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Submissions

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Graywolf Press publishes about 30 books annually, mostly poetry, memoirs, essays, novels, translations, and short stories.
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Our editors are looking for high quality literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that combine a distinct voice with a distinct vision. Our editors seek out and solicit promising work from authors that they encounter in the pages of magazines, at writing conferences, and in other venues.

Graywolf Press is excited to offer an open submission period this November for contemporary poetry in translation. 

There are no scheduled prize reading periods at Graywolf Press at this time.

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Open Call for Submissions

Contemporary Poetry in Translation

Graywolf Press is excited to offer an open submission period for contemporary poetry in translation

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How to Submit

Interested translators should include the following materials in their Submittable submission:

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Please note the following: 

  • Graywolf will hold this open submission period from November 11, 2024, at 12:00 a.m. Central Time to November 15, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time via Submittable. 
  • Only the first 500 submissions will be considered, after which the submission period will close.
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Poetry

Graywolf Press partners with the Academy of American Poets and Cave Canem to publish and promote the work of new and emerging writers.

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Nonfiction

Agents may submit nonfiction submissions to the appropriate editor for consideration. 

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Fiction

Agents may submit fiction submissions to the appropriate editor for consideration. 

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