Split/Lip Press

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About

Split/Lip Press is dedicated to publishing boundary-breaking fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid books, lifting the transition boards that prevent fluidity and smashing those we cannot pry up. We love work that questions the concept of truth and work that reinterprets what we think we know. We prize experimentation (physical, emotional, metaphysical, meta-emotional); we welcome the unanswerable. We want to see the dark and the light side of the moon—or we want to see it obliterated. If your book is a wedge in a crack, Split/Lip Press is the hammer helping you split the wall apart.
Since 2014, SLP has been honored to publish innovative and culturally relevant books. We collaborate with our authors as much as possible to design books which reflect the complexity of their work. Each year, Split/Lip Press runs separate submissions periods for flash fiction/short story manuscripts, novella/novels, nonfiction/hybrid collections, and multigenre/chapbooks.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions, except for when the fee is prohibitive. (Note: About 14% of publishers always charge fees.)
The fee range is USD $5 to $15 (below average to average for publishers that charge).

Important: They accept different types of manuscripts at different times. As always, check their current guidelines before submitting.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2014

Publication Medium

Print Publication Print Publication

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Split/Lip Press's overall average response time is faster than most publishers.
More Challenging: Split/Lip Press's overall acceptance rate is lower than most publishers.
More Responsive: Split/Lip Press's overall rate of non-response is lower than most publishers.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 January 2027* (approx. 113 days from now) through 01 March 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Novella: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 15000 to 40000 words).
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:

No monetary advance + >= 15% royalties Provides free copy/copies No monetary advance. ≥ 15% royalties. Provides free copy/copies. Details: 25% royalties on print books and 50% royalties on e-books.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed in some circumstances; check their site for details.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Open to nonfiction submissions through 01 December 2026* (approx. 83 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: Literary, Personal.

Topics:

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

Payment:

No monetary advance + >= 15% royalties Provides free copy/copies No monetary advance. ≥ 15% royalties. Provides free copy/copies. Details: 25% royalties on print books and 50% royalties on e-books.

Submissions:

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Split/Lip Press Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 32 reports from 31 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

2 min | 72.1 mean avg | 73.0 median | 133 max days (31.2 std dev)

Responses

84.38 %

Acceptances:

0.00 %

Rejections:

84.38 % (77.1 avg. days per rejection) | 7.4 % personal, 74.1 % form, 18.5 % unspecified

Non-Responses

3.13 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

3.13 % (122.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

12.50 % (26.3 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

10 responses are pending (8 min | 49.0 mean avg | 44.0 median | 70 max days waiting | 271.8 std dev) from 10 different members

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $15.00.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 17 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 03 May 2026.
Date compiled: 09 Sep 2026 23:06 UTC (1 hour, 35 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 01 Sep 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.