FlowerSong Press Open for Submissions in 2026

We Want to Publish Your Voice

FlowerSong Press is seeking full-length manuscripts across all genres in our upcoming submission window

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Submission Window: January-March and July-September

Guidelines: 

• Seeking full-length poetry (50-100 pages), fiction, and creative nonfiction manuscripts between January-March 2026

• For Poetry Submissions: Manuscripts should be about 50-100 pages in length. No more than one poem per page. (Multi-page poems are welcome.) Individual poems that have been published elsewhere may be included in the collection, but the collection as a whole may not be previously published.

• Submit as a .pdf, .docx, or .doc file format via Duotrope only. Please do not submit manuscripts via email.

• Please include a table of contents, title page, and page numbers.

• Do not include an acknowledgments page.

• We welcome manuscripts in English, Spanish, and/or Spanglish (Spanish/English) from writers of any citizenship.

• Simultaneous submissions are acceptable. Please notify us immediately by withdrawing the manuscript via Duotrope if the manuscript is accepted elsewhere.

• Should you have any questions about our guidelines, please send us an email at info@flowersongpress.com

FlowerSong Press nurtures verse, fiction, and nonfiction from, about, & throughout the borderlands, amplifying the voices of those from the Americas and beyond.

We welcome allies who understand and stand in solidarity with the voice of people of color, embracing our struggles, truths, and hopes.

We publish emerging and established writers across all genres, including poetry, fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, comics, young adult, and children’s books.

We are literary, lyrical, and limitless!