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The Broken Tribe Press American Series Project
(only authors from Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, and Georgia) 

American Series CO, CT, DC. DE, FL, GA all genres Jan-April 30  $12

for Poetry collections, Short Story collections, Novellas, and Novels

Enter your book to win the contest for your state! 

(only the above states in this 2025 entry; new states open from Sept-Dec. 2025)
   – Open September 2-December 15
- $12 reading fee (put towards the small press production costs and web fees)

One book will win for each of the five states.

We accept poetry books 60 pages +, short fiction collections 90 pages+, novellas 90+ pages, and novels under 90,000 words, all excluding front and back matter.

Simultaneous submissions are okay. Please withdraw your work immediately if it is accepted elsewhere; however, there are no refunds.

We only accept unpublished works for this submission. Sections previously published as a chapbook or individual poems or stories are acceptable, but the manuscript as a whole must be unpublished.

Manuscript Guidelines:
Authors must currently live in the state for at least five years. Winners and/or finalists will be asked to show documentation. The book does not need to be set in the state, but it certainly is a bonus if it is!

· Do not include any identifying information on your manuscript. This is a blind reading by five readers in five different states. The work is judged solely on the work, not who you are or where you’re from.

· Please, only human-produced writing with a soul. NO AI AT ALL.

· Please submit as .docx or pdf

· Include a Table of Contents for collections

· Number the pages

· Include a brief cover letter with a brief bio in third person and brief synopsis of the work (no more than a page total) as a separate upload.

Broken Tribe Press Offers:

Our books are paperback, perfect bound, color cover, with printed spine (writer's name, title, press).

We are committed to publishing accepted titles within four to ten months of acceptance in book paperback and ebook formats.

We offer a standard contract, a small number of author copies, a substantial discount on additional copies purchased by the author, and an annual royalty payment. There are NO fees to publish your book once accepted; however, we do offer an optional fee-based marketing plan.

Visit our site here to learn more about the tribe: www.brokentribepress.com

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Congratulations, recent MFA graduate!

The MFA Award is for anyone in the world who has completed an MFA in Creative Writing in the past five years (January 2020 and later). Sorry no PhD or MAs in writing. Last year's winner was Narya Deckard; her poetry collection Wolfcraft will publish in February 2025. 

We are open to the following genres written in English: novels, novellas, story collections, and poetry collections. 

 Please read the guidelines below before submitting:

· We accept books 60 pages +, excluding front and back matter.

· There is a $10 submission fee for this contest

· You will be required to upload your degree or transcript excerpt (with blocked out SSN numbers & grades) 

· Please include a cover letter with a BIO.

- Please include a brief synopsis of the work on the first page of the manuscript.  

· Simultaneous submissions are okay. Please withdraw your work immediately if it is accepted elsewhere and you wish to pursue that publication. Refunds cannot be issues for withdrawals.

· We only accept unpublished works for this submission. Sections previously published as a chapbook or individual poems or stories are acceptable, but the manuscript as a whole should be unpublished. 

· Do not include any identifying information on your manuscript. This is a blind reading. The work is judged solely on the work, not who you are or where you’re from. This award is being judged by a diverse committee of MFA graduates, professors, writers, and editors. 

· Please double-space and submit as a Word document.

· Please, human-produced work with a soul only. NO AI. 

Learn more about the Broken Tribe Press mission at our website: https://www.brokentribepress.com/about

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Call for Poetry Collections

– Free Open Reading January 1 - March 31

Serving House Books is seeking poetry collections. 

International writers of English welcome. Translations also welcome. 

Manuscripts should be 80 pages +, excluding front and back matter.

These manuscripts should be unpublished as a collection. 

Simultaneous submissions are acceptable. Please withdraw your work immediately if it is accepted elsewhere, should you wish to accept the other publication.

Manuscript Guidelines:

· Human-produced art with a soul only. NO AI AT ALL. 

