Three times per year, Tin House offers a two-day submission period for writers to submit their work. Eligible writers must not currently have an agent, and must not have previously published a book (chapbooks okay). Per our schedule below, we accept works of fiction, literary nonfiction, and poetry, both originally in English and in translation (please only submit translation projects which the translator has already been granted formal permission to translate), and ask that you do not send us a project unless you have a completed draft.
In particular, we are looking to engage with work by writers from historically underrepresented communities, including—but not limited to—those who are Black, Indigenous, POC, disabled, neurodivergent, trans and LGBTQIA+, debuting after 40, and without an MFA.
SUBMIT:
From May 7th at 12:01 a.m. PT to May 8th at 11:59 p.m. PT, our Submittable link will be live for debut poetry collection, debut essay collection, and debut short story collection submissions.
GUIDELINES
For May’s submission period, we will be accepting debut poetry collections, debut essay collections, and debut short story collections; they can be originally in English and in translation (please only submit translation projects which the translator has already been granted formal permission to translate). As mentioned above, we ask that you do not send us a project unless you have a completed draft of the full manuscript available upon request.
Note that writers may submit only once during each submissions period, and that a schedule for other submissions periods is available above. Eligible writers must not currently have an agent, and must not have previously published a book (chapbooks okay).
For Poetry Collections
Please upload the first 20 pages of the poetry collection in a PDF or Word document. No more than one poem per page. We kindly request that you do not send any additional material beyond the first 20 pages, and we will contact you if we are interested in seeing more. You will also be asked in the submission form to provide a short bio and a one-paragraph project overview that describes your manuscript.
For Essay Collections and Short Story Collections
Please upload the first essay or short story of your collection in a PDF or Word document. If you are including graphic work, please upload as a PDF in 150 dpi. We kindly request that you do not send any additional material beyond a first essay or short story, and we will contact you if we are interested in seeing more. You will also be asked to provide a short bio and a one-paragraph project overview that describes your manuscript in the submission form.
For more information and to submit, go here.
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