Fathom Books

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This project is believed to be defunct. (October 2022)

About

Fathom is an independent micropress that publishes volumes of poetry, experimental fiction, hybrids, poetics, speculation, Other. We have a special interest in writing by queers and women; we care for voices willing to speak in their own alien throats.

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Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium

Print Publication Print Publication

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Novelette: 7,501 - 15,000 words.
Novella: 15,000 - 28,750 words.

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

Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Poetry Collection: Up to 75 pages.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Experimental poetry.

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

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QUEER ANTI-DREAMS, 2000-2018 CLOSED
SHARKPACK Annual Poetry Review DNQ

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026