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About the press

Coffee House Press creates new spaces for audiences and artists to interact, inspiring readers and enriching communities by expanding the definition of what literature is, what it can do, and to whom it belongs. Coffee House Press publishes literary novels, full-length short story collections, poetry, creative nonfiction, book-length essays, and essay collections. CHP does not accept submissions of anthologies or books for children or young adults.

Publishing focus

PoetryFictionCreative NonfictionTranslationNovellaShort Story CollectionsEssay CollectionsNovelMemoirPoetry Collections

Selected authors
Valeria Luiselli, Ben Lerner, Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, Laird Hunt, Brian Evenson, Karen Yamashita, Anne Waldman, Ron Padgett, M. Evelina Galang, Rikki Ducornet, Saeed Jones, Selah Saterstrom, Mark Nowak, Sun Yung Shin, Justin Phillip Reed, Daniel Saldaña París

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Manuscript submissions

Reading periodMay 1 to May 31
Reading feeNo
Response time3 to 6 months
Simultaneous submissionsYes
Unsolicited submissionsNo

Please familiarize yourself with our books to see if your work and our list are compatible. No phone calls or e-mails, please. The review process for full-length manuscripts can take up to four to six months, or longer in some instances. We appreciate your patience when submitting your manuscript. Phone calls, emails, or letters of inquiry will not hasten the process. Please note: Coffee House Press will only accept unsolicited submissions during our reading periods (check guidelines for dates). Unsolicited submissions sent outside of these reading periods will not be considered or returned.

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