Dalkey Archive Press specializes in the publication and re-publication of avant-garde works of poetry, fiction and translation. They are not interested in traditional prose or poetry, their focus is on publishing literary fiction of a modernist or post modernist bent. The National Book Critics Circle has awarded many of their authors and translators over the years, and in 2011, the Press itself was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the NBCC.

Dalkey Archive Press has good distribution, offices in three countries, a great reputation, and a well organized website. Their books are often taught in universities.

They receive around 12,000 submissions a year. They have a year turnaround time in terms of responding to unsolicited manuscript submissions. If you have not heard from them after a year, you can query, but not before.

It is key that you get a good feel for what they have previously published. A good place to start is by browsing their catalog.

They primarily publish literary fiction. They are less likely to publish poetry and nonfiction. They have separate submission guidelines for scholarly work.

You can read their submission guidelines as a whole here. Make sure to follow their submission guidelines when submitting.

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