Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Life Beyond New York City

The current issue of Poets & Writers Magazine has a good feature on independent presses. There’s more to publishing life than the NY conglomerate (God love them), so for people looking to expand their universe of publishing options, here are twelve established independent presses that are still accepting unsolicited submissions. By no means is this list exhaustive; for more information, check out the full article in the September/October issue of Poets & Writers (alas, no link; you’ll need the print edition).

When submitting to independent presses, the usual rules apply: do your research. Don’t waste time sending your mystery novel to a poetry press. Follow all format and submission guidelines. And please buy some books; support the small presses!

Beacon Press
www.beacon.org

BOA Editions
www.boaeditions.org

Curbstone Press
www.curbstone.org

Soho Press
www.sohopress.com

Graywolf Press
www.graywolfpress.org

Milkweed Editions
www.milkweed.org

New Rivers Press
www.newriverspress.com

Cinco Puntos Press
www.cincopuntos.com

SarabandeBooks
www.sarabandebooks.org

Copper Canyon Press
www.coppercanyonpress.org

Future Tense Books
www.futuretensebooks.com

San Diego Works Press
www.cityworkspress.org

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DC-area author Leslie Pietrzyk explores the creative process and all things literary.