Swan Abbey Press publishes two-to-three titles a year, with a view to add one or two works in translation to our regular catalog beginning in 2027. We seek novels and short story collections that align with our mission to give voice to emerging and mid-career writers. As such, we do not accept agented submissions or submissions from authors who are under contractual obligation to a literary agency. We are interested in the voices of women from the regions of the South, the Deep South, the Midwest, and the North American and Caribbean Francophone diaspora. While our efforts are devoted to these writers, we will consider all works of great literary merit.

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We do not accept genre fiction, although we welcome writing that borrows some elements of genre fiction with regard to the speculative, the gothic, and the supernatural. We also consider mythic retellings and works that cast regional folklore in new light.

 

We read submissions in June only.

 

Guidelines:

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Send your submissions to the acquiring editor, whose email address will be released on this page in May of 2026.

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File: Write a cover letter in the body of your email to include a one-sentence pitch, a one-to-three-paragraph summary, your bio and publishing credits, and your reasons for wanting to publish with Swan Abbey Press. Comparative titles are helpful but not required. Attach to your email your completed manuscript as a PDF or .docx file.

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Format: Double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font. Pages should be numbered in the right-hand corner with the title of your manuscript. Your name and any other identifying information should appear in the body of the email only.

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Manuscripts must be complete, fully revised, and free of typos.

We will answer publishing inquiries and reply to submissions in September and October of 2026. Please notify the acquiring editor immediately should your manuscript be accepted elsewhere.