Submitting your first short story collection for publication
Our submission process starts with the author questionnaire. It asks about your short story collection, your audience, and your goals, so our editors can review it with the right context.
A straightforward submission path
Editor's note: Anthologies and short stories
Short story collections work best with a unifying thread, whether a theme, a place, or a recurring voice, tying the pieces together.
If you're a first-time author with a short story collection, you shouldn't have to guess where to start. Our process is straightforward: you share your questionnaire, we review what you submitted, and we follow up with next steps if there's a strong fit.
- Editorial feedback and direction tailored to new writers
- A clear path from questionnaire submission to publication planning
- A publishing partner built for first-time voices and thoughtful storytelling
What happens next
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Download the Author Questionnaire PDF.
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Complete it, then send your details through our submission page.
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We review submissions and respond within 2–3 weeks with next steps.
We support first-time voices. If you’re ready, download the questionnaire PDF and submit when you’re prepared.
More for anthologies and short stories authors
- Finding the right publisher
- Where to submit
- Next steps after your draft
- How to find a publisher
- A publishing partner
- How editors evaluate submissions
- What to expect
- Your author path
- Working with editors
- The debut journey
- Getting published
- From manuscript to book
- Editorial guidance
- First-book support
- Submission steps
- Publishing agreements
- Publishing options
- After acceptance
- Launching your book