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Sarabande Books is a nonprofit literary press founded in Louisville, Kentucky. Established in 1994 to champion poetry, fiction, and essay, we are committed to creating lasting editions that honor exceptional writing. With nearly three hundred titles in print, we have earned a dedicated readership and a national reputation as a publisher of diverse forms and innovative voices. Through our free arts programming like Sarabande Writing Labs, we are proud to invest in emerging writers and serve as an educational resource locally and nationally.
Sarabande authors have won or been short-listed for, among many others, the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, the National Jewish Book Award, LA Times Book Prize, Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, Lambda Literary awards, Story Prize Spotlight award, and several PEN/American honors, including the PEN/Hemingway.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions. The fee range is USD $15 to $22.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 1994

Publication Medium

Print Publication Print Publication 

Fiction Temp Closed
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Novella NovellaNo specific word count limits known (our definition: 15000 to 40000 words).
Fiction Collection Fiction CollectionNo specific word count limits known.
Novel NovelNo specific word count limits known (our definition: more than 40000 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: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Nonfiction Temp Closed
Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 July 2024* (approx. 6 days from now) through 31 July 2024. 2

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Nonfiction Collection Nonfiction Collection37,500 - 62,500 words.
Book BookNo specific word count limits known.
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: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Poetry Temp Closed
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Poetry Collection Poetry CollectionNo page limits known.
Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Experimental poetry, Visual 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: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Sarabande Books Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

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.
AccuracyWe have received 4 reports from 4 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported53 min | 104.0 mean avg | 99.5 median | 164 max days (56.3 std dev)

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $22.00.
Most recent response reported was received on 19 Dec 2023.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 31 Jul 2023.

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Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry Charges fees for all submissions
Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction Charges fees for all submissions
The Sarabande Prize in the Essay Charges fees for all submissions
Sarabande Series in Kentucky Literature Charges fees for all submissions

Dates

Last Updated: 29 May 2024
Last Audited: 21 May 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 26 Jun 2006

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