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42 Miles Press
42 Miles Press publishes full-length books of poetry, including the winner of the 42 Miles Press Poetry Prize. They’re in Indiana. They like strong images and the music of...
akinoga press
akinoga press is a Baltimore-based micro press that specialzes in hand-bound chapbooks of a spacious/minimalist/austere flavor, though on the lookout for anything small, quiet...
Aquarius Press
Aquarius Press develops, publishes and promotes talented writers typically underrepresented in the literary marketplace. The Willow Books imprint specializes in the works of...
Ashland Poetry Press
The mission of the Ashland Poetry Press is to publish poets at any stages of their careers (from poets on their first books to established and distinguished poets) through our...
Augury Books
Augury Books is an independent press based in Brooklyn. Committed to publishing innovative work from emerging and established writers, Augury Books seeks to reaffirm the...
Autumn House Press
Autumn House Press is a nationally renowned nonprofit publisher based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, whose mission is to publish and promote poetry and other fine...
Awst Press
Awst Press publishes a wide range of work across perspectives, genres, and subjects. In addition to full-length books, they have hosted essay series, and their Pocketbooks...
Bauhan Publishing
Bauhan Publishing is an independent Publisher in Peterborough, New Hampshire. They focus on New England regional books in the areas of history, art, nature studies, and poetry...
BkMk Press
Since 1971, BkMk Press (pronounced “bookmark”) has been committed to finding and publishing outstanding Writers. BkMk Press publishes primarily poetry and short fiction...
Black Sun Lit
Black Sun Lit publishes cross-genre and hybrid poetry.
Blair / Carolina Wren Press
Blair is a nonprofit independent book publisher. They strive to publish quality writing, focusing on authors and subjects historically neglected by mainstream publishers,...
BLF Press
BLF Press is an independent Black feminist press dedicated to amplifying the work of Black women and women of color.
Blue Light Press
Blue Light Press publishes poetry that is imagistic, inventive, emotionally honest, and pushes the language to a deeper level of insight. The editors are all poets, and the...
Blydyn Square Books
Blydyn Square Books publishes books that make you think: smart, interesting, character-driven fiction and unusual/thought-provoking nonfiction. They have a children’s imprint (...
Boa Editions, Ltd.
Boa Editions publishes within four distinct series: the American Poets Continuum Series (previously published poets); the New Poets of America series (first-...
Bright Hill Press
Bright Hill Press seeks out the work of contemporary poets for publication. The editors do not consider student work or work by unpublished poets.
Bull City Press
Bull City Press has a passion for the unusual, the surprising, and the arresting, but what we love most is the miracle of compression. Whether it’s poetry, fiction, or creative...
Central Avenue Publishing
Central Avenue Publishing is a home for fiction and poetry about people at their worst—and best.
Charlotte Lit Press
Charlotte Lit Press welcomes submissions of poetry chapbook manuscripts from writers of all backgrounds to be considered for publication in their chapbook series. They are open...
Choeofpleirn Press
The press publishes two books a year. A modest reading fee pays for the publication of the book. It also publishes winners in four additional no-cost contests: Romance Reigns (...
Clare Songbirds Publishing House
Clare Songbirds Publishing House was established to provide a print forum for the creation of limited edition, fine art from poets and writers, both established and emerging....
Cleveland State University Poetry Center
The CSU Poetry Center is committed to acquiring stylistically distinctive and skillfully crafted collections of poetry, prose, and translation from an aesthetically diverse...
Corpus Callosum Press
Whether in the form of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, the works they like to publish engage the senses, fire up the neurons, possess a social consciousness, and help make...
DarkWinter Press and Baxter House Editions
DarkWinter Press and Baxter Editions are looking for novellas, novel-length manuscripts, short story collections, and poetry collections with a twist. They do not publish...
Down & Out Books
Founded in 2011, Down & Out Books is an independent publisher of literary and crime fiction based in Tampa, Florida.
Dzanc Books
Dzanc Books was created in 2006 to advance great writing and champion those writers who don’t fit neatly into the marketing niches of for-profit presses and to advance literary...
Fallen Tree Press
Fallen Tree Press is a small press specializing in publishing poetry chapbooks. FTP is focused on being part of the larger writing community. It’s their intent to promote a...
Forest Avenue Press
Forest Avenue Press publishes literary fiction on a joyride and the occasional memoir.
Gen Society
Gen Society operates as a small press built around a Quarterly Poet Residency, publishing sustained sequences rather than isolated...
Green Writers Press
Green Writers Press is an environmentally focused publisher of novels, poetry, memoir, essays, and some science writing. Their list is nature-based and environmental, and their...
Host Publications
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...
Howling Bird Press
Howling Bird Press publishes the best in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. They run an annual nationwide contest in alternating genres. They are the imprint of Augsburg...
Ink & Ribbon Press
Ink & Ribbon Press is a nonprofit poetry publisher devoted to craft, discovery, and the permanence of the printed word. The press publishes finely made, small-run editions...
Jaded Ibis Press
Jaded Ibis is feminist press committed to publishing socially engaged literature with an emphasis on the voices of people of color, people with disabilities, and other...
June Road Press
June Road Press aims to publish books that lead readers to new places of connection, understanding, and discovery—books that guide and enrich, that transport and inspire, that...
k+p press
k+p press was founded in 2020 by Beth Kantrowitz and Roberta Paul, childhood friends and longtime artistic collaborators, who were inspired to launch a new creative venture...
Longship Press
Longship Press is an independent small-press publishing company located just north of San Francisco, California. Its aim is to give voice to writers and canvas to artists....
Marsh Hawk Press, Inc.
Marsh Hawk Press books often highlight the affinity of poetry and the visual arts. Each book is produced with particular care to visual style, often including reproductions of...
Meadowlark Press
Specializing in books by authors from the heartland since 2014, Meadowlark Press is an independent publisher, born of a desire to produce high-quality books for print and...
Milk & Cake Press
Milk and Cake Press seeks to publish an eclectic collection of poems. They love language, the sounds it creates, and the power of it to name and shape. They welcome work from a...
Milkweed Editions
Milkweed Editions is one of the nation’s leading independent, nonprofit literary publishers, releasing twenty to thirty new books each year in the genres of fiction, nonfiction...
New Delta Review
New Delta Review is an online literary and arts journal produced by graduate students in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Louisiana State University. Since 1984, it has...
Noemi Press
Noemi Press is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit publisher, striving to introduce voices marginalized by mainstream presses to a broader audience. Noemi provides writers with support and...
Parlor Press
The primary goal of Parlor Press is to publish outstanding writing and scholarship in various subjects for a broad range of readers. Parlor Press values excellence, innovation...
Pink Trees Press
Pink Trees Press is a nonprofit press publishing the work of unique, living writers sharing voices that expand the familiar and cultivate imagination and resilience. The...
Poetry Box Chapbook Prize
The editors are very eclectic in their taste and love to be surprised. The guest judge for the 2026 chapbook prize is Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
Publishing Genius
Publishing Genius aims to make the best books by devoted members of the global literary community, and to make them in the most interesting and progressive ways. That’s because...
Red Rook Press
Red Rook Press is a blossoming publishing house for developing novelists and poets. Their goal is to foster and premiere the creative minds of undergraduate and graduate...