The Audacity

Open now for fiction and nonfiction.

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The Audacity features emerging writers’ nonfiction essays, while Roxane Gay Books considers agented book-length fiction and nonfiction submissions.

Response time info: up to eight weeks for The Audacity essays; within three months, possibly up to six months, for Roxane Gay Books submissions

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Submission calls

fictionLiteraryRomanceScience FictionFantasyEligibility requirements

Open to: Agented submissions only; unagented submissions are closed until January 1, 2027.

Roxane Gay Books accepts full-length manuscripts, including novels and short fiction, with tastes spanning literary fiction, contemporary romance, science fiction, and fantasy. It is not currently seeking YA, middle-grade, or children’s books. Agented submissions require a cover letter and full-length manuscript as a PDF; unagented submissions are closed until January 1, 2027.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirements

Open to: Agented submissions only; unagented submissions are closed until January 1, 2027.

Roxane Gay Books accepts memoir, essay collections, and nonfiction; only nonfiction will be considered on proposal. Agented submissions require a cover letter and full-length manuscript as a PDF; unagented submissions are closed until January 1, 2027.

nonfictionLiteraryOpens Dec 1

The Audacity seeks literary essays and memoir from emerging writers, defined as writers with fewer than three article, essay, or short-story publications and no published books or book contracts. Submit one essay at a time; essays should be 1500–4000 words. The series is closed until December 1, 2026.

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