Small Presses

3 Mile Harbor Press is committed to publishing the best diverse work by new and established poets and is particularly interested in finding LGBQT, feminist and environmentally...

3: A Taos Press is a multicultural and ethically voiced independent press. Our poetry books usually have a theme in each of them.

918studio specializes in unique prose & poetry chapbooks. We publish good writing that deserves to be read.

Mixed Genre or Poetry Collection: 50-120 pages.

For poetry, we lean toward the lyrical, eccentric, ambivalent and wildly imaginative. For mixed genre work, your...

Able Muse Press publishes emerging and established poets and writers, and anthologies of poetry, fiction, and art. We also publish periodical print versions of Able Muse.

Begun in 1979 by poet, teacher, and printer Gary Metras to print and publish short collections of quality contemporary poetry using the methods and equipment of the antique...

Ahsahta Press champions and promotes surprising, relevant, and accessible experimental poetry that more commercially minded small presses avoid; in making it widely available,...

akinoga press is a Baltimore-based micro-press that specialzes in hand-bound chapbooks of a spacious/minimalist/austere flavor, though we're on the lookout for anything small,...

Alan Squire Publishing is an independent literary press founded in 2010 to publish books of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry that are beautifully written and beautifully made,...

AJB is a leading independent press devoted to discovering and publishing exceptional poetry by emerging and established writers. The press is an innovator in the field,...

The Altar Collective is a small press and arts collective based in Los Angeles and New York City. It was created in June of 2013 as a stepping stone for aspiring writers, but...

Alternative Book Press is a new publishing company established in October 2012 by Columbia University and Cornell University graduates with the following aim in view: To...

Another New Calligraphy has enjoyed the quiet thrill of making and sharing since 2009. ANC guides writers and musicians in the realization of their work via the production of...

Apogee Press publishes the work of innovative and experimental poets. Culturally and formally diverse, our poets share an original use of language.

Aquarius Press aims to develop, publish and promote talented writers typically underrepresented in the literary marketplace. Our Willow Books division specializes in the works...

Argos Books is an independent literary press. Our aim is to support poetry, hybrid genres, translation, and collaboration, with a special interest in work that crosses cultural...

Arte Público Press specializes in publishing contemporary novels, short stories, poetry, and drama based on U.S. Hispanic, Cuban American, Mexican American, Puerto Rican, and...

The mission of the Ashland Poetry Press is to help top-rate poets in mid-career break through to first or second book publication, and to help mature poets define the best...

We publish Speculative Fiction (including Fantasy), Historical Fiction, and Gothics, as well as poetry collections.

Autumn House is a nonprofit, independent press which has the mission of publishing poetry and other fine literature. We are committed not just to publishing the prominent...

Our goal is to publish and support writers of color.

Backbone Press has been publishing diversely since 2012. We debut and support writers who are considered...

Publishes historical fiction and historical fantasy in novel-length books with Celtic cultural themes. Also publishes anthologies of poetry and short stories with Celtic...

BatCat Press publishes limited handbound editions of awesome poetry and prose. We aim to publish books, chapbooks, and broadsides that are the perfect combination of excellent...

Bauhan Publishing is an independent Publisher in Peterborough, New Hampshire. We focus on New England regional books in the areas of history, art, nature studies, and poetry,...

Our fiction must have a female protagonist. The writing must be engaging with a unique approach to storytelling and a distinctive authorial voice and style. We want works that...

Our books represent the best of contemporary poetry published today in English and in translation. Even though our concentration is on contemporary poets in translation, we...

Black Lawrence Press seeks to publish intriguing books of literature: novels, short story collections, poetry, and translations (from the German). We hold open reading periods...

Black Sun Lit is a print and digital literary press that endeavors to introduce, promote, and support both emerging and experienced writers whose work has little representation...

BlazeVOX [books] presents innovative fictions and wide ranging fields of contemporary poetry. Our books push at the frontiers of what is possible with our innovative poetry,...

We are publishers of literature. Unconfined by the limitations of bigger publishing houses, Bloomsday gets to be more nimble and take greater risks bringing more diverse voices...

We publish poetry that is imagistic, inventive, emotionally honest, and pushes the language to a deeper level of insight. We are all poets, and our books are artistically...

BOA Editions publishes within four distinct series: The American Poets Continuum Series (previously published poets); The Lannan Translations Selection Series...

We publish works by new poets as well as by well-established poets. Our only requirement is that the work be interesting. We are proud to have worked with some of the giants in...

