Press · Denton, TX, USA
University of North Texas Press
The University of North Texas Press is a university book publisher based in Denton, Texas, founded in 1987. It publishes scholarly and general-interest books in the humanities and social sciences, including Texas history, music, folklore, and literary nonfiction. Its books are published in print and ebook formats and distributed through the Texas A&M University Press Consortium. The press publishes poetry through the Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry and short fiction through the Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction.
Open to poets
- Rilke Prize. August 1–November 30, 2026 (2027 prize cycle). Fee: Free. Pays: $10,000 prize. Simultaneous submissions: submissions must be mailed and postmarked by november 30, 2026. there is no entry fee. the winner must attend a reading and book signing at unt in fall 2027 and agree to the prize's promotional-use conditions..
- Vassar Miller Prize. September 1–October 31, 2026 (2027 prize cycle; currently closed). Fee: $25 per submission; free on October 1, 2026.. Pays: $1,000 and publication by UNT Press. Simultaneous submissions: submit electronically through the official unt press submittable portal. multiple manuscripts are permitted if they contain no duplicate material, with a separate fee for each submission except during the designated fee-free period. simultaneous submissions are allowed; withdraw a manuscript if accepted elsewhere. generative ai-created manuscript text is prohibited..
Official site: untpress.unt.edu. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
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