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Arktoi Books

A project of Red Hen Press (see other related projects).

This project is believed to be defunct. (September 2015)

About

Arktoi Books, an imprint of Red Hen Press, was established in 2006 by Eloise Klein Healy to publish literary works of high quality by lesbian writers. The mission of Arktoi Books is to give lesbian writers more access to "the conversation" that having a book in print affords. Submissions by both new and established authors are welcome. See the schedule below for submission dates. Each year the imprint will publish a minimum of one book.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium

Print Publication Print Publication

Collapse section Fiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Females, Lesbians/Gays.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

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

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Females, Lesbians/Gays.

Lengths:

Book: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Females, Lesbians/Gays.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poetry Collection: 50 - 80 pages.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

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Arktoi Books Submission Statistics

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This listing is inactive and does not have any submission reports for the past 12 months.

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Ann Petry Award DNQ
Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award  Charges fees for all submissions
Cai Emmons Fiction Award  Charges fees for all submissions
The Los Angeles Review Awards DNQ  Charges fees for all submissions
The Los Angeles Review  Charges fees for all submissions
Quill Prose Award DNQ  Charges fees for all submissions
Red Hen Press  Charges fees for all submissions
Red Hen Press Fiction Award CLOSED  Charges fees for all submissions
Red Hen Press Nonfiction Award CLOSED  Charges fees for all submissions
Red Hen Press Novella Award CLOSED  Charges fees for all submissions
Red Hen Press Poetry Award DNQ  Charges fees for all submissions
Red Hen Press Short Story Award DNQ  Charges fees for all submissions
Red Hen Press Women's Prose Prize CLOSED  Charges fees for all submissions
Wild Light Poetry Contest DNQ  Charges fees for all submissions

Before Submitting

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  • Always read the full guidelines provided by the publisher.
  • Try to read at least one previous publication to get a better idea of what the editor would like to see.
  • Unless the publisher's guidelines state otherwise, always use industry standard manuscript formatting.
  • For book publishers, it is standard to submit a cover letter, synopsis, and sample instead of the full manuscript. Do this unless otherwise instructed.
  • Be professional, patient, and persistent.

Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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