Blue Cedar Press… Novels, Literary Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Debut bluecedarpress.com bluecedarpress.com/submission-guidelines bluecedarpress@gmail.com Blue Cedar Press is an independent, small press publishing high-quality fiction, non-fiction, and poetry from courageous voices speaking from the depths of human imagination and experience. The Blue Cedar pledge is to bring you honest spokespersons, from around the world, to present unique…
Blouse and Skirt Books Fiction, Non-fiction, Bio, Memoir bluebanyanbooks.com/about/#blouseandskirt bluebanyanbooks.com/blouse-skirt-submissions-policy submissions@bluebanyanbooks.com Blouse & Skirt is actively seeking manuscripts. Blouse and Skirt is the Jamaican term used to express euphoria, awe, and admiration. These are the ideals behind Blouse & Skirt Books, an imprint of Blue Banyan Books. Based in Kingston, Jamaica, Blouse & Skirt publishes…
After decades of failure, Charles Bukowski — an alcoholic, womanizer and man who Time magazine described as the “laureate of American lowlife” finally got his big break. He was already 50 years old and most people would have called it quits by then. Not Buk. While old by any standards, by this time Bukowski had…
#bloodhoundbooks Bloodhound Books Novels, Crime, Thriller, Suspense, History bloodhoundbooks.com bloodhoundbooks.com/submissions info@bloodhoundbooks.com submissions@bloodhoundbooks.com Submissions open Jan. 5, 2026 Bloodhound Books is an international, commercial fiction publishing house founded in 2014. Bloodhound prides itself on collaborating with authors every step of the way. Bloodhound is a traditional publisher, having published over 700 titles, signed over 150 authors…
While the Auto Waits by O. Henry is a famous short story about two strangers who meet in a park and pretend to be from different social classes, only to reveal their true identities in a classic twist ending: the seemingly wealthy woman is a cashier, and the man pretending to be a humble worker…
Black & White Publishing Novels, General Non-fiction, Kid’s, YA blackandwhitepublishing.com blackandwhitepublishing.com/pages/submissions submissions@blackandwhitepublishing.com mail@blackandwhitepublishing.com Black & White Publishing is an independent publishing house based in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Since 1999, the indie press has produced a wide range of titles, with more than 350 in print. Books published include biography, sports, humor, and…
#blackrosewriting Black Rose Writing Novels, SS, Humor, General Non-fiction, Bio blackrosewriting.com blackrosewriting.com/submissions rrothe@blackrosewriting.com Black Rose Writing is an independent publishing house that strongly believes in developing a personal relationship with its authors. The Texas-based publisher offers a traditional publishing contract with royalties and no author publication fees. Black Rose Writing, established in 2006, features books…
The Inciting Incident Script Competition aims to help writers discover if their work is engaging enough to captivate the Hollywood gatekeeper to receive the elusive “Recommend.” Submit your first few pages (up to 12) of your screenplay with your inciting incident or your short screenplay or one-act play. Open to writers 18 years and older. Deadline: May…
#BlackOdysseyMedia Black Odyssey Media Novels, SS, General Non-fiction, Bio, Memoir, Black blackodyssey.net blackodyssey.net/submit info@blackodyssey.net submissions@blackodyssey.net Submissions are open March 1st through July 1st. Welcome to Black Odyssey Media. Since their May 2023 debut, Black Odyssey Media—an independent, Black-woman–owned publishing house—has been transforming the literary landscape. While traditional publishing still offers only 5–7% representation of Black…
#stephencrane #alargebrowndog A Dark Brown Dog by Stephen Crane was first published in Cosmopolitan, March 1901. The story was probably written in the summer of 1893, an allegory about the Jim Crow South during Reconstruction. The dog represents emancipated slaves. Students and teachers, check out our useful A Dark Brown Dog Study Guide to break-down…
