White Violet Press is an imprint of Kelsay Books, a publishing company that aims to showcase the literary work of accomplished formalist poets. Response time is two weeks. We...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Formal Poetry -
The Wick Poetry Center encourages new voices by promoting opportunities for individuals and communities locally, regionally and nationally. Wick engages emerging and...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
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We are looking for voices which carry a message of change, of love and liberation from marginalized places, unexplored spaces. We love art, photography included with narratives...
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Wild Leaf Press aims to bring hardworking but largely unpublished writers into the marketplace. We offer print publication to worthy MS., and select worthy poems and short...
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Willow Springs Books is a literary press housed in Eastern Washington University’s Inland Northwest Center for Writers in Spokane, Washington. Under the direction of poet...
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Wings Press was founded in 1975. The mission of Wings Press is to publish the finest in American writing—meaning all of the Americas—without commercial considerations clouding...
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Reading Period: Mar 17Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry
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Wiseblood Books fosters works of fiction, poetry, and philosophy that render truths with what Flannery O'Connor called an unyielding "realism of distances." Such works find...
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We are a press with a clear social mission, fostering an appreciation of the rewards and challenges of pluralism at every level in society, and, most importantly, an interest...
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Word Palace Press is a non-profit press that publishes poetry, fiction, translations, and screenplays.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Translation -
We look for a well integrated manuscript of carefully crafted poems. No subject, style, or form restrictions. Manuscripts are read blind by poet reader/judges who care about...
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Wordrunner eChapbooks publishes two mini-collections of fiction in August and December, each by one author, both online and in e-book format, and an annual themed anthology of...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Serialized Fiction
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We believe that publishing speculative fiction isn’t just printing words on the page — it’s the act of weaving brand new worlds. We believe in great storytelling. We believe in...
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Reading Period: Apr 1 to Aug 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
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Reading Period: Aug 1 to Aug 30Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Prose Poetry -
Focused on words and quality. We do not ascribe to nepotism.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Religious/Spiritual, Serialized Fiction, Translation, War -
WTAW Press publishes full-length books of prose (novels, memoirs, creative non fiction, collections of stories and essays, hybrids, etc.) We welcome submissions from writers of...
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Reading Period: Apr 1 to May 1Genre: Poetry
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We're looking for collections that make us swoon with their gut-wrenching honesty, vibrant beauty and clear-eyes visions of the world. We are open to all subject matter and all...
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We produce high quality print books and innovative electronic publications.
Reading Period: Apr 1 to May 15Genre: Poetry, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Love, Prose Poetry -
Zone 3 Press is a literary press out of Austin Peay State University. Along with a chapbook series, we sponsor two book competitions: The Zone 3 Press First Book Award in...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 1 to May 31Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
