Red Hen Press is committed to publishing work of literary excellence, supporting diversity, and promoting literacy in local schools. They seek a community of readers and...
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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, Translation -
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...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Political -
Founded in 2010, Sibling Rivalry Press is an independent publishing house based just outside of Little Rock, Arkansas, in the small town of Alexander. Their mission is to...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 1 to Jun 1Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Love, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional -
Switchback Books challenges gender inequity by publishing books of poetry by women and nonbinary authors. Switchback has published more than 20 books since its founding in 2006...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Apr 15Genre: PoetrySubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Formal Poetry, LGBTQ Voices, Micro-poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry -
TCK Publishing publishes a wide range of nonfiction and are currently accepting book proposals. They do not publish poetry or children’s picture books.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 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Healing/Health, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Nature/Environmental, Political, Pop Culture, Regional, Serialized Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, War, Young Adult -
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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Wave Books is an independent poetry press based in Seattle, Washington, dedicated to publishing poetry and books by poets.
WAVE BOOKS is:
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Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Political, Prose Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry
