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-...
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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: Jun 1 to Jul 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Mongrel Empire Press was established in 2007 with a mission to publish well-written, thoughtfully-considered works across generic and disciplinary boundaries. Visit their...
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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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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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Overcup Press is an independent publishing house with national distribution.
Query letters on these nonfiction topics are of particular interest:
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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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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. We also publish...
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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 Mountain Press seeks evocative, well-edited poetry and literary narratives that address contemporary life and has lasting value. Their books represent the point of view of...
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Saddle Road is looking for reflective, authentic, fresh literary voices in all genres.
Reading Period: Nov 15 to Feb 1Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Saint Julian Press, a new literary and educational organization, embraces a vision to create a local and worldwide community. Our desire is to engage in an artistic and diverse...
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Founded in 1995 by Dan Simon, and named for the seven authors who committed to a home with a fiercely independent spirit, Seven Stories Press publishes uncompromising political...
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Shanti Arts Publishing is devoted to producing beautiful and compelling books related to art, nature, and spirit.
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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.
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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 31Genre: Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Nature/Environmental, Political, Pop Culture, Regional, Serialized Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Translation, War, Young Adult -
Transformation Media Books is dedicated to publishing innovative works that nourish the body, mind and spirit, written by authors whose ideas and messages make a difference in...
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Works of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. We publish the winners of the Iowa Short Fiction Award and the Iowa Poetry Prize; the craft of writing; fiction; literary and...
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The University of Utah Press is an agency of the J. Willard Marriott Library of the University of Utah. In accordance with the mission of the University, the Press publishes...
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Taking inspiration from the idea of the veliz, in 2015 Veliz Books began crossing literary borders and championing work that transcends time and trends. Veliz Books is...
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WTAW Press is an independent, nonprofit literary press devoted to discovering and publishing enduring literary works. We publish a carefully curated list of titles across a...
Read moreReading Period: Dec 1 to Dec 31, Sep 30 to Nov 15Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
