Press · Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Laertes
Laertes is an independent, nonprofit literary press based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, specializing in works translated into English. Its catalogue includes poetry, fiction, drama, and other literature originally published in languages other than English. The press focuses particularly on twentieth-century literature while also publishing works from the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries. Its Egret imprint publishes anthologies, chapbooks, novels, and acting editions addressing contemporary human experiences and social issues.
Open to poets
- Translation submissions. Submissions are currently invited by email; no closing date announced (checked November 12, 2026).. Simultaneous submissions: send submissions to transom@laertesbooks.org. a pdf is preferred; the publisher has not stated a response time, simultaneous-submission policy, or specific maximum packet length..
Official site: laertesbooks.org. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
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