Querencia Press

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry.

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Querencia Press is a small press based in Chicago publishing quarterly anthologies and special projects, accepting poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid work with a focus on marginalized voices.

Response time info: about a 10 month turnaround due to the volume of submissions & not enough eyes to keep up, sometimes longer for acceptances

Read the full guidelines at querenciapress.com↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorLiteraryPays: non-paying market for anthologies

Quarterly Anthologies - OPEN: March 15th Deadline: April 20th - unthemed, up to three (3) pieces per person, no page limit, do not exceed 2,000 words per piece, submit in a single document. Any anthology submissions sent outside of the submission window will roll over to the next period.

nonfictionPays: non-paying market for anthologies

Quarterly Anthologies - OPEN: March 15th Deadline: April 20th - unthemed, up to three (3) pieces per person, no page limit, do not exceed 2,000 words per piece, submit in a single document. Any anthology submissions sent outside of the submission window will roll over to the next period.

otherYoung AdultEligibility requirementsPays: one complimentary contributor copy

Open to: children under 12 (submission by parent/guardian)

Special Callout for kids under 12 y.o. - OPEN - Submission Cap: 150 - anthology for middle grade/YA readers, writing only (visual art excluded here), work must be created by kids under 12, parents/guardians must submit on behalf of the child. One complimentary contributor copy provided.

poetryPays: non-paying market for anthologies

Quarterly Anthologies - OPEN: March 15th Deadline: April 20th - unthemed, up to five (5) pieces per person, no page or word count limit, submit in a single document. Any anthology submissions sent outside of the submission window will roll over to the next period.

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