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75 Excellent Small Presses That Publish Poetry Manuscripts (and respond in 3 months or less)

by Writing Workshops Staff

A year ago


75 Excellent Small Presses That Publish Poetry Manuscripts (and respond in 3 months or less)

by Writing Workshops Staff

A year ago


  • Find over 50 excellent small presses that publish poetry manuscripts. Polish your book-length collection or chapbook and submit it to one of these great publishers (and, if you're looking for a class in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or screenwriting, we've got you covered):

    2River

  • Genre: Poetry

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • We prefer poems with these qualities: image, subtlety, and point of view; a surface of worldly exactitude, as well as a depth of semantic ambiguity; and a voice that negotiates...Read more

  • 42 Miles Press

  • Reading Period: Feb 1 to Jun 15

  • Genre: Poetry

  • 42 Miles Press publishes books and chapbooks of poetry, including the winner of the 42 Miles Press Poetry Prize. We’re in Indiana. We like images, we like language. We like it...Read more

  •  A3 Press

  • Reading Period: Jun 1 to Dec 10
  • Genres: Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • The A3 Press publishes work that is lyrical and intense, a bit weird, perhaps, hybrid, experimental. Prose, poetry, illustration, photography and comics that are urgent and say...Read more

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  • Alabaster Leaves Publishing

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry

  • Alabaster Leaves Publishing is for emerging poets. There are no style requirements, manuscripts are accepted year-round. There is no reading fee.

  • Aldrich Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry

  • Aldrich Press is an imprint of Kelsay Books publishing company. We accept manuscripts year round with the aim to showcase the literary work of accomplished poets. Response time...Read more

  • Altar Collective

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction

  • The Altar Collective is a small press and arts collective based in Los Angeles and New York City. It was created in June of 2013 as a stepping stone for aspiring writers, but...Read more 

  • Alternating Current Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genres: Flash Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Alternating Current is an independent press dedicated to publishing and promoting incredible literature that challenges readers and has an innate sense of self, timelessness,...Read more

  • Another New Calligraphy

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Healing/Health, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Micro-poetry, Nature/Environmental, Political, Prose Poetry, Translation

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Another New Calligraphy has enjoyed the quiet thrill of making and sharing since 2009. ANC guides writers and musicians in the realization of their work via the production of...Read more

  • Apocalypse Party

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genres: Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Literary Fiction, Speculative Fiction

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • You might describe us as a heavy metal acid trip via literature. We believe books are hallucinogens suffused with emotion, feeling, and sensation. Our books wobble in the frame...Read more

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  • Backbone Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Apr 30

  • Genre: Poetry

  • Our goal is to publish and support writers of color.

  • Backbone Press has been publishing diversely since 2012. We debut and support writers who are considered...Read more

  • Baobab Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Baobab Press believes in the importance of collaboration between author and publisher. We seek to establish long-term relationships with our authors, providing them with the...Read more

  • Bateau Press

  • Reading Period: Aug 15 to Nov 30

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction

  • Bateau Press is the publisher for its annual Boom Chapbook Contest and Keel Short Short Fiction Chapbook Contest. Our chapbooks are of the highest quality, well-designed,...Read more

  • Bedazzled Ink Publishing

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genres: Autobiography/Memoir, Experimental, Feminist, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • We are currently accepting books by female or female-identified authors. We're especially seeking authors whose voices, cultures, and experiences are under-represented.  ... Read more

  • Big Table Publishing Company

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • If we love your manuscript and offer you a contract, we will provide editing, advice and direction (if you need it), the services of our art department to create your book...Read more

  • Bitter Oleander Press

  • Reading Period: Sep 1 to Mar 31, May 1 to Jun 15

  • Genres: Prose Poetry, Translation

  • Genre: Poetry, Translation

  • Books by The Bitter Oleander Press represent some of the best of contemporary poetry published in English and in translation. Although their concentration is primarily on...Read more

  • Blue Horse Press

  • Reading Period: Jul 1 to Jul 31

  • Genre: Poetry

  • Though not our only interest, we have a strong like for poetry of place and the relationship between lives and landscapes. Most importantly, we seek an economy of language with...Read more

  • Blue Lyra Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Jan 31Genres: Flash Fiction

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction

  • We love a strong sense of line and imagery. We love narratives and a strongly-linked series. When we read, we are drawn to poems about nature and science imagery, persona and...Read more

  • Bottom Dog Press/ Bird Dog Publishing

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genres: Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • We are a literary small press and have 5 series at Bottom Dog Press: Midwest, Working Lives, Harmony, Memoirs, and Appalachian Writing. We've also done some America Zen books....Read more

  • Bowen Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Bowen Press is drawn to exceptional stories by new and upcoming authors. We focus on first-time southern writers and specialize in high-quality book design.

