Subgenres: Literary Fiction

Coffee House Press

Coffee House Press creates new spaces for audiences and artists to interact, inspiring readers and enriching communities by expanding the definition of what literature is, what it can do, and who it belongs to. Read more

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Reading Periods: 
May 1 to May 31
Oct 1 to Oct 30
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

McPherson & Company

An independent house since 1974, McPherson & Company publishes contemporary English and American fiction, 20th century international fiction in translation, nonfiction in the areas of art theory, ethnography, and (rarely) belles lettres. It... Read more

Reading Period: 
Sep 1 to Nov 30
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

New American Press

New American Press is an independent literary publisher committed to bringing readers the best in contemporary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translations from across the United States and around the world. They release a new anthology of... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Sep 15 to Jan 15
Feb 15 to Jun 15
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

New Michigan Press

NMP is a publisher of chapbooks and broadsides. The press has a pretty wide aesthetic range and acquires manuscripts primarily through their yearly chapbook contest ($1,000 prize, deadline in Spring). See the website for more information.

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

Washington Writers’ Publishing House

The Washington Writers’ Publishing House is currently open for submissions to their 50th anniversary anthology, AMERICA’S FUTURE. The editors seek poetry and prose from writers from DC, Maryland or Virginia or those who have any... Read more

Reading Period: 
Sep 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

Wave Books

Wave Books is an independent poetry press based in Seattle, Washington, dedicated to publishing poetry and books by poets. Read more

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Charlie Wright, Publisher
Joshua Beckman, Editor in Chief
Heidi... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

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