For scholars and students, we publish reference and course books in the areas of archaeology, American studies, American history, literary studies, theatre studies, and 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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University of New Orleans Center for the Book seeks work that contributes to the rich cultural tradition of New Orleans and the surrounding region, as well as work that...
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Publish works, mainly in the humanities and social sciences, and general interest titles, particularly those of importance to the state and region. Publish 2-3 poetry titles a...
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Local and regional history; poetry; fantastic and supernatural works in Insistent Visions series; books about books.
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The University of Utah Press is an agency of the J. Willard Marriott Library of the University of Utah. In accordance with the mission of the University, the Press publishes...
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Unlikely Books are created in collaboration with Unlikely Stories Mark V. Our extensive mission statement is at http://...
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Our motto: No bullshit, just books. And that's true. We are selective and looking for high quality, accessible fiction, excluding the fantasy genre. Can be genre based, so long...
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We are a small press committed to the discovery of writing that transcends the ordinary. We believe in developing and encouraging the creative writing voice in our journal, in...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry
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Quality and creative poetry and fiction.
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Vulgar Marsala Press was founded in 2009 and revamped in 2020. In a nutshell, we seek to facilitate the internal bleeding of poetry and fiction into arthouse cinema, visual art...
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We publish only Irish poetry from living Irish (not Irish-American) poets. We regret we cannot consider other poets' work.
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Washington Writers’ Publishing House is a nonprofit organization that has published nearly eighty volumes of poetry and fiction since 1975. The press sponsors an 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....
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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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Weasel Press has sort of a Beat Generation mentality when it comes down to it. When reviewing submissions to be accepted, we’re looking for works that show explicit portrayals...
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We focus on personal writing that is not afraid to inspire. We publish four to eight titles per year, so we can maintain the highest standards in writing, editing and art...
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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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Wesleyan University Press has an editorial program that focuses on poetry, music, dance, science fiction studies, film-TV, and Connecticut history and culture. Publishing in...
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Wet Cement Press publishes small handheld books of fiction, poetry and hybrid genius as well as the quarterly online journal, WCP Magazine. We're looking for work that is...
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Publish sporadically, only excellent, solicited manuscripts.
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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...
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Surreal poetry, poetry that challenges language & form, poetry of the imagination & for the imagination.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry
