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Modern Barbarian Press
Worldwide
Modern Barbarian Press is looking for translations into English of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in the public domain . The editors are open to publishing...
Motina Books Publishing
Motina Books is a traditionally-modeled small press that focuses on publishing books that are of interest to women and mothers. It’s commonly known that the author, no matter...
New Door Books
New Door Books publishes original, innovative, book-length literature, mostly fiction. It opens to submissions several times a year, on an irregular schedule, depending on the...
North Dakota State University Press
NDSU Press publishes regional scholarship and literary contributions. Their region includes the Red River Valley of the north, the state of North Dakota, the Great Plains of...
NYQ Books
NYQ Books was established in 2009 as an imprint of the New York Quarterly Foundation, Inc. Its mission is to augment the New York Quarterly poetry magazine by...
Old Scratch Press
Old Scratch Press, founded by Current Words Publishing in 2023, fosters opportunities for full-length poetry and short-form work. Operated entirely by volunteers and funded by...
Open Books Press
Open Books Press is dedicated to publishing quality books. When they’re open for submissions, they accept adult nonfiction, and fiction for all ages (including some YA and...
Open Letter Books
Open Letter is one of only a handful of nonprofit publishing houses dedicated to increasing access to world literature for English readers. Publishing 10 titles in translation...
Origami Poems Project
The mission of the Origami Poems Project™ is the encouragement of literature and the arts by bringing free poetry to everyone through the printing and distribution of free...
Orison Books
Orison Books is a nonprofit literary press focused on the life of the spirit from a broad and inclusive range of perspectives.
Ornithopter Press
An independent publisher of poetry that runs counter to the mainstream, Ornithopter Press has published individual collections by contemporary authors since 2014. The press...
Outpost19
Provocative reading. Literary, engaged, independent, forward-leaning. Exceptional fiction. Unexpected essays. Voices to be reckoned with. Their fiction belongs to a broad range...
Paekakariki Press, Ltd.
Bringing together poets and artists to create affordable letterpress printed poetry booklets (pamphlets).
Palavro Publishing
Palavro Publishing (an imprint of the Arkbound Foundation) focuses on underrepresented and diverse authors whose books cover important social or environmental themes. The...
Participant Press
Participant Press is the publishing enterprise of Participant Inc. The primary focus of the press is to publish artists’ works of fiction and artists books.
Pen & Leaf Press
The editors look for literature that provides social commentary and endeavors to make an impact through the art of storytelling. They are drawn to poetry, but they consider...
Pen + Brush
P+B Publications is an independent publisher, seeking the best new work by women and nonbinary authors. In the spirit of Pen + Brush, they believe fervently that their...
Perugia Press
Founded in 1997, Perugia Press is a nonprofit feminist press that publishes one beautifully designed book a year: the winner of the Perugia Press Prize, our annual national...
Pig Roast Publishing
Pig Roast Publishing was founded by Jeff Schneider in Providence, Rhode Island. An independent press, Pig Roast Publishing is focused on transgressive and outsider books with a...
Plan B Press
Plan B Press encourages, captures, presents, and preserves contemporary poetry by publishing and presenting emerging poets. They are a small independent publishing company that...
Poetose
Poetose’s mission is to contribute to the literary landscape of Boston and beyond to make the world a more beautiful home for us all. Poetose publishes works of poetry, prose,...
Poets and Dreamers International Press
Poets and Dreamers International Press publishes works about business leadership, global strategy, workplace culture, music, and art. The editors cultivate a global space for...
Poets Wear Prada
Poetry and microfiction with a strong narrative. They like the lyrical, embrace the formal as well as spoken word. Clarity is essential. They love pop culture.
Poet’s Press
Founded in 1971, the press specializes in lesser-known 1960s, 1970s New York poets, neoromantic and gothic poetry, annotated reprints of lost poets, new translations of classic...
Post-Asemic Press
Post-Asemic Press is an international book publisher of asemic writing, experimental poetry, visual poetry, and audio recordings of sound poetry. Asemic writing is the...
Prolific Press International Chapbook Series
The Prolific Press Chapbook Series publishes distinctive, accomplished works of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction with a clear artistic identity and a strong sense of purpose....
Quills and Cosmos Press
Worldwide
Woman-owned, independent publisher of sci-fi and fantasy by women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and other minorities.
Raven Chronicles Press
Raven Chronicles announces our 2026 Keepers of the Fire contest for fiction and nonfiction manuscripts . The Keepers of the Fire Prize honors daring and forward-thinking...
Read Furiously
Read Furiously wants to create a new generation of readers—furious readers—who view reading as a necessary part to living in this busy world. They publish original prose,...
Red Hen Press
Red Hen Press is committed to publishing work of literary excellence, supporting diversity, and promoting literacy in local schools. They seek a community of readers and...
Red Light Lit Press
Founded in 2013, Red Light Lit is an independent small press dedicated to publishing writers who push the boundaries of intimacy, identity, and human connection. Its titles...
Regal House Publishing
Regal House seeks works of literary fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, science-fiction, and memoirs. Their imprint Fitzroy Books publishes YA and MG fiction. Their House of...
Riot of Roses Publishing House
Riot of Roses Publishing House was founded specifically to amplify the stories of historically silenced voices. Xicana-owned. Mujerista-focused. For the people. They publish...
River Paw Press
River Paw Press is a proud member of CLMP and a publishing division of Silent River. Its mission is to discover, support, and celebrate voices in world literature. It serves as...
Running Wild, LLC
Running Wild consists of four imprints that publishes great stories with great writing that don’t fit neatly in a box. Running Wild publishes...
Sabre Lake Publishing
Sabre Lake Publishing’s mission is to champion the free expression of ideas by publishing thought-provoking works that engage, entertain, educate, and challenge readers. The...
Santa Fe Writers Project
SFWP is an independent press dedicated to the craft of writing, artistic preservation, recognizing exciting new authors, and bringing out of print work back to the shelves....
Sea Crow Press
Sea Crow Press is an independent publisher of literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry rooted in place, landscape, and the natural world. We...
Serving House Books
Serving House Books is an international book press founded in Denmark and the U.S. by Walter Cummins / Thomas E. Kennedy and now run by William K. Lawrence. The editorial focus...
Seven Stories Press
Founded in 1995 by Dan Simon, and named for the seven authors who committed to a home with a fiercely independent spirit, Seven Stories Press publishes uncompromising political...
Shanti Arts Publishing
Shanti Arts Publishing is devoted to producing beautiful and compelling books related to art, nature, and spirit. Currently, the press is giving preference to poetry...
Silent Clamor Press
Silent Clamor publishes character-driven fiction where language, movement, and consequence matter. Our books engage emotional, ethical, and existential stakes in frameworks...
Slipstream Press
Sponsors an annual Poetry Chapbook Contest offering $1,000 prize and 25 copies. Details at www.slipstreampress.org/guide....
Solum Literary Press
Solum Literary Press currently publishes poetry chapbooks and collections, novellas, novels, and short story collections.