Pierian Springs Press

About

We are a literary publisher of poetry, novels, short stories, and both general and academic creative non-fiction with a focus on memoir and essays. Our distribution is global. We also produce audiobooks, translations, original works in their native language, and beautifully designed, highly readable editions of classics by iconic authors.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions. (Note: About 14% of publishers always charge fees.)
The fee range is USD $10 to $25 (average to above average for publishers that charge).

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media

Audio Publication Audio Publication
Print Publication Print Publication

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Rolling Submissions:

Next cutoff date is 21 September 2026* (approx. 6 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

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:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open Fee-based

Rolling Submissions:

Next cutoff date is 21 September 2026* (approx. 6 days from now).

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: Academic, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Memoir.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open Fee-based

Rolling Submissions:

Next cutoff date is 21 September 2026* (approx. 6 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

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.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Pierian Springs Press Submission Statistics

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We have received 1 report within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Pending

2 responses are pending (6 min | 26.0 mean avg | 26.0 median | 46 max days waiting | 28.3 std dev) from 2 different members

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $25.00.
Most recent response reported was received on 20 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 22 May 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:47 UTC (less than a minute ago).
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Last Updated: 09 Aug 2026

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