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Split/Lip Press is dedicated to publishing boundary-breaking fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid books, lifting the transition boards that prevent fluidity and smashing those we cannot pry up. We love work that questions the concept of truth, and work that reinterprets what we think we know. We prize experimentation (physical, emotional, metaphysical, meta-emotional); we welcome the unanswerable. We want to see the dark and the light side of the moon—or we want to see it obliterated. If your book is a wedge in a crack, Split/Lip Press is the hammer helping you split the wall apart. Split/Lip Press publishes beautifully designed, high quality prose books and chapbooks. We collaborate with our authors as much as possible to design books which reflect the complexity of their work, and we print on-demand to provide our authors with the highest possible royalties. Each year, Split/Lip Press runs a guest-judged chapbook contest as well as separate submissions periods for flash fiction/short story manuscripts, novella/novels, and memoir/NF-hybrid/essay collections.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions, except for when the fee is prohibitive. The fee range is USD $10 to $15.

Important: They accept different types of manuscripts at different times. As always, check their current guidelines before submitting.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2014

Publication Medium

Print Publication

Fiction Open Fee-based

Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 01 June 2024* (approx. 14 days from now). 0

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Novella Novella	No specific word count limits known (our definition: 15000 to 40000 words).
Fiction Collection Fiction Collection	No specific word count limits known.
Novel Novel	No specific word count limits known (our definition: more than 40000 words).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary advance + >= 15% royalties (Provides free copy/copies) No monetary advance. ≥ 15% royalties. Provides free copy/copies.
Details: 25% royalties on print books and 50% royalties on e-books.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Nonfiction Open Fee-based

Dates:

Open to nonfiction submissions through 01 June 2024* (approx. 14 days from now). 0

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Nonfiction Collection Nonfiction Collection	No specific word count limits known.
Book Book	No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Personal.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Memoir.

Payment:

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Poetry Closed

This project has permanently closed to submissions in this category.

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Split/Lip Press Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

Accuracy	We have received 29 reports from 27 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported	34 min \| 70.4 mean avg \| 52.0 median \| 475 max days (79.6 std dev)
Responses	93.10 %
Acceptances	0.00 % No publication has a 0% acceptance rate. This data is based on submission reports sent to Duotrope, and we have not received reports of any acceptances yet.
Rejections	93.10 % (54.8 avg. days per rejection) \| 25.9 % personal, 48.2 % form, 25.9 % unspecified \| 2.5 % full MS requested
Non-Responses	6.90 %
Lost/Returned	-
Never Responded	3.45 % (475.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals	3.45 % (86.0 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending	11 responses are pending (3 min \| 74.2 mean avg \| 44.0 median \| 318 max days waiting \| 90.3 std dev) from 11 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $15.00.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 11 Apr 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 01 Mar 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 16 May 2024
Last Audited: 10 Mar 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 29 Mar 2018

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