Call For Submissions
Carnegie Mellon University Press Announces an Open Reading Period for Poetry and Fiction from August 15 to September 15
Poetry Submissions
Eligibility: Submissions to the Poetry Series are open to any poet writing in English who adheres to the guidelines detailed on Submittable and pays the $25 reading fee.
Manuscripts must be complete and at least 48 pages, exclusive of front matter.
Submitting: Manuscripts for the Poetry Series should be sent during the open reading period of August 15 – September 15. All submissions must be sent through Submittable.
Reading Fee: Each manuscript must be accompanied by a $25.00 reading fee, payable through Submittable at the time of your submission.
Simultaneous Submissions: Manuscripts being considered by other publishers are allowed, but if a manuscript is accepted for publication elsewhere, please notify the Press, and withdraw your manuscript through Submittable, as soon as possible.
If you have any questions about these guidelines, please email [email protected].
Fiction Submissions
Eligibility
Collections of short fiction and full length novels will be considered if they meet the following criteria:
- The submitted work must be in English, regardless of the first language of the author.
- Eligible submissions include an unpublished manuscript of short stories; two or more novellas (a novella may comprise a maximum of 130 double-spaced typed pages); a combination of one or more novellas and short stories; or a complete novel. Novellas are only accepted as part of a larger collection. Manuscripts may be no fewer than 150 and no more than 300 pages. Prior publication of your manuscript as a whole in any format (including electronic) makes it ineligible.
- Stories or novellas previously published in magazines or journals or in book form as part of an anthology are eligible.
Submissions: Manuscripts for the Fiction Series should be sent during the annual submission period of August 15 – September 15. All submissions must be sent through Submittable.
Submission Fee: Each manuscript must be accompanied by a $25.00 fee, payable through Submittable at the time of your submission.
Simultaneous Submissions: Manuscripts being considered by other publishers are allowed, but if a manuscript is accepted for publication elsewhere, please notify the Press, and withdraw your manuscript through Submittable.
Submission Period
August 15, 2025 - September 15, 2025
Submissions Guidelines URL
Contact Name
Nicky Agate
Contact Title
Editorial Director
Contact Email Address
Contact Website
Poetry Fiction Translation Press
