Red Rook Press

About

Red Rook Press is a blossoming publishing house for early-career novelists and poets. Our goal is to foster and premiere the creative minds of undergraduate and graduate students still establishing themselves in the writing world by giving them the opportunity to bring their voice to life. We crave any form and genre, from high fantasy to literary fiction, from sonnets to freeform. And you don’t have to be an English student either– sometimes the best voices are those we don’t expect. We’d love to publish writers and poets from any academic background.
With our staff made up of undergraduates dedicated to every process of publication and a stellar collection of professional advisors, we bring several new books of prose and poetry into the world every academic year. Hit the bookshelves to find the newest books from Red Rook Press! With our staff made up of undergraduates dedicated to every process of publication and a stellar collection of professional advisors, we bring several new books of prose and poetry into the world every academic year. Hit the bookshelves to find the newest books from Red Rook Press!

Limited Demographic: Submissions are restricted to graduate or undergraduate students at the time of submission.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2022

Publication Medium

Print Publication Print Publication

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 15 September 2026* (within the next 24 hours).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General Open to all/most Subgenres
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Novella: 20,000 - 40,000 words.
Novel: 40,000 - 70,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary advance + No royalties Provides free copy/copies No monetary advance. No royalties. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Poetry Open

Dates:

Open to poetry submissions through 15 September 2026* (within the next 24 hours).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General Open to all/most Subgenres
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Poetry Collection: 50 - 125 pages.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Free verse, Sonnet.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary advance + No royalties Provides free copy/copies No monetary advance. No royalties. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

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

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Last Updated: 23 Aug 2026

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