Host’s mission as an independent, intersectional feminist press is to publish groundbreaking poetry by women writers, BIPOC writers, LGBTQ+ writers, writers of a lower socioeconomic status, and writers with disabilities. They want to champion work that is experimental and nuanced, engaging with a poetics of liberation, even as it explores the experiences of daily life. They are passionate about publishing poetry and fiction that pushes the boundaries of form, voice, language and style—the boundaries of what language can do.
Publishing focus
PoetryFictionNovellaShort Story CollectionsPoetry Collections
Selected authors Jae Nichelle, C. Rees, Alexis N. Garcia, Summer Farah, dezireé a. brown, heidi andrea restrepo rhodes, Chiagoziem Jideofor, mónica teresa ortiz, Stephanie Niu, m. mick powell, Bianca Alyssa Pérez, Sequoia Maner, Lily Someson, Fernando Flores
Calls & opportunities
3 listed
Manuscript submissions
Reading periodMar 1 to Jun 1
Reading feeYes
Response time3 to 6 months
Simultaneous submissionsYes
Unsolicited submissionsNo
Editors encourage all who submit to familiarize themselves with recent publications. Titles can be purchased on the website or through their distributor . Bonus content: listen to Host editors discuss what they're looking for on their podcast, The Host Dispatch. Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.