- Please remove your name from the manuscript

· Please submit as a Word or pdf file

· Include a Table of Contents

· Number the pages

· Include an acknowledgements page

· In a separate upload, please include a brief cover letter with a brief bio in third person (no more than a page total)

About Serving House Books:

Publishers of international prose, poetry, and art. Our roster includes a diversity of authors from around the world.

It's always a smart idea to get to know the press you're submitting to. Have a look at our previously published books. Read a few of them!

Serving House Books is proud to have published award-winning international writers with a catalogue of over 129 books and counting.  Please read about the history of our press on our website.

We are an international press, founded in Denmark and the United States, so we naturally welcome English writing authors from around the world.

We are committed to publishing accepted titles within four to ten months of acceptance in paperback and ebook formats. Poetry collections will be published in 5 x 8 format and will be distributed worldwide.

 We offer a standard contract, a small number of author copies, a substantial discount on additional copies purchased by the author, and an annual royalty payment.​ There are NO fees to publish your book once accepted; however, we do offer an optional fee-based marketing plan. 

 Visit our site here to learn more: www.servinghousebooks.com

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Serving House Books is seeking brave, well-crafted, literary novels for the annual Thomas E. Kennedy Novel Award. We want books that are overlooked and under-appreciated by traditional commercial publishing companies. We are interested in work that explores the depths of the human experience and shows commitment to the art of fiction.

Serving House Books is proud to have published award-winning international writers with a catalogue of over 130 books and counting. The Thomas E. Kennedy Novel Award is a tribute to our late cofounder who established the press with chief editor emeritus Walter Cummins. Please read about Kennedy and our press at our website for a better understanding of what we’re all about. Our 2024 winner was Richard Fellinger and his novel An American Girl will be published in June 2025. Additionally, there were four shortlisted authors in 2024, who were also offered publishing contracts. 

We are an international press, founded in Denmark and the United States, so we naturally welcome English writing authors from around the world.

We do not have a strict word count. However, as a small, fully independent press staffed by volunteers, books over 90,000 words are less likely to be feasible for us at this time. 

This contest submission has a fee of $25, which helps us to maintain the press and goes towards publication.  

We accept simultaneous submissions, but please mention this in the initial cover letter. Please withdraw your work immediately if it is accepted elsewhere and you wish to accept that publication. There is no refund for withdrawals.

 When submitting, please include:

  • A traditional query letter, including a general introduction to your book, 2-4 comparable titles, a brief third-person bio of approximately 150 words.
  • This cover letter should be submitted in one document separate from the manuscript submission.  

 Manuscript Guidelines

· We only accept unpublished works for this submission. 

· Please, only submit human-produced work with a soul. NO AI AT ALL. 

· Do not include any identifying information in your manuscript. This is a blind reading. The work is judged solely on the work, not who you are or where you’re from.

  • Please place a synopsis of 1-2 pages at the beginning of the document before your novel, outlining the characters, situation, narrative arc, progression, themes, conflicts, resolutions, and overall conclusion (complete with spoilers). Note that there may be some overlap​ between this synopsis (a more detailed document) and your introductory query letter.​​ Again, keep identifying information about yourself out of this document.

· Please use standard professional formatting. We’re confident you know what that looks like. 

· Please submit as a Word document. 

The award winner will receive:

A standard publishing contract with generous royalties 

Publication of the book as hardcover, paperback, and ebook

About the press: 

It's always a smart idea to get to know the press you're submitting to. Have a look at our previously published books. Read a few of them!

Serving House Books is proud to have published award-winning international writers with a catalogue of over 130 books and counting.  Please read about the history of our press on our website.

We are an international press, founded in Denmark and the United States, so we naturally welcome English writing authors from around the world.
 


 

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Enter the Serving House Books 

International Series Contest  

2025: Countries that begin with A, D, T-Z (see list below)

 

Objective

Our goal is to publish as many books from as many authors from different countries as possible. This is your chance to represent your birth nation. 

