Unnamed Press

About

The Unnamed Press is a leading independent publisher of fiction and non-fiction, based in Los Angeles and founded in 2014. Our books represent a diverse list of voices—ones that challenge conventional perspectives while appealing to a broad general audience: exciting, radical, urgent. We nurture emerging talent and partner with more established authors to help their platform grow. Our books have been widely praised and featured in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, NPR, NBC, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Guardian, the Financial Times, the Miami Herald, the Chicago Review of Books, Playboy, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and many other outlets. Our authors include Man-Booker, Granta Best American Novelist, Philip K Dick and Pulitzer Prize award winners and have been finalists for many other book prizes. You can find out more about the press in articles at the Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, and Poets & Writers, among other places.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2014

Publication Media

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Print Publication Print Publication

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: Unnamed Press's overall average response time is slower than most publishers.
More Challenging: Unnamed Press's overall acceptance rate is lower than most publishers.
Less Responsive: Unnamed Press's overall rate of non-response is higher 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:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

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:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Unnamed Press Submission Statistics

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We have received 16 reports from 16 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

133 min | 370.1 mean avg | 397.0 median | 592 max days (139.8 std dev)

Responses

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Acceptances:

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Rejections:

Non-Responses

68.75 %

Lost/Returned:

6.25 % (299.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as lost or returned)

Never Responded:

62.50 % (443.6 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

31.25 % (218.8 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

25 responses are pending (1 min | 241.0 mean avg | 201.0 median | 546 max days waiting | 503.6 std dev) from 25 different members

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The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting a reasonable amount of time, assume your submission will not be accepted.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 10:01 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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