Manuscript submissions for publication by Hub City Press
Hub City Press publishes books of literary fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, regional nonfiction, nature, and art. We are looking for well-crafted, high-quality works by new and established authors, with an emphasis on the Southern experience. We are particularly interested in books with a strong sense of place. Hub City is a small press, publishing five to ten titles per year. In general, our publication schedule operates at least 12-18 months in advance of release. We accept submissions year-round.PROSE: Submissions should be ONE DOCUMENT that includes a cover letter, author background and publication history, a detailed synopsis, and 30 to 50 pages of the work (enough to give the reader a good sense of style/content). Let us know of any credentials that particularly qualify you to write your book. If you have access to special markets or promotional opportunities for your book, we’d like to know about them as well. If other publishers are also considering the manuscript, please let us know.
POETRY: Submissions should be ONE DOCUMENT that includes a cover letter, author background and publication history, and 15-25 pages of the work. If other publishers are also considering the manuscript, please let us know.
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Writing Contest - POETRY-Hub City/Emrys Foundation Annual Prize
Size limit: 3 poems
The contest is open to all Greenville and Spartanburg County residents 18 years or older. Prizes will be awarded for fiction and creative non-fiction. All entries must arrive by Feb. 1, 2012 at midnight. Winners each will receive a full, $600 scholarship to the Wildacres Writers Workshop, a week-long creative writing summer school in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Second- and third-place winners receive full or partial scholarships to Hub City’s “Writing in Place” workshop July 13-15 at Wofford College.Submit fthree poems, with 12-point type. Previous first-place winners may not submit in the year following their award. Put your name and email address on a coversheet but not on the manuscript itself.
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Writing contest - FICTION - Hub City/Emrys Foundation Annual Prize
Size limit: 10 pages
The contest is open to all Greenville and Spartanburg County residents 18 years or older. Prizes will be awarded for fiction and creative non-fiction. All entries must arrive by Feb. 1, 2012 at midnight. Winners each will receive a full, $600 scholarship to the Wildacres Writers Workshop, a week-long creative writing summer school in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Second- and third-place winners receive full or partial scholarships to Hub City’s “Writing in Place” workshop July 13-15 at Wofford College.Submit fiction of no more than 10 pages, double-spaced with 12-point type. Previous first-place winners may not submit in the year following their award. Put your name and email address on a coversheet but not on the manuscript itself.
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