Call for Book Submissions: Unsolicited Press

We are open for submissions. We are actively seeking essay collections, poetry of all lengths, experimental hybrids, literary novels, novellas, short story collections, memoirs, and nonfiction (literary criticism, history, cooking, health, science, and long-form journalism). With regards to nonfiction, we aren't looking for your every day nonfiction book...we want there to be an edge to it, so don't come at us with a book proposal you came up with for Random House.

Science fiction and fantasy will ONLY be considered IF you are an author with an established audience. This is a nice way of saying that we need to see proof that there are people willing to buy your book.

Experimental literature is always welcome. Poetry that isn't stuffy or scholarly is preferred. But hey, what the hell does that even mean?

We take at least 4-6 months to respond. Sometimes longer.

As of Fall 2017, we require a modest submission fee of $5. The fee is a lifetime submissions fee, which means that you never have to pay it again to submit in the future. Your submission fee covers many things including paying readers, supporting marketing campaigns for authors, and administrative fees required to keep this press alive.  

Send the following:

Poetry
A query letter
Entire manuscript

Nonfiction
A query letter
Several chapters, or the entire manuscript if you have it.
Nonfiction books that are not memoirs or personal essay collections (READ: history book or a cookbook or educational book, etc.) should provide a book proposal.

Fiction
A query letter
Entire manuscript

Where to Send the Submission
Email to:

submissions@unsolicitedpress.com** after you have read all the information. Otherwise, you are sure to get our stamp of doom.

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Read our full guidelines here.