Bluemoose Books (Novels, Literary Fiction, Non-fiction) #bluemoosebooks bluemoosebooks.com bluemoosebooks.com/about kevin@bluemoosebooks.com WINNER – British Book Awards/North England, 2025 Bluemoose Books is an independent publisher of literary fiction and small press based in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. Kevin and Hetha Duffy started Bluemoose in 2006 and as a ‘family’ of readers and writers who are passionate about…
The Black Orchid Novella Contest Celebrating the novella format, this contest encourages original, unpublished works that conform to the mystery genre’s traditional forms, specifically inspired by the Nero Wolfe series. The contest is designed to highlight the novella, requiring submissions that are tight and engaging, devoid of explicit content. Deadline: May 31 Categories: The mystery should be…
Blue Ink Press Novels, Literary Fiction, Non-fiction, Debut blueinkpress.com blueinkpress.com/submissions.html authorhelp@blueinkpress.com (submissions) sherry@blueinkpress.com (inquiries) Submissions open March 2026 Creating a new community of Southern authors Silver Medal Winner IBPA Book Awards, 2023 Blue Ink Press was established in Raleigh, North Carolina in 2015. Blue Ink Press was formed to help authors navigate the daunting and…
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream is a classic, dark science fiction short story by Harlan Ellison about a malevolent supercomputer named AM that has wiped out humanity, keeping five survivors alive to torture them endlessly in a subterranean complex. Told from the perspective of the narrator, Ted, the story details the group’s…
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…
