The Sarabande Open — Hybrid Works

THE SARABANDE OPEN: OPEN TO ALL

Each year during the month of July, Sarabande offers writers and translators the opportunity to get their manuscripts in front of our editors without the mediating factors of agents or judges. Providing direct access to writers is a core Sarabande value, rooted in our long-held belief that you, writers, know best what kind of work we're going to love. 

We can’t wait to read your full-length manuscripts of poetry, fiction, hybrid work, literary nonfiction, and literature in translation! 

ELIGIBILITY 

The Sarabande Open is open to manuscripts in English. Employees and board members of Sarabande are not eligible. Agented manuscripts are not eligible. Works that have previously appeared in magazines or in anthologies may be included. 

It is highly recommended that those who intend to submit a manuscript familiarize themselves with Sarabande’s catalog. You can find some of our recent titles below.This submission period is open to manuscripts in English. We recommended all those who intend to submit a manuscript familiarize themselves with Sarabande’s catalog. 

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS — HYBRID WORKS

• If your manuscript does not fall within traditional genre categories, you may submit it here OR in the category (poetry, fiction, nonfiction) with which it most closely aligns. No manuscript will be disqualified for miscategorizing—we keep a very open mind! 
• Submission form must include a cover letter with a brief author bio and acknowledgements of past publications.
• Manuscript must be anonymous.
• Manuscript must be typed, standard font, 12 pt., and between 48 and 240 pages. (Note: minimum poetry length is 48; maximum prose length is 240.)
• Manuscript should be paginated consecutively with a table of contents.
• Submission must be submitted electronically through Submittable, accompanied by a $30 submission fee.