FC2—formerly Fiction Collective Two—has, since 1974, served as a vital institutional counterweight to the commercial publishing industry, championing formally adventurous, aesthetically risk-taking work that resists easy categorization. Its catalogue includes early and sustained commitments to writers such as Raymond Federman, Kathy Acker, and Lance Olsen, and its editorial identity remains rooted in the belief that literature is a site of inquiry, not merely entertainment. Submitting to FC2 is therefore not a bid for visibility within the mainstream so much as an invitation to enter a lineage of writers who treat the book as a space for formal and conceptual experimentation. The press operates with a clear curatorial vision: it seeks manuscripts that challenge conventional narrative structures, blur genre boundaries, or otherwise interrogate the possibilities of prose. While the submission window is open to all, the press's history suggests a preference for work that is intellectually rigorous, stylistically distinctive, and unafraid of difficulty. There is no submission fee indicated, and no prize is attached; what is offered is the possibility of publication by a press with a decades-long commitment to literary innovation and a distribution network that, while independent, reaches serious readers, libraries, and academic institutions. For the writer, FC2 represents a rare opportunity to be read within a context that values the work itself over marketability. The press does not promise bestsellerdom or broad commercial reach; it promises editorial attention from a collective with a proven track record of nurturing unconventional voices. The deadline of November 1, 2026, provides ample time for revision and thoughtful preparation. This is not a contest, but a call for manuscripts that might otherwise struggle to find a home in a risk-averse industry.