Bowen Press is drawn to exceptional stories by new and upcoming authors. We focus on first-time southern writers and specialize in high-quality book design.

Brick Cave Media is seeking authors with a keen understanding of craft.

We want to publish poets who are engaged in the writing community, including participating in poetry readings, workshops, and writers groups. The poets we are looking for are...

We seek out the work of contemporary poets for publication. We do not consider student work or work by unpublished poets.

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...

We value energy and voice and force, work that crosses borders or effaces them completely, work that enters into larger social conversations, work that lives in the world, work...

Calypso Editions is an artist-run, cooperative press dedicated to publishing quality literary books of poetry and fiction with a global perspective. We...

Established in 2008 and sponsored in part by the Helen Zell Writers' Program at the University of Michigan, Canarium Books is an independent press dedicated...

Central Square Press, LLC, is a small, independent, literary press that publishes thought-provoking and high quality poetry. We strive to publish poetry that does not cater to...

Cherry Castle Publishing is one of America's newest and most energetic black-owned publishers of great literature.  We are a press that honors the vibrant multicultural voice...

Circling Rivers is an independent publisher of literary nonfiction and poetry. We’re drawn to the writer, known or unknown, whose work offers insight and depth, beauty, and the...

Clare Songbirds Publishing House was established to provide a print forum for the creation of limited edition, fine art from poets and writers, both established and emerging.  ...

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 our lives....

A small press based in New Zealand. Along with work by New Zealand poets, Cold Hub Press publishes contemporary international poetry, including bilingual editions with...

Concrete Wolf has been publishing chapbooks since 2001. We have no preference as to formal or free verse. We probably slightly favor lyric and narrative...

Convulsive Editions is a micro-press that publishes affordable, well-designed chapbooks, broadsides, french folds, and other printed matter featuring lyrical writing that...

Counterpath Press is an independent, nonprofit, literary publisher that supports communities of readers and artists who are interested in linguistic and visual interventions in...

Dalkey Archive Press is a nonprofit organization whose mission is the preservation of literary works of art through publication. We primarily publish literary...

Dark Particle specializes in hand-made chapbooks of poetry and prose. Our mission is to publish both emerging and established voices. We aim to help the emerging poet find an...

Deep Vellum Publishing was founded in 2013 with the mission to bring the world into conversation through publishing literature from around the world, while organizing literary...

Del Sol Press seeks to publish exceptional work by both new and recognized writers, as well as republish literary works that we consider extremely significant and that have...

Diode Editions is looking for poetry that excites and energizes, that uses language that crackles and sparks. We’re looking for poetry from all points on the arc, from formal...

Poetry, Short stories, novellas, pulp, comics, sci-fi, satire, essay, periodicals. 

East French Press is interested in producing works of any size and scope; working...

Publishing book-length literary fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Looking for the unique combination of literary language and genre movements

Stuff your mother hates

Stuff that people don't want their kids to know

Stuff that makes milk shoot out our nose

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We are a small press based out of Seattle, Washington. We publish collaborations between West Coast poets and artists of all types. We also have an interest in publishing...

• Local Histories: preserves and expands cultural memory in its diversity, especially valuing neglected and alternative histories.
• Health...

Etchings Press is UIndy's teaching press and publishing laboratory. Our students engage with writers from across the country. For the Whirling Prize each fall, writers submit...

Evening Street Press is centered on Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Seneca Falls, 1848 revision of the Declaration of Independence: "that all men—and women—are created equal," with...

Factory Hollow Press publishes poetry and prose books, chapbooks and broadsides in both limited and trade editions. FHP is a publishing imprint of Sleepy Lemur Quality...

Finishing Line Press is an award-winning small press publisher based in Georgetown, Kentucky. FLP is a proud member of APSS/SPAN, and IBPA.

Firewheel Editions publishes Sentence: A Journal of Prose Poetics, books, chapbooks, and occasional anthologies.

FlowerSong Press nurtures essential verse from, about, and through the borderlands. Literary. Lyrical. Boundless.

Flutter Press prefers free verse, lyrical poems with themes that revolve around life, love, loss, relationships, dreams, nature, observations, and experiences.

FootHills Publishing was formed in 1986 for the purpose of getting into print the words of poets who found it hard to get their work out to the public other than at readings or...

Four Way Books is dedicated to producing and promoting excellent literary publications and to creating opportunities for writers of merit. We seek to please and expand poetry’s...