General Guidelines

Open to writers who are native to the listed countries (A, D, T-Z). You may be a citizen of a different country now, but your birth country must be one of the listed. Please upload proof of birth/citizenship. Winners (and finalists) may be asked to provide further proof of birth/citizenship. 

Any genre from the following: short story collection, novella, novel, or poetry collection 

Works must be written with soul by a soul. That means absolutely no AI generated content at all.

Word count: 90,000 words maximum  

The work does not need to be about your homeland, but it's a real bonus if it is!

Translations allowed only for works older than 100 years. 

Previously published works seeking North American or global second editions are also eligible.  

Short excerpts of the work previously published in literary magazines (print or online), will not disqualify the manuscript.

Submission Process:  All manuscripts must be submitted through Submittable in PDF or word.doc format. Manuscripts sent to Serving House Books’ email or postal addresses will not be read. 

All novel and novella submissions must be accompanied by a <250 word synopsis included at the beginning of the manuscript. 

Anonymity: Manuscripts must be anonymous; there should be no appearance of your name or any other identifying features anywhere on or in the manuscript, or in the document name of your submitted work.

No multiple submissions.

Simultaneous Submissions allowed, but please notify us of acceptance elsewhere. No refund can be provided for withdrawals.

Cover Letter: Please include a separate cover letter with a 3rd person BIO for the editor. Committee readers will not see this document, and again there should be no appearance of your name or any other identifying features anywhere on or in the manuscript, or in the document name of your submitted work.

The award winner will receive:

A standard publishing contract with generous royalties and placement in the SHB International Series

About the press: 

It's always a smart idea to get to know the press you're submitting to. Have a look at our previously published books. Read a few of them!

Serving House Books is proud to have published award-winning international writers with a catalogue of over 125 books and counting.  Please read about the history of our press on our website.

We are an international press, founded in Denmark and the United States, so we naturally welcome English writing authors from around the world.

This contest submission has a fee of $7, which helps us to maintain the press and goes towards publication costs. 

All nations that start with A, D, T through Z including:

Taiwan         Uganda          Vanuatu           Yemen          Zambia

Tajikistan     Ukraine           Venezuela                             Zimbabwe

Tanzania      UAE                 Vietnam

Thailand       United Kingdom

Togo             Uruguay

Tonga           Uzbekistan

Trinidad/Tobago    

Tunisia        

Turkey          

Turkmenistan   

Tuvalu             

Please note, due to shipping restrictions, we are unable to ship to and sell in some of the above countries. Winners will be offered a publishing contract with global distribution limited by what countries the distributor works in. 

While it would be a feat to publish a book representing all of the listed countries, it may not be possible based on the number/quality of submissions.

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Call for Novellas

– Free Open Reading January 2-March 2

Broken Tribe Press is seeking novellas that are well crafted and inspiring. 

Complete manuscripts should be 90 pages +, excluding front and back matter.

These manuscripts should be unpublished as a whole.

Simultaneous submissions are acceptable. Please withdraw your work immediately if it is accepted elsewhere, should you wish to accept the other publication.

Manuscript Guidelines:

- Do not include identifying information on the manuscript; these are blind readings, which means the reading committee should not know anything about you and will judge your work based on the work itself. 

· Please, human-produced art with a soul only. NO AI AT ALL. 

· Please submit as a Word file or pdf

· Number the pages

· Include a brief cover letter with a brief bio in third person (no more than a page total)

About Broken Tribe Press:

Publishers of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry based out of Raleigh, North Carolina. 

We are committed to publishing accepted titles within four to ten months of acceptance in paperback and ebook formats.

 We offer a standard contract, a small number of author copies, a substantial discount on additional copies purchased by the author, and an annual royalty payment. There are NO fees to publish your book once accepted; however, we do offer an optional fee-based marketing plan. 

 Visit our site here to learn more: www.brokentribepress.com