New Door Books publishes original, innovative, book-length literature, mostly fiction.
Small Presses
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: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Literary Fiction -
New Rivers Press is interested in literary work of every character, but especially in diverse work that's aesthetically challenging and has a social conscience. Our Many Voices...
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NDSU Press publishes regional scholarship and literary contributions. Our region includes the Red River Valley, the state of North Dakota, the Midwest, the Great Plains of the...
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Open Books Press is dedicated to publishing quality books. When we're open for submissions, we accept adult nonfiction, and fiction for all ages (including some YA and children...
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Other Press attracts authors who are guided by a passion to discover the limits of knowledge and imagination.
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Provocative reading. Literary, engaged, independent, forward-leaning. Exceptional fiction. Unexpected essays. Voices to be reckoned with... Our fiction belongs to a broad range...
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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...
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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...
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Dedicated to enriching readers with eye-opening stories and poetry by incredible talent, with heart, originality, and love of language.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Jun 1Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
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.
Reading Period: Nov 17 to Jan 6, May 21 to Sep 5Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Raven Chronicles strives to publish and showcase work that embodies the cultural diversity of writers and artists; work that expresses family and forebears; work that connects...
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Red Hen Press is committed to publishing work of literary excellence, supporting diversity, and promoting literacy in our local schools. We seek a community of readers and...
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Red Mountain Press seeks evocative, well-edited poetry and literary narrative that addresses contemporary life and has lasting value. Their books represent the point of view of...
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Running Wild Press publishes great stories with great writing that don’t fit neatly in a box. And RIZE Press publishes great genre stories written by those from...
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Saddle Road is looking for reflective, authentic literary voices embodying the rich, diverse history and heritages of the English language. It welcomes writing that is joyful,...
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Sagging Meniscus Press publishes nonconformist, aesthetically self-determined literature—books that want to be themselves.
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SFWP is an independent press dedicated to the craft of writing, artistic preservation, recognizing exciting new authors, and bringing out of print work back to the shelves. We...
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Savant Books and Publications seeks previously-unpublished literary works of enduring value with a twist that expand and transform English readers' point-of-view throughout the...
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Sea Crow Press is a rapidly growing small press dedicated to building community and amplifying the voices of writers that might otherwise go unheard. It looks for works of...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Healing/Health, Historical, Regional, Young Adult -
Shanti Arts Publishing is devoted to producing beautiful and compelling books related to art, nature, and spirit.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
At Stillhouse Press we are committed to publishing writers, both emerging and established. We focus specifically on the idea "craft publishing," working with our authors to...
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We publish a wide range of nonfiction and are currently accepting book proposals.
We do not publish poetry or children's picture books.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Creative Nonfiction -
Founded in 2021 by husband and wife team Grace and Tyler Wittkofsky, Tea With Coffee Media is a team of indie authors, designers, and editors who have a goal of helping indie...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Religious/Spiritual, Serialized Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry, War, Young Adult -
Three Rooms Press is a fierce New York-based independent publisher inspired by dada, punk, and passion. Founded in 1993, it serves as a leading independent publisher of cut-the...
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Torrey House Press is an independent nonprofit publisher promoting environmental conservation through literature. We strive to identify exceptional writers, nurture their work...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
