Cynren Press

About

As a boutique publisher of the human story, we’re drawn to work that reveals, reimagines, or reframes the histories that have shaped us. If your manuscript deepens our understanding of the lived experience—past or present—we invite you to submit to Cynren Press.
Cynren Press is an award-winning traditional publisher that engages history with a long view. We publish from both privileged and underrepresented perspectives, with the intent to place them in conversation. At Cynren, we believe that every history has something to contribute to the shared human story.

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Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Cynren Press's overall average response time is faster than most publishers.
Normal Acceptance: Cynren Press's overall acceptance rate is within a normal range for publishers.
Less Responsive: Cynren Press's overall rate of non-response is higher than most publishers.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Young adults.

Genres:

General Subgenre: Historical

Lengths:

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 including...
History: General, Biographies, See guidelines.
Society/Culture.

Payment:

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Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Young adults.

Lengths:

Book: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
History: Biographies, See guidelines.
Memoir.
Sexuality/Gender: Women/Female issues, See guidelines.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Young adults.

Genres:

General Subgenre: Historical

Lengths:

Poetry Collection: No page limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
History: General, Biographies, See guidelines.
Society/Culture.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Cynren Press Submission Statistics

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.

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Accuracy

We have received 15 reports from 14 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

14 min | 54.0 mean avg | 37.0 median | 237 max days (69.4 std dev)

Responses

66.67 %

Acceptances:

6.67 % of submissions accepted (17.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 7.14 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

60.00 % (33.6 avg. days per rejection) | 11.1 % personal, 33.3 % form, 55.6 % unspecified | 6.7 % shortlisted | 4.8 % partial MS requested, 42.9 % full MS requested

Non-Responses

33.33 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

33.33 % (120.6 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

Pending

6 responses are pending (6 min | 41.6 mean avg | 29.0 median | 108 max days waiting | 131.8 std dev) from 6 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 7 days. (100.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 7 days.)
The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted.
Submissions are acknowledged within 3 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 27 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 18 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 06:30 UTC (3 hours, 15 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2026

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