Updated September 19th, 2025
Acre Books is an imprint of The Cincinnati Review. They focus on publishing fiction, nonfiction, hybrid forms and poetry. They are particularly interested in working with debut writers. They are not accepting submissions of full manuscripts. They ask that authors query first.
Their website focuses on selling books, not on recruiting authors. The books they have published so far are great and have wonderful covers.
They are currently hosting two reading periods a year. When they are open to submissions there is a form on their website that you submit through. Different reading periods have different requirements and focuses. They have an upcoming open reading period scheduled for poetry only starting in January 2026.
Unlike most presses you can submit any ten pages from your manuscript – it need not be the first ten. They also ask for a query letter.
Reviewing their catalog is a very good way to get a feel for what they are interested in publishing.
To learn more or to submit, go here.
