We seek out the work of contemporary poets for publication. We do not consider student work or work by unpublished poets.
Small Presses
Whether you're pursuing the publication of your first book or your fifth, use our Small Presses database to research publisher interests, contact information, and submission guidelines.
-
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry -
We like fiction that has a strong voice, rich characters, and a well-defined story, though work that is rich in any one of those areas has a good chance with us. We like...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Aug 16 -
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...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 1 to Jun 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
BPP admires authors who challenge our perspectives, or who offer less-common inroads to the most compelling subjects of our time. But we only accept submissions that fit within...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Creative Nonfiction -
Burrow Press is an independent, literary publisher based in Orlando, FL. As one of only a few literary publishers in Florida, our mission is twofold: to expand the boundaries...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
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...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 15 to Jan 5Genre: Poetry -
Bywater Books is looking for well-written commercial fiction targeted to lesbian readers.
Genre: Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: LGBTQ Voices -
C&R Press began in 2006 as a literary press committed to publishing books from new and emerging poets whose work might otherwise be ignored by commercial publishers. We...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 31 to Apr 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Calypso Editions is an artist-run, cooperative press dedicated to publishing quality literary books of poetry and fiction with a global perspective. We...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31 -
Calyx Books publishes fine art & literature by women. Currently we are backlogged with manuscripts and are not open to new unsolicited book manuscripts until further notice...
Reading Period: Jan 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
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...
Read moreGenre: Poetry -
Regional interest only. We primarily publish novels and short story collections that could be called "beach reads." We also run an annual short story contest with cash prizes...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: LGBTQ Voices, Humor, Regional, Serialized Fiction, Literary Fiction -
CKP seeks materials from the broadest range of writers, including people of color and people with disabilities. We are partial to the writer whose distinct voice is emotionally...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Jan 31Genre: Poetry -
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...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry -
Cervena Barva Press was founded in April of 2005. The press solicits poetry, fiction, and plays from various writers around the world, and holds open contests regularly for its...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 2 to Feb 10Genres: Translation -
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...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 5 to Feb 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Graphic/Illustrated -
Chicory Blue Press is a small, feminist, literary press, now focusing on the strong voices of women over seventy. Founded in 1987, Chicory Blue Press has...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
ChiZine Publications (CZP) is an independent publisher of weird, surreal, subtle, and disturbing dark literary fiction hand-picked by Brett Alexander Savory and Sandra Kasturi...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1Genre: Fiction -
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...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction -
City Limits Publishing is a Tennessee-based full traditional publishing company that helps authors find their voice, develop writing and storytelling abilities, and publish...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Civil Coping Mechanisms (CCM) is a DIY kind of press. We take the same level of angst as our brethren in shunning those that would be in the immediate...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
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. ...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Nov 10Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The CSU Poetry Center is committed to acquiring stylistically distinctive and skillfully crafted collections of poetry and prose from an aesthetically diverse range of authors...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 31Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction -
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....
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
We fulfill our mission by publishing books that advance the craft of writing; books that present the dreams and ambitions of peoples who have been under-represented in...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 1 to Mar 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Literary Fiction, Translation
