Founded in 1996, Bear Star is committed to publishing the best writing it can attract from the Mountain and Pacific time zones, as well as Alaska and Hawaii....
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Founded in 2007, Beatdom Books is the publisher of Beatdom magazine, a literary journal that explores the Beat Generation. We are looking for books related to the Beat...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Historical, Narrative Nonfiction -
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...
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Bella Books publishes lesbian fiction of all genres, and is known for award-winning and best-selling lesbian romance, mystery, fantasy, paranormal and general fiction. We also...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: FictionSubgenres: LGBTQ -
Notwithstanding the incredible stories that surround each of us, today’s media maximizes profit by force-feeding the populace cheap and unoriginal thought. Belle Lutte Press...
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Bellevue Literary Press is devoted to publishing literary fiction and nonfiction at the intersection of the arts and sciences because we believe that science and the humanities...
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Belt Publishing focuses on quality non-fiction by and for the Midwest, and consists of the City Anthology Series, Notches, and Neighborhood Guidebooks.
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Mark Cugini and Cassandra Gillig launched Big Lucks Books [BLB] in October 2013. BLB seeks to publish prose, poetry, and nonfiction that makes you feel excited and light-headed...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
If we love your manuscript and offer you a contract, we will provide editing, advice and direction (if you need it), the services of our art department to create your book...
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Established in 2012, we are an indie press with the goal of providing high-quality, low-cost, highly accessible electronic and print books for anyone...
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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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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...
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Our editorial focus is to publish and promote innovative books of poetry, prose, cross-genre and other hybrid writing. We strive to operate with a collective impetus, and all...
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We are a small, independent, not-for-profit press dedicated to publishing sublime art & literature, i.e., eccentric art & obscure texts, absurdist fiction, experimental...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: FictionSubgenres: Erotica, Experimental, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry, Translation -
Blank Slate Press (now an imprint of Amphorae Publishing Group) was founded to discover, nurture, publish and promote emerging voices from the greater Saint Louis region and...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: FictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Historical, Humor, Narrative Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, Commercial Fiction -
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,...
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BLF Press is an independent Black feminist press dedicated to amplifying the work of women of color.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Feminist, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction -
Fine literature and poetry.
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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...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Jun 30Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Flash Fiction -
We publish books that make you think: smart, interesting, character-driven fiction and unusual/thought-provoking nonfiction
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Jul 1Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
BOA Editions publishes within four distinct series: The American Poets Continuum Series (previously published poets); The Lannan Translations Selection Series...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Bona Fide Books is an independent press in California’s Sierra Nevada. Our mission is to publish and support new voices, to help writers find their readers,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Nature/Environmental, Prose Poetry, Regional, Narrative Nonfiction, Literary Fiction -
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...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Subgenres: Prose Poetry, Literary Fiction