Holy Cow! Press See other projects related to this listing. We list other projects with similar titles. Please check that you report any submissions under the correct listing. About Holy Cow! Press was established in 1977, by founding editor and publisher Jim Perlman. To date, we have published over 125 books of poetry, short fiction, novels, biographies, memoirs, and anthologies centered on specific themes. We are one of the few small publishers that routinely publishes books by Native American authors.Our goal is to publish the very best collections of writings we can find and develop an audience for those books regionally and nationally. Our books are uniquely designed to reflect their content and the interests of the authors we publish. Nineteen of our books have been finalists for the Minnesota Book Award and three poetry collections were judged the Minnesota Book Award winner for Poetry. Important: Query first. Country of Publication & Year Established United States Established in 1977 Publication Medium Print Publication Print Publication AI Policy Unknown AI policy Statistics Synopsis Regular Speed Holy Cow! Press's overall average response time is within a normal range for publishers. Collapse section Fiction Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: 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: Open to all/most Topics including... Place/Regions: Specific region.Payment:Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.Submissions:Method: Email. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Nonfiction Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: Nonfiction Collection: No specific word count limits known. Book: No specific word count limits known.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Memoir. Place/Regions: Specific region.Payment:Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.Submissions:Method: Email. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Poetry Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: 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... Place/Regions: Specific region.Payment:Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.Submissions:Method: Email. 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. Go to publisher's website Report: Submission/Query Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:Facebook Facebook Support this Publisher: Buy Book(s) For the Editor(s): Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope Holy Cow! 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. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Poetry Group by submission Include outliers Include related projects Accuracy We have received 4 reports from 3 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 | 117.8 mean avg | 106.5 median | 244 max days (1,360.4 std dev) Pending 1 response is pending (5 days waiting). This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days Other Information The editors will try to make a decision within 180 days. (25.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 180 days.) Most recent response reported was received on 31 Aug 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 20 Apr 2026. Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:46 UTC (less than a minute ago). View report of recent responses from this project Work submitted here was also submitted to...This section is available to subscribers only. Sign up and start your free trial today!Members accepted here also had work accepted by...This section is available to subscribers only. Become a member and start your free trial today! Your Submissions This section is available to subscribers only. 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