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CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS Anthologies
REBEL Anthologies is currently accepting submissions for our upcoming anthology for August. We are a boutique publishing company and offer a white-glove experience, a book launch in Manhattan, podcasts, and reviews. Deadline: August 5. Website: www.rebelanthologies.com.
WOULD YOU LIKE your short story published in an anthology whose debut garnered 83 reader reviews on Amazon in a few months, 78 of them 5-stars? If so, submit! Website: www.coolestamericanstories.com. And if you enjoy reading interesting stories, feel free to order a Coolest American Stories 2022. Website: www.amzn.to/3M8RCJR.
CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS Books
ATMOSPHERE PRESS is currently seeking submissions of full-length book manuscripts in all genres—from poetry to fiction to memoir and beyond—with no reading fee. Atmosphere Press is an independent publisher dedicated to honesty, transparency, professionalism, kindness, and making your book awesome. Learn more at: atmospherepress.com.
CONCRETE WOLF Louis Award for first full-length poetry collection by a poet age 50 or older. Submit a manuscript of 55 to 75 pages of poems. Judge: Lana Hechtman Ayers. Prize: 100 copies of perfect-bound book distributed by Ingram. Deadline: September 30. Fee: $15. Multiple and simultaneous submissions accepted. For details go to www.concretewolf.com or Submittable.
FAW (FRIENDS OF American Writers) seeks book submissions for its annual, 101-year-old literary awards in 2 categories: Literature for adults and literature for children and young adults. Publishers and/or authors are invited to submit books published in 2022. Generous monetary prizes awarded. Guidelines: Authors must reside (or have resided) in the American Midwest. Books set in the region (even if the author is non-resident) also qualify. Fiction or creative nonfiction, please. No selfpublished or e-books, poetry, genres, or series books. Authors of more than 3 published books are ineligible. (If an author has multiple books published in 2022, all are eligible.) Books nominated for the award must be submitted to the FAW Awards Committees by December 10, but we appreciate entries ASAP. No application forms! Please send 2 copies of each book and author info as early as possible to: Karen Pulver, Literature Awards Chair, 748 Western Ave., Glen Ellyn, IL 60137. E-mail: kspulver@gmail.com. For info on previous awards, please visit www.fawchicago.org/awards.php.
IN THE MONTH of July, Sarabande is open for the following submissions: Fulllength essay manuscripts, full-length manuscripts from Kentucky-affiliated writers, and translation samples and proposals. Complete guidelines at www.sarabandebooks.org.
REPENTHOUSE Publications publishes inspirational fiction and nonfiction for the Christian, Jewish, and interfaith communities, from short tracts to thousand-page treatises. We charge no up-front fees, and editing is available for manuscripts that show promise. Visit our website at www.repenthouse.org for details.
RIDDLE BROOK Publishing, a specialty publisher of narrative nonfiction based in New Hampshire, is now accepting proposals and manuscripts for review. Particular interest in personal stories told with a compelling voice. Send inquiries to query@riddlebrookpublishing.com, or complete the submission form on our website. No fees. Small advance offered for accepted manuscripts. More info at www.riddlebrookpublishing.com.
STEVENS POETRY Manuscript Competition. National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS) offers annual award of $1,000 and 50 author copies for a full-length poetry manuscript (48–70 pages) by a single author. Deadline: November 15. Submissions open August 15. $20 members, $25 nonmembers. Prize: $1,000, 50 author copies. Website: www.nfsps.submittable.com or www.nfsps.com.
WEIRD BEARD Press publishes the unusual, the offbeat, and the avant-garde in more than 20 popular categories of fiction and nonfiction. Short pieces and poems are welcome. We charge no up-front costs, and editing is available for manuscripts that show promise. Visit our website at www.weirdbeardpress.com.
CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS Chapbooks
Chapbook Contest, $1,000 plus 50 copies to author. Submit manuscript 25–34 pages (see line limit per page) between August 1–October 31. Entry fee. Website: ; .
