Ugly Duckling Presse is a mission-driven small press that publishes poetry, translation, experimental nonfiction, performance texts, and books by artists. UDP favors emerging,...
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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 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Unbound Edition Press champions honest, original voices. Committed to the power of the literary arts to explore and illuminate the contemporary human condition, it publishes...
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Unicorn Press has published hand-bound chapbooks and books of poetry since 1967.
Reading Period: May 1 to Jun 30Genre: Poetry -
Works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. We publish the winners of the Iowa Short Fiction Award and the Iowa Poetry Prize, novels, poetry anthologies, books on the...
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The University of New Orleans Press seeks work that contributes to the rich cultural tradition of New Orleans and the surrounding region, as well as work that contributes to...
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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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Founded in 1952 with the publication of Anna Ella Carroll and Abraham Lincoln by Sydney and Marjorie Greenbie, The University of Tampa Press has been dedicated to the...
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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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The University of Wisconsin Press is a not-for-profit publisher of books and journals. Our mission embodies the Wisconsin Idea by publishing work of distinction that serves the...
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Treating each book as a work of art, Unleash Press publishes a limited number of single-author manuscripts each year. The editors are currently looking for manuscripts that...
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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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Unsolicited Press strives to produce exceptional works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from award-winning authors. Unsolicited Press based out of Portland, Oregon and...
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Up on Big Rock Poetry Series publishes poetry collections with a strong sense of narrative, a unique voice, and a clean execution. It is a Shipwreckt Books Publishing Co....
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V Press is a small press committed to the discovery of writing that transcends the ordinary. The editors believe in developing and encouraging the creative writing voice in our...
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Vallum Society for Education in Arts & Letters (VSEAL) is a federally incorporated charity based in Tiohtiá:ke (Montreal, Canada) on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory that...
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Taking inspiration from the idea of the veliz, in 2015 Veliz Books began crossing literary borders and championing work that transcends time and trends. Veliz Books is...
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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...
Read moreReading Period: Oct 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationGenres: Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry, Visual Poetry -
Please note: 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 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....
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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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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...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 16Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