We strive to preserve for posterity poetry from imaginative, highly skilled contemporary poets, whether well-known or emerging. We abhor the myopic, self-absorbed, and sloppy,...

Game Over Books is a small publisher run collaboratively by a group of nerdy artists. Our goal is to amplify...

Gazing Grain Press is an inclusive feminist chapbook series edited by alumni of George Mason University’s MFA program and sponsored by the Fall for the Book literary festival....

Gertrude Press is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization showcasing and developing the creative talents of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer-identified, and allied individuals. ...

Ghostbird Press exists to bring literature and visual art together through chapbooks.

Glass Lyre Press invites high quality manuscripts that reflect mature and seasoned writing with masterful imagery, lyricism, and emotional resonance. We are attracted to...

Gold Wake holds one Open Reading period per year, held in the spring, and open to full-length manuscripts in all genres. We do not charge a separate contest/submission...

Graywolf Press is a leading independent publisher committed to the discovery and energetic publication of contemporary American and international literature. We champion...

Great Weather for MEDIA focuses on the unpredictable, the fearless, the bright, the dark, and the innovative… We are based in New York City and showcase both national and...

Gunpowder Press is a small poetry press located in Santa Barbara, California. Founded in 2014, the press hosts the annual Barry Spacks Poetry Prize for a book of poems. David...

The Head & the Hand’s mission is to publish writing that has the power to spark change and entertain, and the socially conscious Shockwire Chapbook Series is our...

“The Library is a sphere whose exact center is any hexagon and whose circumference is unattainable,” states Jorge Luis Borges in his tale of sacred geometry and information...

It is our belief that the arts are the embodiment of the soul of a culture, that the promotion of writers and artists is essential if our current culture, with its emphasis on...

Since 1974, Hit & Run Press has been publishing small editions of poetry books and broadsides. The publisher selects poems he believes are worthy of publication, often with...

Holland Park Press, founded in 2009, is a privately-owned independent company publishing literary fiction: novels, novellas, short stories; and poetry. The company is run by...

Howling Bird Press publishes the best in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. We run an annual nationwide contest in alternating genres. We are the imprint of Augsburg...

We publish new and emerging authors of poetry and occasional nonfiction titles.

ILOANBooks is a publishing collective specializing in low circulation prose poetry, often with illustrations or photography. We take pride in publishing brilliant, and perhaps...

Indigent Press is a grassroots micro press dedicated to publishing high quality, limited run, poetry chapbooks by a diverse group of poets with unique...

Jacar Press is a Community Active press publishing fine poetry from Pulitzer Prize winners to poets not yet known. Proceeds from all our publications will go to support...

Our mission at Jamii Publishing is to foster the communion of artists from all genres, foster growth in the artistic world, and to bring these arts to the community. We strive...

Founded in 1993, Kore Press publishes works of literary and artistic value by women, including those traditionally underrepresented in the cultural mainstream; promotes those...

KYSO, pronounced “kye sew,” is an acronym for Knock Your Socks Off, which refers to just the kind of electrified words and images we like to publish and showcase.

Lavender Ink is actively soliciting manuscripts in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and cultural criticism. Diálogos specializes in works of translation and cross-cultural issues....

Les Figues Press creates aesthetic conversations between readers, writers and artists. Les Figues publishes excellent and formally innovative poetry and prose, including poetry...

We seek chapbook and full-length poetry collections and have a wide aesthetic with a penchant for concision, strong imagery, inventive language, and emotional authenticity. A...

The Literary House Press is the publishing arm of the Rose O’Neill Literary House at Washington College. We publish writers of national reputation and are particularly invested...

Our goal is to publish books that are accessible to everyone, combining our desire to educate and our love of quality books with an interest in fiction, non-fiction, poetry,...

Established in 1978, Loom Press publishes books by emerging writers and artists from the New England area. In addition to poetry, Loom Press titles range from documentary...

Established in 1998 by publisher, editor, and book designer, Christine Holbert, Lost Horse Press—a nonprofit independent press based in Sandpoint, Idaho—publishes poetry titles...

Lummox Press strives to bring the work of both known and unknown poets to its readers. Lately, about half the titles Lummox publishes have been first collections. I strive to...

MadHat Press seeks to foster the work of writers and poets: writing that stretches the boundaries of language, narrative and image.

We publish across platforms, mediums, and "the universe." Our paper books are collectible art items, not unlike Dale Earnhardt commemorative plates. Our e-books are experiences...

Editorial Focus: Good writing in any genre.
Statement of Purpose: To love and be loved.

