University of Iowa Press

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Established in 1969, the University of Iowa Press is a well-regarded academic publisher serving scholars, students, and readers throughout the world with works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. As the only university press in the state, Iowa is also dedicated to preserving the literature, history, culture, wildlife, and natural areas of the Midwest.
For scholars and students, we publish reference and course books in the areas of American studies, American history, literary studies, and theatre studies.
For general readers, we publish the winners of the Iowa Short Fiction Award and the Iowa Poetry Prize, novels, poetry anthologies, books on the archaeology and natural history of the Midwest, cookbooks, letters and diaries, biographies, memoirs, regional history, and collections of historic and contemporary photographs.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 1969

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Faster: University of Iowa Press's overall average response time is faster than most publishers.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

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:

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Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Book: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

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

Topics:

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History: Art history, History of countries/regions, Military history, See guidelines.
Lifestyle: Food and Drink, See guidelines.
Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines.
Performing Arts: Theater, Theory/Analysis/Criticism.
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, Pop culture, War/Military issues.
Visual Arts: General, Graphic design, Photography, See guidelines.

Payment:

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Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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University of Iowa Press Submission Statistics

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We have received 3 reports from 3 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

23 min | 56.0 mean avg | 32.0 median | 113 max days (49.6 std dev)

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The editors will try to make a decision within 56 days. (33.3 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 56 days.)
Most recent response reported was received on 28 Jun 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 05 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 16 Sep 2026 21:44 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Last Updated: 06 Sep 2026

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