  • Bridge Eight Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction

  • Bridge Eight Press is an independent boutique press in Jacksonville FL publishing a small catalog of book titles and the online (formerly print) Bridge Eight Literary...Read more

  • Button Poetry

  • Reading Period: Nov 15 to Jan 5

  • Genre: Poetry

  • We value energy and voice and force, work that crosses borders or effaces them completely, work that enters into larger social conversations, work that lives in the world, work...Read more

  • Cherry Castle Publishing

  • Reading Period: Feb 5 to Mar 15

  • Genres: Graphic/Illustrated

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Cherry Castle Publishing is one of America's newest and most energetic black-owned publishers of great literature.  We are a press that honors the vibrant multicultural voice...Read more

  • Circling Rivers

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction

  • Circling Rivers is an independent publisher of literary nonfiction and poetry. We’re drawn to the writer, known or unknown, whose work offers insight and depth, beauty, and the...Read more

  • City Limits Publishing

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • City Limits Publishing is a Tennessee-based full traditional publishing company that helps authors find their voice, develop writing and storytelling abilities, and publish...Read more

  • Clare Songbirds Publishing House

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Nov 10

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Clare Songbirds Publishing House was established to provide a print forum for the creation of limited edition, fine art from poets and writers, both established and emerging.  ...Read more

  • Cold Hub Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genres: Prose Poetry, Translation

  • Genre: Poetry

  • A small press based in New Zealand. Along with work by New Zealand poets, Cold Hub Press publishes contemporary international poetry, including bilingual editions with...Read more

  • Cooper Dillon Books

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry

  • Cooper Dillon is a small poetry press committed to upholding the virtues of Poetry as a high art and expression of truth, beauty, and sincerity: the values...Read more

  • Dark Particle

  • Reading Period: Apr 1 to Jul 31

  • Genre: Poetry

  • Dark Particle specializes in hand-made chapbooks of poetry and prose. Our mission is to publish both emerging and established voices. We aim to help the emerging poet find an...Read more

  • Deep Vellum Publishing

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genres: Experimental, Feminist, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Regional, Translation

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Deep Vellum Publishing was founded in 2013 with the mission to bring the world into conversation through publishing literature from around the world, while organizing literary...Read more

  • Editorial Trance

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genres: Autobiography/Memoir, Erotica, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Editorial Trance is the creation of Marlena Fitzpatrick and Charlie Vázquez. Founded in 2013, we are a digital publishing platform that seeks to broaden the literary margins of...Read more

  • EMP

  • Reading Period: Jan 10 to Nov 11

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction

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  • Entre Ríos Books

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry

  • We are a small press based out of Seattle, Washington. We publish collaborations between West Coast poets and artists of all types. We also have an interest in publishing...Read more 

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  • Etruscan Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Housed at Wilkes University and partnering with Youngstown State University, Etruscan is a non-profit literary press working to produce and promote books that nurture the...Read more

  • Fire Agate Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry

  • Our purpose is to present fine poems that are strong in craft and original in intention and execution.

  • FlowerSong Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • FlowerSong Press nurtures essential verse from, about, and through the borderlands. Literary. Lyrical. Boundless.

  • Flutter Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genres: Prose Poetry

  • Genre: Poetry

  • Flutter Press prefers free verse, lyrical poems with themes that revolve around life, love, loss, relationships, dreams, nature, observations, and experiences.

