Astrophil Press

About

Astrophil Press was founded in 2008 when duncan b. barlow invested his first university paycheck to publish a small collection of poems by David Gruber. Since its genesis in a Jacksonville, Florida sun room, Astrophil has worked slowly and quietly to publish young writers, established writers, and important books that have fallen out of print.
The name Astrophil Press (derived from Phillip Sydney’s Astrophil and Stella) is a nod to the rich history of stylistic innovations in writing and in this spirit, we strive to publish work from a variety of aesthetic traditions that explore the possibilities of genre, form, and language. We thrill in reading work that falls in the spaces in-between what is known and what is unknown.
Simply put: Astrophil Press publishes books that explore the possibilities of language, form, and genre.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2008

Publication Medium

Print Publication Print Publication

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 10,000 words.
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: Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

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Media: Text.

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

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

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General

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Poetry Chapbook: No page limits known.
Poetry Collection: No page limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Unknown.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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The editors will try to make a decision within 180 days.
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Most recent response reported was received on 02 Mar 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 14 Nov 2025.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:46 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Last Updated: 28 Jul 2026

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