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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 Feb 15, Jul 1 to Jul 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
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The mission of Saturnalia Books is to publish literary works, primarily poetry, of high merit, by new and established writers; to encourage collaboration and communication...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 15 to Apr 1Genre: Poetry, Translation -
Shanti Arts Publishing is devoted to producing beautiful and compelling books related to art, nature, and spirit.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Siglio publishes uncommon books that live in the rich and varied space between art and literature. Driven by its feminist ethos, siglio champions uncategorizable, unwieldy, and...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Visual Poetry -
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
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The Toad Press International Chapbook Series publishes contemporary, exciting, beautiful, odd, and avant-garde chapbook-length translations of poetry and prose...
Read moreReading Period: Oct 15 to Dec 31Genre: TranslationSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry, Translation -
TSEHAI Publishers is where a writer becomes an author. As we select our manuscripts carefully and work very hard to achieve the highest editorial quality, we also offer a...
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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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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...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Narrative Nonfiction -
UT Press has a long history of publishing books and series in the areas of regional history, poetry, and the fantastic. We invite proposals for trade and scholarly books...
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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...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Feminist, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Regional, Short Fiction, Translation -
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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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...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 5 to May 5Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
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, TranslationSubgenres: Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry, Visual Poetry -
Word Palace Press is a non-profit press that publishes poetry.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Translation
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