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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 Mar 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenres: Flash Fiction, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction -
Publishing Genius aims to make the best books by devoted members of the global literary community, and to make them in the most interesting and progressive ways. That’s because...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Experimental, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry -
Radix publishes new ideas and fresh perspectives, prioritizing the voices of typically marginalized communities to get to the root of the human experience. They are looking for...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Jan 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Political, Serialized Fiction -
Books that inspire and provoke. Authors with passion and ideas. Readers who enjoy literature straight from the heart. Ragged Sky is more than a small press—it’s a forum for...
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Raven Chronicles strives to publish and showcase work that embodies the cultural diversity of writers and artists; work that expresses family and forebears; work that connects...
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Read Furiously wants to create a new generation of readers—furious readers—who view reading as a necessary part to living in this busy world. They publish original prose,...
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Red Bird Chapbooks publishes high quality handmade chapbooks that introduce aspiring and inspiring writers and artists to a larger audience. Red Bird provides a venue for new...
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Red Dirt Press, LLC, is dedicated to publishing emerging and established voices of the contemporary American South. They are drawn to voices that shine a light on the...
Read moreReading Period: May 17 to Aug 17Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Cross-genre -
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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Red Mountain Press seeks evocative, manuscripts that address contemporary life and have lasting value. The books represent the point of view of the authors and are beautiful...
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Red Rook Press is a blossoming publishing house for developing novelists and poets. Their goal is to foster and premiere the creative minds of undergraduate and graduate...
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Regal House seeks works of literary fiction, historical fiction, and memoirs. Their imprint Fitzroy Books publishes Young Adult and Middle Grade fiction. Their Fugere Books...
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Founded in 2012, Relegation Books works to connect readers and writers on a smaller, more intimate scale, understanding that success isn’t always measured by sales numbers.
Reading Period: Apr 1 to Jul 15Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Fiction -
Restless Books is an independent, nonprofit publisher devoted to championing essential voices from around the world whose stories speak to readers across linguistic and...
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Roadside Press is a leading publisher dedicated to preserving and celebrating the legacy of the literary underground. With a diverse catalog spanning poetry, fiction, and...
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Founded in January of 2006, Rose Metal Press is an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit publisher whose mission is to produce beautiful books in hybrid genres, by which we mean...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 1 to Jun 30Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationGenres: Cross-genre, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Prose Poetry -
Running Wild Press publishes great stories with great writing that don’t fit neatly in a box. RIZE Press publishes great genre stories written by those from underrepresented...
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Saddle Road is looking for reflective, authentic literary voices and originality of language. The press will reopen for submissions in late 2025 or early 2026.
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Sagging Meniscus Press publishes nonconformist, aesthetically self-determined literature—books that want to be themselves.
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Saint Julian Press, a new literary and educational organization, embraces a vision to create a local and worldwide community. Their desire is to engage in an artistic and...
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SFWP is an independent press dedicated to the craft of writing, artistic preservation, recognizing exciting new authors, and bringing out of print work back to the shelves....
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An award-winning independent literary press dedicated to poetry, short fiction, and essay.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Feb 15, Jul 1 to Jul 31, Sep 1 to Sep 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Sea Crow Press is an award-winning woman-run independent publisher based on Cape Cod in Massachusetts committed to amplifying voices that might otherwise go unheard. In a...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Healing/Health, Historical, Regional, Young Adult -
Seneca Review Books publishes one book every other year through the biennial Deborah Tall Lyric Essay Book Prize. The press accepts submissions during odd-numbered years.
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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...
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