Sea Crow Press

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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Sea Crow Press is an independent literary publisher currently accepting unpublished, place-rooted manuscripts in fiction, poetry, and contemplative writing.

Response time info: 8–12 weeks for initial review

Read the full guidelines at seacrowpress.com↗

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fictionScience FictionLiteraryMysteryEligibility requirementsPays: Traditional publishing contract with standard royalties of 8–12% on print and 25–35% on ebooks.

Open to: Unpublished manuscripts only; previously published or self-published work is not accepted. Unagented writers and debut authors are welcome.

Currently open for place-based fiction, including ecofiction and climate fiction, coastal and regional fiction, historical fiction shaped by landscape, literary fiction with strong place, and literary mystery or quiet suspense. Submit a synopsis and the first three chapters or up to 25 pages; unpublished manuscripts only.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsPays: Traditional publishing contract with standard royalties of 8–12% on print and 25–35% on ebooks.

Open to: Unpublished manuscripts only; previously published or self-published work is not accepted. Unagented writers and debut authors are welcome.

Currently open for contemplative writing, including nature memoir, contemplative nonfiction, women's spirituality and feminine wisdom traditions, and spiritual essays grounded in place, ritual, or seasonal living. Submit a synopsis and the first three chapters or up to 25 pages; unpublished manuscripts only.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsPays: Traditional publishing contract with standard royalties of 8–12% on print and 25–35% on ebooks.

Open to: Unpublished manuscripts only; previously published or self-published work is not accepted. Unagented writers and debut authors are welcome.

Currently open for place-based poetry rooted in landscape, season, and the natural world, including eco-poetry, coastal and regional poetry, and lyrical observation-based collections. Submit 10 representative poems; one collection is published per year, making this the most competitive category.

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