looks for...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
