Giramondo Publishing accepts unsolicited book manuscript submissions for a limited period each year. We are open for submissions until 28 February 2026.
Entries for The Novel Prize, run in collaboration by Fitzcarraldo Editions, Giramondo Publishing and New Directions, will open in April. For more information, visit https://giramondopublishing.com/novelprize/.
Submissions to HEAT, Giramondo’s literary magazine, are currently closed and will reopen in January.
Entries for the Poetry in Translation Prize, run in collaboration by Fitzcarraldo Editions, Giramondo Publishing and New Directions, are now closed. For more information, visit https://giramondopublishing.com/prizes/poetry-in-translation-prize/.
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Giramondo Publishing accepts unsolicited book submissions for consideration. Our submissions are now open until 28 February 2026.
Fiction and non-fiction submissions should include a brief synopsis of the work, and the author’s CV, along with three sample chapters (these do not need to be consecutive or the opening chapters).
Poetry submissions should include a brief description of the work, and the author’s CV, along with the proposed manuscript.
We expect writers submitting to Giramondo to be familiar with the books we publish, and include a field on the submission form for writers to show their understanding of our list.