The Mad Duck Coalition publishing house is a haven for the intellectually curious. A flock of brave mad men and women, they are interested in unique ideas, excellent...
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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: Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Political, Pop Culture, Religious/Spiritual, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Translation, War, Young Adult -
MadHat Press is a leading publisher of unique and vital contemporary poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and criticism. It seeks to foster the work of writers and poets: explosive,...
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The mission of Madville Publishing is to produce, publish, and market literary works of the highest quality that reflect the diversity of the modern English-speaking world....
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Main Street Rag is best known for publishing poetry, but they also publish novels, novellas, short story collections, and essay collections. Guidelines are on their website....
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Good writing in most genres. For 40 years, Manic D has published a diverse spectrum of titles by a wide range of writers.
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Marsh Hawk Press books often highlight the affinity of poetry and the visual arts. Each book is produced with particular care to visual style, often including reproductions of...
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El Martillo Press publishes writers whose pens strike the page with clear intent; words with purpose to pry apart assumed norms and to hammer away at injustice. El Martillo...
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Mayapple Press is a small literary press founded in 1978 by poet and editor Judith Kerman. They focus on literature not often celebrated by either the mainstream or the avant-...
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An independent house since 1974, McPherson & Company publishes contemporary English and American fiction, 20th century international fiction in translation, nonfiction in...
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Specializing in books by authors from the heartland since 2014, Meadowlark Press is an independent publisher, born of a desire to produce high-quality books for print and...
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Miami University Press publishes poetry and poetry in translation, novellas and short fiction, and books about Miami University nonfiction.
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Independent poetry press publishing primarily under the imprints Body Language (LGBT and sexuality) and Fabula Rasa (myth and fairy tale). They also publish the Sapphic...
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Milk and Cake Press seeks to publish an eclectic collection of poems. They love language, the sounds it creates, and the power of it to name and shape. They welcome work from a...
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Milkweed Editions is one of the nation’s leading independent, nonprofit literary publishers, releasing twenty to thirty new books each year in the genres of fiction, nonfiction...
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Modern Barbarian Press takes pride in publishing a little bit of everything. They look for original work in poetry, short prose, and flash fiction. At the moment, they’re...
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Motina Books is a traditionally-modeled small press that focuses on publishing books that are of interest to women and mothers. It’s commonly known that the author, no matter...
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MWC Press is the publishing imprint of the Midwest Writing Center, a 501(c)(3) literary arts non-profit. All sales from MWC Press go back into programs and toward future...
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