Carnegie Mellon University Press
Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Last updatedCarnegie Mellon University Press is a university-affiliated publisher accepting book-length manuscripts in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction during an annual submission window.
Submission calls
Book-length fiction manuscripts: unpublished short story collections, two or more novellas (max 130 pages each, only as part of a collection), combinations of novellas and stories, or complete novels; 150–300 pages; no generative AI or AI-assisted work; open August 15 – September 16, 2026; $25…
Proposals for collections of essays or full-length creative nonfiction books, preferably in the public humanities; proposals must include a detailed description (min 1,000 words), estimated word count, table of contents, 3,000–5,000 word writing sample, and CV; no generative AI or AI-assisted work…
Book-length poetry manuscripts (at least 48 pages, exclusive of front matter) for the Poetry Series; no generative AI or AI-assisted work; open August 15 – September 16, 2026; $25 submission fee.
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