Marsh Hawk Press books often highlight the affinity of poetry and the visual arts. Each book is produced with particular care to visual style, often including reproductions of...

Mayapple Press is a small literary press founded in 1978 by poet and editor Judith Kerman. We focus on literature not often celebrated by either the mainstream or the avant-...

Hand bound limited editions of thematic anthologies. 

Milk and Cake Press seeks to publish an eclectic collection of poems. We love language, the sounds it creates, and the power of it to name and shape. We welcome work from a...

MilSpeak Books, the nonprofit EBook publishing division of MilSpeak Foundation (501c3), publishes creative works by military people.

Mongrel Empire Press was established in 2007 with a mission to publish well-written, thoughtfully-considered works across generic and disciplinary boundaries. We are a proud...

We have accepted books to publish through 2019.  Please don't submit inquiries until mid 2019. In general, we are looking for a poetry collection that has at least three poems...

MWC Press is the publishing extension of the Midwest Writing Center and its programs.

Works that break the frozen ice within us.

Publication of chapbook occurs in Spring. Award includes $200 and 25 author copies. All manuscripts must be received by January 1, 2017. All submissions require a $17 entry fee...

NMP is a publisher of chapbooks and broadsides. We have a pretty wide aesthetic range, and we acquire manuscripts primarily through our yearly chapbook contest ($1,000 prize,...

NewSouth Books publishes quality works of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry, with a special interest in regional history, biography, autobiography, nonfiction, folklore, African...

Nightboat Books publishes work that resists convention and transcends boundaries-—books rich with poignancy, intelligence, and risk.

Not a Cult is a multi-media production house creating books of fine art and poetry, records, and large-scale creative projects. The not a cult group collaborates closely with...

Off the Grid Press is dedicated to publishing collections by poets over sixty years old.

The OS is most interested in supporting those who are interested in supporting each other and the community: we care less about your pedigree and more about your energy. We...

Our mission is share poetry through collections presented as an "origami" microchap.  We publish a quarterly newsletter to let our subcribers learn of the new microchaps.  We...

Ornithopter Press is an independent publisher of poetry that runs counter to the mainstream.

Bringing together poets and artists to create affordable letterpress printed poetry booklets (pamphlets).

We like the experimental as well as the accessible; we love prose poems and erasures, but also sonnets and sestinas. Many people associate chapbooks with only poetry, but we're...

We are especially interested in collections that use language to dramatize a singular vision of experience, a mastery of craft, a deep knowledge of poetic tradition, and a...

We believe in publishing variously. We have published narrative works. We published the first book of "flarf" poetry. We published a collaborative book of poems written in...

We look for distinctive voices, well-crafted collections, and favor accessible lyric or narrative poetry.

P+B Publications is an independent publisher, seeking the best new work by women and non-binary authors. In the spirit of Pen + Brush, we believe fervently that our publishing...

PERSEA BOOKS is an independent, literary publishing house founded in 1975 by Michael Braziller and Karen Braziller, who still own and direct the company. Over the past decades...

Platypus Press is an independent publisher based in England. We seek to unearth innovative contemporary poetry and prose from a broad variety of voices and experiences.

If poets and lovers of poetry don't write, publish, read, and purchase poetry books then we will have no say in the quality of our contemporary culture and no excuse for the...

Poetry and microfiction with a strong narrative. We like the lyrical, embrace the formal as well as spoken word. Clarity is essential. We love pop culture.  

Founded in 1971, the press specializes in lesser-known 1960s–1970s New York poets, neoromantic and gothic poetry, annotated reprints of lost poets, and topical or regional...

Poor Claudia annually publishes three print series: Signature, Folio, and Timeworm, as well as hypertext through our online series Crush, Phenome and 10 Sources. We primarily...

Press 53 has earned a reputation for publishing quality poetry and short fiction collections. We publish 6-8 poetry collects and about 5 short fiction collections each year,...

Please see an informative article on Proverse by Verner Bickley in the November 2011 number of the online literary magazine, Asian Cha at:...

About Punk Hostage Press On January, Friday the 13th, 2012, Iris Berry and A. Razor made a pact to publish prose, short stories, poetry, creative non-fiction and well...

We publish indispensable poetry by women over 50. We also offer community and resources for older women poets. We actively pursue pro-equity measures and offer a discounted...

Books that inspire and provoke. Authors with passion and ideas. Readers who enjoy literature straight from the heart. Ragged Sky is more than a small press—it’s a forum for...