Press · Oakland, CA, USA
Nomadic Press
Nomadic Press is an independent nonprofit literary publisher founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 2011 and based in Oakland, California, since 2013. It publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and experimental writing, with an emphasis on BIPOC, queer, and other historically marginalized voices. The press closed its earlier publishing operations in 2023 and announced a new publishing chapter beginning in 2026 alongside Nomadic Bookshop. Its collective publishing model involves authors in editorial decisions and supports the continued circulation of previously published books.
Open to poets
- Open submissions (books). August 1–31 each year, beginning in 2027; responses by September 30.. Simultaneous submissions: starting in 2027, invitations are considered august 1–31 each year. two author advisory circle members initially read each manuscript, and the press aims to send decisions by september 30. the published agreement is a sample, not a guaranteed contract..
Official site: nomadicpress.org. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
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