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What an Author Needs to Know (from the Editor’s Perspective)

By Colin Newton It’s perfectly understandable. An author, hot on the high of getting their work published and their online presence in shape, might start to keep a tally of how many clicks to affiliate links they’re registering. And while their click count goes up, their sales do not, at least not as much. “I’m…
Issue Four Hundred Twenty Seven Special Feature

Blair: Now Seeking Manuscript Submissions

Updated September, 2025: They either didn’t open to submissions to the poetry prize on the 15th as planned, or they forgot to indicate that they hit submission caps almost immediately.  Blair is a nonprofit press combining the lists of Carolina Wren Press and John F. Blair, Publisher. To learn more about the history of both…
Issue Four Hundred Twenty Six Literary Fiction Manuscript Publishers Memoir Non Fiction Uncategorized

First Frost: Now Seeking Submissions

First Frost is a biannual print journal of haiku and senryu, published by Ambidextrous Bloodhound Press. With a contemporary take on these traditional poetic forms, First Frost accepts one, two, and three line poems with various syllable counts, alongside poems written with the familiar 5-7-5 construction. First Frost aims to showcase the poems they publish…
Issue Four Hundred Twenty Six Literary Journals Poetry

Duckworth Books: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions

Update March 2023: Closed to Submissions, but may reopen. Warning: This review briefly discusses childhood sexual assault. Please skip if you want to. Duckworth Books was started in 1898, is one of Britain’s oldest independent presses, and it has published many well-known and influential authors over the years. They have one of the most in-depth…
Issue Four Hundred Twenty Five Manuscript Publishers

Yolk—Now Seeking Submissions

Yolk is an international literary journal of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art based in Montreal. The editors are graduates of writing programs, as well as graduate and undergraduate students. Yolk is published in print—each high-quality volume is beautifully designed—as well as online. You can get a sense of what they publish by reading their…
Creative Non Fiction Fiction Issue Four Hundred Twenty Five Literary Journals Poetry

Not Your Typical Book Launch

By Kathryn Haueisen Anyone who’s published a book knows the hard promotional work starts even before typing “The End” on the last page of the manuscript. Ideally, marketing the book starts months before the book is published. One major item on that “to do” list is planning a book launch, or ideally a series of…
Issue Four Hundred Twenty Five Special Feature

Small Town Girl: Actively Seeking Manuscript Queries

Updated September 2025: They have not published a book since 2022, even though their parent company is still active. Brother Mockingbird Publishing is a small independent press committed to discovering writers from the American South, but they are also open to good fiction, regardless of where the author is based. They were founded in 2018….
Fiction Issue Four Hundred Twenty Four Manuscript Publishers Non Fiction

Mysterion: Seeking Submissions till July 31st

Mysterion is a Christian-themed speculative fiction e-zine that is currently seeking quality speculative fiction with Christian characters, themes, or cosmology.  They are open to submissions till July 31st 2021. They have two reading periods every year, one in January and one in July. They are run by a husband and wife team and have a…
Fiction Issue Four Hundred Twenty Four Literary Journals Paying Market

Light: Now Seeking Poetry Submissions

Light is one of the oldest and best-recognized journals of light verse: humorous poetry, witty and well-crafted. Their mission is to “restore humor, clarity, and pleasure to the reading of poems.” You can read past issues online to get a sense of what they publish. Light is published twice a year online, and each issue…
Issue Four Hundred Twenty Four Literary Journals Poetry

Getting Past Author Angst

By Colin Newton Creativity can be counterintuitive. You might have experienced that in the creative process, like when ideas spring from the most unlikely places, but it can appear in the results too. One would think finishing a big piece of writing would result in a flood of positive emotions – happiness, pride or at…
Issue Four Hundred Twenty Four Special Feature

Young Dragons: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions

Young Dragons is a traditional independent publisher focused on publishing books for children. They publish picture books as well as middle grade fiction. They used to be part of a larger press Oghma, but at some point that press underwent a major re-branding and is now called Roan & Weatherford. There is no mention of…
Children's Books Issue Four Hundred Twenty Three Manuscript Publishers Young Adult

Soft Skull Press: Accepting Submissions till July 20th

Updated July 27th, 2021: They have annonced “We will reopen unagented manuscript submissions on Submittable beginning Tuesday, August 3rd at 12:01am ET (9:01pm PT on 8/2), and ending Wednesday, August 4th at 11:59pm ET/8:59pm PT.” Updated: July 19th 2021.  They have closed early to submissions without announcing any change on their website, or their Twitter…
Fiction Issue Four Hundred Twenty Three Manuscript Publishers Non Fiction Poetry

Three Platforms for Serialized Fiction

Holly Garcia Do you feel overwhelmed by the thought of writing an entire novel cover to cover without feedback? Maybe you’re a new author who hasn’t found their audience yet. Or perhaps you’re an established author who is looking to try out a new genre, but you aren’t sure how your current audience will react…
Issue Four Hundred Twenty Three Special Feature

the other side of hope: Now Seeking Submissions

the other side of hope is a new journal dedicated to showcasing writing by authors who are immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. The journal is also edited by immigrants and refugees, and aims to serve the immigrant and refugee community worldwide. They pay authors £100 for work published in the print issue, and £50 for…
Fiction Issue Four Hundred Twenty Three Literary Journals Paying Market Poetry

Affirm Books: Accepting Submissions on the First Monday of Every Month

Updated September 15th, 2025: Now an imprint of Simon & Schuster. No longer open to direct submissions.  Affirm Books is a Melbourne, Australia based publisher of local and international authors that is open to direct submissions. They publish a broad range of non-fiction work and have a smaller, more focused fiction list for adults and…
Issue Four Hundred Twenty Two Manuscript Publishers

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