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 send the first one or two chapters (no more than 35 pages) as an attachment in Microsoft Word format to submit@dzancbooks.org.
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.
The Dzanc Books Short Story Collection Competition
Congratulations to David Galef, winner of the 2008 Dzanc Books Short Story Collection Contest, and Luis Jaramillo, winner of the 2009 Contest.
Dzanc is currently holding a third contest for all authors wishing to submit a short story collection to Dzanc. The winning author will be published by Dzanc in late 2013, and will receive a $1000 advance. Entry to the Dzanc SSC Contest requires 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, 2010.
Submit your short story collection here. By submitting to Dzanc Books, you are also being added to our email list from which we send out information about upcoming books, events and programs. We will never give out your e-mail to anyone else. Thank you.
