Type Of Organization
Press
Phone
(915) 261-8502
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
Mouthfeel Press (MFP) was founded in 2009 with the goal of publishing emerging and established poets from the U.S./Mexico borderlands, writing in English and Spanish. MFP quickly expanded to include writers from throughout the U.S., and the borderlands became an extended metaphor for writers residing in liminal spaces. MFP has published over thirty books of poetry, including chapbooks. Our authors have won the FOCO Tejas Award, the International Latino Book Award, and the Western Heritage Award. Our commitment is to publish poetry and fiction with engaging themes of intersectionality, gender, race, spirituality, politics, ecology, and physical borders. We want our authors to be part of the literary conversation and social contemporary climate. We welcome diverse ideas, voices, and forms.
Social Media Platforms Used
Instagram, Facebook
Is Your Group Affiliated With A University, Portal Or Other Agency?
no
Primary Editor/Contact Person
Maria Miranda Maloney
Contact Title
Founder / Publisher
Submissions Policy
GENERAL SUBMISSION INFORMATION Our reading period is from March 1st through May 15th of each year. We publish two books each year. Please submit a cover letter with a brief description of the work to be submitted, a brief biographical note, and contact information. Simultaneous submissions are permitted. If your manuscript is accepted for publication elsewhere, please officially withdraw it using the Submittable system. Allow a minimum of three months for reply. A $25 processing/reading fee will be charged for each submission, and will entitle writers to select one book from our catalog. In your cover letter, please state the title of the book you wish to receive. The $25 processing reading fee is non-refundable. Color illustrations are discouraged. Previously published collections are not accepted, including self-published collections as e-books or in print. POETRY SUBMISSIONS Chapbooks are accepted. Manuscripts should be between 24-40 pages. Full-length manuscripts should be between 48 to 80 pages. At the beginning of your manuscript, please include a table of contents, and an acknowledgement page listing poems that appear elsewhere, such as in journals, magazines, chapbooks, or anthologies, online or in print. Previously published collections are not accepted, including self-published collections as e-books or in print. To submit click here. FICTION SUBMISSION Manuscripts should be between 100-250 pages. At the beginning of your manuscript, please include a table of contents, and an acknowledgement page listing stories that appear elsewhere, such as in journals, magazines, chapbooks, or anthologies, online or in print. Previously published collections are not accepted, including self-published collections as e-books or in print.
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
Yes
Submission Guidelines URL
Year Founded
2008
Number Of Books Published Per Year
2-3 books
Titles In Print
We have published 33 titles since 2009
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