SUBMISSIONS

Dzanc Books is looking for literary fiction that takes chances and does so with great writing. We do not mind books that do not fill a marketing niche. We are looking for absolutely fantastic works to fill those slots. It really is all about the writing to us.

If you believe you have a novel that meets what we are looking for, please feel free to submit a portion of your manuscript to us.

1) If submitting a novel (please no young adult fiction), or literary nonfiction, please attach the first 1 or 2 chapters (no more than 35 pages) in MS Word format, and

2) If submitting a story collection, please see the Short Story Collection contest guidelines below.

3) Please note that due to an increased number of incoming manuscripts, it might take up to five or six months to respond.

Thank you for your interest in publishing with Dzanc Books.We are currently in the process of working on our online submission system. In the meantime, if you would like to submit your manuscript, please email submit@dzancbooks.org with a cover letter and up to 2 chapters of your novel. Thank you.

THE DZANC BOOKS SHORT STORY COLLECTION COMPETITION

Congratulations to David Galef, winner of the 2008 Dzanc Books Short Story Collection Contest. As Dzanc is currently holding a second contest for all authors wishing to submit a short story collection to Dzanc. The winning author will be published by Dzanc in late spring/early summer 2012, and receive a $1000 advance. Entry to the Dzanc SSC Contest will require a $20 reading fee, and a full manuscript sent via email to ssc@dzancbooks.org. The entry fee can be made either via check made out to Dzanc Books, mailed to 1334 Woodbourne St., Westland, MI 48186 or via paypal by clicking on the button on this page. The contest deadline is December 31, 2009.

Please note that 2009's competition is now closed and a winner will be announced shortly. We will begin accepting entries for 2010's competition on February 15, 2010.

 

Submit your short story collection here.