Website:
Genres Published:
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres:
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Formal Poetry, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Prose Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry
Book Types:
Chapbook, Novella, Short story collections, Essay collections, Novel, Memoir, Poetry collections
Formats:
Paperback, Hardcover
Submission Guidelines:
Reading Period:
May 1 to Aug 31
Temporarily closed to submissions
Response Time:
3 to 6 months
Charges Reading Fee:
No
Publishes Through Contests Only:
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions:
No
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions:
Yes
Titles per Year:
Greater than 20
Distributors:
Asterism Books (all titles including chapbooks), Inpress Books (for U.K. orders), direct from website
Editorial Focus
Ugly Duckling Presse is a mission-driven small press that publishes poetry, translation, experimental nonfiction, performance texts, and books by artists. UDP favors emerging, international, and “forgotten” writers, and its books, chapbooks, artist’s books, broadsides, and periodicals often contain handmade elements, calling attention to the labor and history of bookmaking. In all of its activities, UDP endeavors to create an experience of art free of expectation, coercion, and utility.
Tips From the Editor
We announce open reading periods on our newsletter and social media at www.uglyducklingpresse.org/mailing-list and @uglyducklingpresse.
Contact Information
Ugly Duckling Presse
The Old American Can Factory
232 Third Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Contact E-mail:
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Last updated: Mar 20, 2025