Etruscan Press is open for submissions March 1–August 31 and October 1–January 31.
We publish:
- Poetry collections
- Novels
- Creative nonfiction
- Short story collections
- Literary criticism and scholarship
- Anthologies
- Memoirs
- Essay collections
- Literary translations
Other submission guidelines:
- All manuscripts must be book length: at least 50 pages for poetry and 40,000 words for prose.
- All manuscripts must be submitted through Submittable. A $20 reading fee is required for unsolicited submissions.
- To ensure an anonymous review, do not include the author’s name or other identifying information in the attached manuscript.
- Please include the genre, a brief synopsis or description, and a short author bio in the Cover Letter only.
- All submissions must be the original work of the author. We do not accept writing drafted using generative AI.
- Simultaneous submissions are accepted; please notify us immediately if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere.
- Please submit only one manuscript at a time.
Response times vary, but we aim to respond within six to eight months.
Authors whose manuscripts are selected for publication are offered a standard publishing contract. Etruscan books receive national distribution, and authors receive royalties and twenty complimentary copies of their title.
Thank you once again for considering Etruscan Press as your literary home. Whether or not we accept your manuscript for publication, we are honored with the work and talent you offer us.
Etruscan is a nonprofit literary press working to produce and promote books that nurture the dialogue among genres, cultures, and voices. We publish books of poems, novels, short stories, creative nonfiction, criticism, translation, and anthologies.
- We consider unsolicited manuscripts with a $20 reading fee.
- Manuscripts must be submitted electronically as attachments in Microsoft Word through Submittable. Etruscan is unable to accept any other formats as attachments.
- All manuscripts must be book-length, a minimum of 50 pages.
- To ensure an anonymous review by the team, do NOT include: author's name or identifying information in the attached manuscript.
- Please include genre, synopsis/description, and a short author bio in the Cover Letter, only.
- All submissions must be the original work of the author. We do not accept writing that is drafted using generative AI.
- Response time: up to six months.
- Simultaneous submissions are accepted. Please withdraw the manuscript if it is accepted elsewhere.
- Please submit only one manuscript at a time.
- While we occasionally comment on especially noteworthy manuscripts, the volume of submissions makes it impossible to comment on every submission. All submissions are reviewed by a senior editor.
- Etruscan Press values your privacy. Your personal information will be kept confidential. It will never be sold to third parties. It will only be used for communications related to the services provided by Etruscan Press.
- Hard copy submissions will not be accepted, unless specifically requested by a member of the Etruscan Press editorial team.