LSU New Orleans Press — Submissions

Overview
LSU New Orleans Press operates as a literary publisher and magazine, extending its editorial purview to unsolicited submissions on a rolling basis. The press is affiliated with Louisiana State University and is situated in New Orleans, a city with a distinct literary heritage that informs its cultural and intellectual commitments. While the press does not outline a singular aesthetic program in its public-facing call, its institutional context suggests an engagement with writing that is formally attentive and regionally resonant, without being limited to any one school or style. For the submitting writer, the absence of a deadline is both an invitation and a discipline. Work is received continuously, which means there is no external urgency to shape the submission calendar; instead, the writer must determine when a manuscript is genuinely ready. The press does not disclose a reading fee in the provided information, and no prize or payment is specified. What is offered is the possibility of publication under a university press imprint, with the editorial rigor that such an affiliation implies. The curatorial vision, as far as it can be inferred from the available facts, is one of openness across genres—fiction, poetry, and nonfiction are all named—and a commitment to literary writing that can stand alongside the press's existing list. Writers should approach the call as they would any serious editorial submission: with an understanding that the work will be read by editors whose standards are shaped by both the academy and the trade.