  • Foundlings Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genres: Autobiography/Memoir, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Translation

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • We seek to publish—in paper and ink—the best writing. We take our ethic and aesthetic from the Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church. Not all of it; just Canon 1115, which...Read more

  • Four Way Books

  • Reading Period: Jun 1 to Jun 30

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction

  • Four Way Books is dedicated to producing and promoting excellent literary publications and to creating opportunities for writers of merit. We seek to please and expand poetry’s...Read more

  • Fruit Bat Press

  • Reading Period: Feb 1 to Feb 28

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Fruit Bat Press is a handmade, limited edition chapbook press that is co-based in Chicago and Los Angeles. Fruit bats inspire us because they are dark and sweet at the same...Read more

  • FutureCycle Press

  • Reading Period: Jul 1 to Sep 30

  • Genre: Poetry

  • Temporarily Closed to Submissions

  • We strive to preserve for posterity poetry from imaginative, highly skilled contemporary poets, whether well-known or emerging. We abhor the myopic, self-absorbed, and sloppy,...Read more

  • Glass Lyre Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 1

  • Genre: Poetry

  • Glass Lyre Press invites high quality manuscripts that reflect mature and seasoned writing with masterful imagery, lyricism, and emotional resonance. We are attracted to...Read more

  • Great Indian Poetry Collective

  • Reading Period: Apr 1 to May 15

  • Genre: Poetry

  • The (Great) Indian Poetry Collective is a mentorship model literary press, bringing new poetic voices from India to the world. We are a nonprofit, shared work literary press...Read more

  • Great Weather for MEDIA

  • Reading Period: Oct 15 to Jan 15Genres: Cross-genre, Experimental, LGBTQ Voices, Prose Poetry

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Great Weather for MEDIA focuses on the unpredictable, the fearless, the bright, the dark, and the innovative… We are based in New York City and showcase both national and...Read more

  • Holland Park Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genres: Commercial Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction

  • Holland Park Press, founded in 2009, is a privately-owned independent company publishing literary fiction: novels, novellas, short stories; and poetry. The company is run by...Read more

  • ILOANBooks

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genres: Prose Poetry

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • ILOANBooks is a publishing collective specializing in low circulation prose poetry, often with illustrations or photography. We take pride in publishing brilliant, and perhaps...Read more

  • In Case Of Emergency Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction

  • We publish a small number of literary works every year: poetry, short stories, scripts, and longer fiction. If you have a manuscript ready, we'd be very happy to read it and...Read more

  • June Road Press

  • Reading Period: Sep 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • June Road Press aims to publish books that lead readers to new places of connection, understanding, and discovery—books that guide and enrich, that transport and inspire, that...Read more

  • KYSO Flash

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genres: Cross-genre, Erotica, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Prose Poetry, Speculative Fiction

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • KYSO, pronounced “kye sew,” is an acronym for Knock Your Socks Off, which refers to just the kind of electrified words and images we like to publish and showcase. 

  • Legacy Book Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genres: Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • We are seeking to publish legacy stories, widely defined. It must be book-length but can take the form of poetry, non-fiction, fiction, or any combination thereof.

  • Los Nietos Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction

  • Los Nietos Press is looking for book-length works of poetry and/or short story. We are looking for work that is about the person, but also about place; work that sheds light on...Read more

  • Lummox Press

  • Reading Period: Apr 1 to Aug 1

  • Genres: Autobiography/Memoir, Experimental, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices

  • Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction

  • Lummox Press strives to bring the work of both known and unknown poets to its readers. Lately, about half the titles Lummox publishes have been first collections. I strive to...Read more

  • Madness Muse Press LLC

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genres: Narrative Nonfiction, Prose Poetry

  • Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction

  • Madness Muse Press is an independent (Currently 3 person run) press, dedicated to spreading awareness and enacting social change through writing; while at the same time,...Read more

  • Marsh Hawk Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 2 to Apr 30

  • Genre: Poetry

  • 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...Read more

  • Ms. Aligned Books

  • Reading Period: Apr 1 to Jul 1

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Ms. Aligned was founded to help the genders understand each other through the writing of women; we now welcome prose and poetry by writers who identify as women, nonbinary, or...Read more

  • New Rivers Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genres: Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Historical, Humor, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Prose Poetry, Regional, Translation

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • New Rivers Press is interested in literary work of every character, but especially in diverse work that's aesthetically challenging and has a social conscience. Our Many Voices...Read more

  • Operating System

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Narrative Nonfiction, Political, Translation

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • The OS is most interested in supporting those who are interested in supporting each other and the community: we care less about your pedigree and more about your energy. We...Read more

  • Peterborough Poetry Project

  • Reading Period: Oct 10 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry

  • We need to read two sample poems before accepting full manuscripts for consideration. Manuscripts should be in word documents (not google docs), have poems left-justified, and...Read more

  • Platypus Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Platypus Press is an independent publisher based in England. We seek to unearth innovative contemporary poetry and prose from a broad variety of voices and experiences.

