Launch Point Press

Manuscript submissions

Before submitting, review the press's catalog and submission guidelines closely to understand its aesthetic and formal interests. Launch Point Press favors work that demonstrates a clear investment in language, materiality, or interdisciplinary experimentation, rather than polished but conventional manuscripts. Include a brief, specific cover letter that contextualizes your work within the press's existing list. Simultaneous submissions are generally acceptable, but notify promptly if your work is accepted elsewhere. Response times can be lengthy due to the small editorial team; patience and a follow-up after three to four months are appropriate. Do not send unsolicited full manuscripts without first querying unless the guidelines explicitly permit it.

Examine books by LPP authors to get an idea of LPP’s style and format Before submitting, have others “beta-read” your work to ensure that you have a solid plot, characters, and structure Find proofreaders to go through your manuscript to look for typos, missing words, bad formatting, doubled words, poor sentence construction, misspellings, etc. Use a program (such as ProWritingAid or Grammerly among many others) to review your manuscript and alert you to any deficiencies Make use of Google and the Internet to learn all you can about book contracts, editing, revising your own work, and the publishing industry in general