Del Sol Press seeks to publish exceptional work by both new and recognized writers, as well as republish literary works that they consider extremely significant and that have...
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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 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Devil’s Party Press is an imprint of Current Words Publishing, as are the follwoing imprints: Instant Noodles, an online literary magazine, Hawkshaw, for mystery,...
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Diasporic Africa Press (DAP) is an independent, nonprofit publisher of serious nonfiction books about the African world. Founded in 2010, DAP continues to provide adult and ...
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Digging Press is an independent publisher with a strong commitment to fostering experimentation and cultural inclusion in the realms of literature and visual arts. We believe...
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Our mission is to amplify diverse voices. We are committed to justice, inclusivity, anti-racism, and equity. We strive to craft beautiful books and fanatically support our...
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Divertir Publishing is an independent publisher located in Salem, New Hampshire. Their goal is to provide interesting and entertaining books to the world, as well as to offer...
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Founded in 2011, Down & Out Books is an independent publisher of literary and crime fiction based in Tampa, Florida.
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Drinian Press is a small literary publishing house which supports emerging authors of quality fiction and creative nonfiction. They place an emphasis on cooperation with other...
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Dynamo Verlag publishes works demonstrating nontraditional poetics: genius, eclecticism, and originality.
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Dzanc Books was created in 2006 to advance great writing and champion those writers who don't fit neatly into the marketing niches of for-profit presses and to advance literary...
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Eggtooth Editions holds an annual chapbook contest for any genre of writing, including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, plays, and hybrid/cross-genre/multi-genre work. The...
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Essay Press holds print chapbook contests in the summer and print book contests in the fall. The editors particularly welcome manuscripts that extend or challenge the formal...
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Et Alia Press publishes nonfiction and children’s books and only considers manuscripts with close ties to Arkansas or anthologies in which at least one Arkansas contributor is...
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Etchings Press is UIndy’s teaching press and publishing laboratory. Writers from around the world submit recently published books to the Whirling Prize in the fall in response...
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Housed at Wilkes University and partnering with Youngstown State University, Etruscan is a nonprofit literary press working to produce and promote books that nurture the...
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Evening Street Press recognizes that all people are created equal and focuses on the realities of experience, personal and historical, from the most gritty to the most...
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Factory Hollow Press publishes poetry and prose books, chapbooks and broadsides in both limited and trade editions. FHP is a publishing imprint of Sleepy Lemur Quality...
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Fallen Tree Press is a small press specializing in publishing poetry chapbooks. FTP is focused on being part of the larger writing community. It’s their intent to promote a...
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Fat Dog Books is an independent online publisher founded on the premise that if their experience with reading a manuscript is satisfying and engages their intellect and...
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Looking for fresh, diverse, original voices for nonfiction books specializing in pop culture, true crime, and sports.
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A small, independent, not-for-profit press, FC2’s mission is to publish books of high quality and exceptional ambition whose style, subject matter, or form...
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Fence has a mission to redefine the terms of accessibility by publishing challenging writing distinguished by idiosyncrasy and intelligence rather than by...
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Finishing Line Press is an award-winning small press publisher based in Georgetown, Kentucky.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Our press nurtures verse, fiction, and nonfiction from, about, & throughout the borderlands, amplifying the voices of those from the Americas and beyond.
We welcome...
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Flowstone Press publishes contemporary poetry collections and chapbooks.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry
