Manuscript Submissions: Open Reading Period
*Our submissions window closed August 15. Please allow three months before following up on the status of your submission.*
When open to submissions, we seek full-length manuscripts in the following genres:
- Fiction (novels and novellas, short stories, etc.)
- Poetry collections (full-length)
- Creative nonfiction (memoirs, essays, etc.)
- General nonfiction (reported or critical essays, cultural projects, etc.)
- Hybrid collections
Prose manuscripts vary in length across categories; we are generally more interested in the project’s sense of cohesion than specific word counts. For full-length poetry, we would prefer collections with at least fifty pages but are willing to consider shorter manuscripts.
Currently, we are not reading chapbook manuscripts or considering submissions for our Prose Series. If this changes, we will update this page and announce on our socials.
Note: We prefer to see full manuscripts rather than proposals. However, if you do not have a completed manuscript but have made substantial progress on a project that you think could be a strong fit for us, please send a sample and overview of the book along with a projected date of completion.
If you have any questions, general queries should go to Casie Dodd at submissions@bellepointpress.com. Please do not send full submissions to this address.