Hub City Press — Submissions

Overview
Hub City Press, based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, operates as both a literary press and a cultural anchor for the region. Its rolling submissions policy reflects an institutional commitment to accessibility and sustained engagement with writers, rather than the cyclical urgency of contest-driven models. The press publishes a focused list of literary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, with an emphasis on voices that resonate with the complexities of Southern experience and beyond. For the submitting writer, this is an opportunity to place work with a press that values craft and regional specificity without sacrificing literary ambition. Hub City's catalogue demonstrates a curatorial eye for narratives that are both intimately grounded and universally resonant. While the press does not publicize submission fees or reading periods, its open call signals a genuine interest in unsolicited manuscripts—a rarity among independent publishers. The editorial vision favors work that is formally assured, emotionally precise, and attentive to place—whether that place is a small town in the Carolinas or a landscape of the mind. Writers should approach this submission as they would a query to a discerning editor: with a clear sense of how their manuscript fits the press's established aesthetic and a professional presentation that respects the reader's time.