Submissions

Sarabande Books champions poetry, fiction, and essay by creating lasting editions that honor exceptional writing. Our authors have won or been short-listed for, among many others, the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, the National Jewish Book Award, LA Times Book Prize, Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, Lambda Literary awards, Story Prize Spotlight award, and several PEN/American honors, including the PEN/Hemingway.  We comply with the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) contest code of ethics.

Annual Submission Opportunities

Sarabande Books only accepts submissions through Submittable. To find more information about submission opportunities, click the submission period name below and you’ll be redirected to the corresponding page. Or visit our Submittable site here.

Please submit your work to the appropriate category. If you are submitting a hybrid manuscript, please select the submission category that best fits your work. Have a question? Check out our submissions FAQ’s here.

January 1 - February 15:

Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction

Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry

THe Sarabande Prize in THE Essay

July 1 - July 31:

The July Open

Consider joining Sarabande’s Contest Panel, a rotating panel of enthusiastic and highly-qualified manuscript readers. Learn more and inquire about this opportunity here.