  • Post-Asemic Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry

  • Genres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Graphic/Illustrated, Prose Poetry, Visual Poetry

  • Temporarily Closed to Submissions

  • Post-Asemic Press is an international book publisher of asemic writing, experimental poetry, visual poetry, and audio recordings of sound poetry. Asemic writing is the...Read more

  • Publishing Genius

  • Reading Period: Apr 15 to Jun 30

  • Genres: Experimental, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Believing in literature’s practical ability to create sympathy and therefore a better world, Publishing Genius exists to make the best books by devoted members of the global...Read more

  • Radix Media
  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Political, Serialized Fiction

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Radix Media publishes new ideas and fresh perspectives, prioritizing the voices of typically marginalized communities to get to the root of the human experience. We are looking...Read more

  • Red Mountain Press
  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Feb 28
  • Genres: Autobiography/Memoir, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Translation

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • We seek evocative, well edited poetry and literary narrative that addresses contemporary life and has lasting value. Our books represent the point of view of the authors and...Read more

  • Regal House Publishing

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genres: Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Regal House seeks works of literary fiction, historical fiction, memoirs, short story collections, and poetry collections. Our imprint Fitzroy Books publishes Young Adult, New...Read more

  • Sagging Meniscus Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genres: Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Sagging Meniscus Press is a new small press specializing in the literature of the American underground.

  • Scarlet Leaf Publishing House

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • To promote various genre and provide authors with access to publication. To offer a forum for authors and artists whose work challenges the accepted forms and modes of...Read more

  • Sea Crow Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genres: Autobiography/Memoir, Healing/Health, Historical, Regional

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Sea Crow Press is a rapidly growing small press dedicated to building community and amplifying the voices of writers that might otherwise go unheard. It looks for works of...Read more

  • Stay Weird and Keep Writing Print Co

  • Genre: Poetry

  • Genres: Autobiography/Memoir, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Stay Weird and Keep Writing Print Co is a non-profit, Independent publishing company. It is connected to the Facebook group "Notes From the Edge". Stay Weird and Keep Writing...Read more

  • Stubborn Mule Press

  • Reading Period: Dec 1 to Jan 31

  • Genre: Poetry

  • Stubborn Mule press publishes a combination of collected works of established poets, first time full-lengths for quality and dedicated emerging poets, and splits for everyone...Read more

  • Sword & Kettle Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Established in 2015, Sword & Kettle Press is a tiny independent publishing house. Our mission is to publish inclusive feminist fantasy & speculative fiction. We look...Read more 

  • University of South Carolina Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction

  • Publish works, mainly in the humanities and social sciences, and general interest titles, particularly those of importance to the state and region. Publish 2-3 poetry titles a...Read more 

  • Wet Cement Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Wet Cement Press publishes small handheld books of fiction, poetry and hybrid genius as well as the quarterly online journal, WCP Magazine. We're looking for work that is...Read more

  • White Violet Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genres: Formal Poetry

  • Genre: Poetry

  • White Violet Press is an imprint of Kelsay Books, a publishing company that aims to showcase the literary work of accomplished formalist poets. Response time is two weeks. We...Read more 

  • Wild Embers Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genres: Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Historical, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry, Translation

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • We are looking for voices which carry a message of change, of love and liberation from marginalized places, unexplored spaces. We love art, photography included with narratives...Read more 

  • Wiseblood Books

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Wiseblood Books fosters works of fiction, poetry, and philosophy that render truths with what Flannery O'Connor called an unyielding "realism of distances." Such works find...Read more

  • Wising Up Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genres: Autobiography/Memoir, Healing/Health, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Religious/Spiritual

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • We are a press with a clear social mission, fostering an appreciation of the rewards and challenges of pluralism at every level in society, and, most importantly, an interest...Read more 

  • Word Palace Press

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31

  • Genres: Translation

  • Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction

  • Word Palace Press is a non-profit press that publishes poetry, fiction, translations, and screenplays.

  • Wordrunner eChapbooks

  • Reading Period: Jan 1 to Feb 28, May 1 to Jun 30

  • Genres: Autobiography/Memoir, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction

  • Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

  • Wordrunner eChapbooks publishes two mini-collections of fiction  in August and December, each by one author, both online and in e-book format, and an annual themed anthology of...Read more

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