Sarabande Books is a nonprofit literary publisher founded in 1994 to champion diverse forms and innovative voices. For more information, visit: www.sarabandebooks.org. 

Annual Submissions Opportunities

NEW! January 1 - February 15: The Sarabande Prize in the Essay

January 1 - February 15: The Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction

January 1 - February 15: The Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry

July 1 - 31: Open Reading Period for Works in Translation 

July 1 - 31: Open Reading Period for Literary Nonfiction

July 1 - 31: Open Reading Period for The Sarabande Series in Kentucky Literature

Please submit your work to the appropriate category. If you are submitting a hybrid manuscript, please select the submission category that best fits your work.