General Submissions: CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS

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We are always open to publishing a good chapbook of any genre: poetry, flash fiction, essays, short stories.

CHAPBOOKS: Submit up to 34 pages of poetry, PLUS bio, acknowledgments, SASE and cover letter.  

POETRY BOOKS: Submit up to 48-100 pages of poetry, PLUS bio, acknowledgments, SASE and cover letter. 

There is no limit for other genres.  We welcome submissions of fiction, essays, memoir, graphic novels, flash fiction, short stories, children's books, and non fiction of any genre.  There is no page limit but we prefer works under 200 pages.

Please send what you like but only one manuscript per submission.  Please include bio, acknowledgments, SASE and cover letter.  

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For mailed submissions   Send to  Finishing Line Press  P O Box 1626  Georgetown, KY 40324  USA  A self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) with the correct postage must accompany all mailed manuscripts. A SASE is needed for any kind of response, even if the writer does not want the material returned.  A good photocopy of the manuscript or a computer printout, rather than the original, should be sent. Finishing Line Press is not responsible for lost manuscripts.  

FLP has no reading fee during the month of November.  

November is our annual open reading period for all genres, for all other months there is a small reading fee. 

We use Submittable to accept and review our submissions.