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restlessbooks.orgRestless Books
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About the press
Restless Books is an independent, nonprofit publisher devoted to championing essential voices from around the world whose stories speak to readers across linguistic and cultural borders. The editors seek extraordinary international literature that feeds a hunger for new perspectives, a passion for other cultures and languages, and an eagerness to explore beyond the confines of the familiar.
Publishing focus
PoetryFictionCreative NonfictionTranslationShort Story CollectionsEssay CollectionsNovelMemoirPoetry Collections
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Reading periodJan 1 to May 31
Reading feeNo
Response time3 to 6 months
Simultaneous submissionsNo
Unsolicited submissionsNo
Each year, Restless Books holds the Kellman Prize for Immigrant Literature to honor outstanding debut literary book-length works by first-generation immigrants, awarded for fiction and nonfiction. The winner receives $10,000 and publication by Restless Books.
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