2Leaf Press is a Black/Brown Female-Led Press whose mission is to publish multigenerational and multicultural poets, authors, artists, activists, and scholars who share stories...
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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: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Historical, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry, Translation -
39 West Press publishes books of art, poetry, literary fiction, and creative non-fiction. We are looking for innovative and well-crafted, high-quality works by new and...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Experimental, Feminist, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Political, Prose Poetry -
The A3 Press publishes work that is lyrical and intense, a bit weird, perhaps, hybrid, experimental. Prose, poetry, illustration, photography and comics that are urgent and say...
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akinoga press is a Baltimore-based micro-press that specialzes in hand-bound chapbooks of a spacious/minimalist/austere flavor, though on the lookout for anything small, quiet...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 7 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Alternating Current is an independent press dedicated to publishing and promoting incredible literature that challenges readers and has an innate sense of self, timelessness,...
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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...
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Aquarius Press aims to develop, publish and promote talented writers typically underrepresented in the literary marketplace. Our Willow Books division specializes in the works...
Read moreReading Period: Apr 1 to Sep 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Prose Poetry, Commercial Fiction -
Assure Press connects authors and artists with the world through inspirational and enlightening poetry, non-fiction, motivational, and educational literature that is...
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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...
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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,...
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Books by The Bitter Oleander Press represent some of the best of contemporary poetry published in English and in translation. Although their concentration is primarily on...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Mar 31, May 1 to Jun 15Genre: Poetry, TranslationSubgenres: Prose Poetry, Translation -
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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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 -
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...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Subgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry, Translation -
BOA Editions publishes within four distinct series: The American Poets Continuum Series (previously published poets); The Lannan Translations Selection Series...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 1 to Nov 30, Sep 1 to Sep 30, Apr 1 to May 31, Dec 1 to Jan 5Subgenres: Cross-genre, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry -
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
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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 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsSubgenres: Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry -
Brick Mantel Books publishes innovative works of literary excellence by new and established writers. We value literature as an art, and we publish literary fiction and thought-...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Subgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry -
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Prose Poetry, Translation -
The press is flexible with a broad taste. Though most of our books in print are poetry chapbooks, Crisis Chronicles Press remains open to publishing anything the editor loves...
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry -
We publish chapbooks and a biennial poetry series. Our inaugural poetry series book is forthcoming in May 2022. We are passionate about presenting a unique book design and...
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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...
Read moreReading Period: Apr 15 to Sep 1Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry, Translation
