Since 1971, BkMk Press (pronounced “bookmark”) has been committed to finding and publishing outstanding Writers. BkMk Press publishes primarily poetry and short fiction...
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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: Feb 1 to Jun 30Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Black Lawrence Press is an independent publisher of contemporary poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. They also publish the occasional translation from German. They hold...
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The Black Mountain Press’ first publications were done in collaboration with other publishers and focused on design and the then new digital technology. Established in 1994,...
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Black Scat Books is a small, independent, not-for-profit press dedicated to publishing sublime art and literature, i.e. eccentric art and obscure texts, absurdist fiction,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Literary Fiction, Translation -
Blair is a nonprofit independent book publisher. They strive to publish quality writing, focusing on authors and subjects historically neglected by mainstream publishers,...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 15 to Jan 15, Apr 15 to Jun 15, Aug 15 to Oct 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
BlazeVOX [books] presents innovative fictions and wide ranging fields of contemporary poetry. Their books push at the frontiers of what is possible with their innovative poetry...
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BLF Press is an independent Black feminist press dedicated to amplifying the work of Black women and women of color.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Apr 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Feminist, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction -
Blydyn Square Books publishes books that make you think: smart, interesting, character-driven fiction and unusual/thought-provoking nonfiction. They have a children’s imprint (...
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BOA Editions publishes within four distinct series: the American Poets Continuum Series (previously published poets); the New Poets of America series (first-...
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Bottom Dog Press / Bird Dog Publishing is a literary small press with five series: Midwest, Working Lives, Harmony, Memoirs, and Appalachian Writing. They’ve also done some...
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Broken Tribe Press was formed to meet the needs of wanderers, misplaced artists, and misfits of the literary world. With a domestic North American focus, Broken Tribe publishes...
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Brooklyn Arts Press (BAP) is a literary press devoted to publishing chapbooks and full-length collections of poetry, novels, lyrical short fiction, and art monographs by...
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Bull City Press has a passion for the unusual, the surprising, and the arresting, but what we love most is the miracle of compression. Whether it’s poetry, fiction, or creative...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 15 to Apr 15, May 15 to Jun 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Burrow Press is the literary publisher of Stetson University’s MFA of the Americas program, focusing on collaboration, translation, and literature in the expanded field. Since...
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Bywater Books, Inc. represents the coming of age of queer literature.
The Bywater Books mission is to publish well-written commercial...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: LGBTQ Voices -
The mission of Carnegie Mellon University Press is to amplify both emerging and established voices who bring fresh perspectives to contemporary literature, with a particular...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 15 to Sep 15, Dec 15 to Jan 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
CavanKerry Press seeks materials from the broadest range of writers, including people of color and people with disabilities. We are partial to writers whose distinct voices are...
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The focus of the Cholla Needles Arts & Literary Library is mostly poetry. The press has a specialized series of poetry/art books with art created by the author, or a...
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Circling Rivers is an independent publisher of literary nonfiction and poetry. They’re drawn to the writer, known or unknown, whose work offers insight and depth, beauty, and ...
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The CSU Poetry Center is committed to acquiring stylistically distinctive and skillfully crafted collections of poetry, prose, and translation from an aesthetically diverse...
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Codhill Press is devoted exclusively to the advancement and appreciation of the finest works in poetry and prose which promise to search out important meanings for life.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Coffee House Press creates new spaces for audiences and artists to interact, inspiring readers and enriching communities by expanding the definition of what literature is, what...
Read moreReading Period: May 1 to May 31, Oct 1 to Oct 30Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Literary Fiction, Translation -
Whether in the form of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, the works they like to publish engage the senses, fire up the neurons, possess a social consciousness, and help make...
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Creators Publishing launched in 2006, and since then it has published more than 180 collection books and original manuscripts under three imprints. Its mission is to find...
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The press is flexible with a broad taste, though most of their books in print are poetry collections.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry
