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Unsolicited Press is small press located in Portland, Oregon. We focus on literary fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees for first submission, then free for lifetime. The fee is USD $5.
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Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium

Print Publication Print Publication 

Fiction Open
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Young adults.

Genres:

General. Open to all/most Subgenres.

Fantasy. Open to all/most Subgenres.

Science Fiction. Open to all/most Subgenres.

Lengths:
NovellaNo specific word count limits known (our definition: 15000 to 40000 words).
Fiction CollectionNo specific word count limits known.
NovelNo specific word count limits known (our definition: more than 40000 words).
Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary advance + Unknown royalties No monetary advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

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

Nonfiction Open
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Young adults.

Lengths:
Nonfiction CollectionNo specific word count limits known.
BookNo specific word count limits known.
Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including....
Health/Medicine.
Lifestyle: Cooking.
Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism.
Memoir.
Science.

Payment:

No monetary advance + Unknown royalties No monetary advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

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

Poetry Open
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Young adults.

Genres:

General. Open to all/most Subgenres.

Fantasy. Open to all/most Subgenres.

Science Fiction. Open to all/most Subgenres.

Lengths:
Poetry ChapbookNo page limits known.
Poetry CollectionNo page limits known.
Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary advance + Unknown royalties No monetary advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

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

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Unsolicited Press 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.
This project ranks among the Most Unresponsive Fiction Publishers in our database.
AccuracyWe have received 25 reports from 25 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported21 min | 320.5 mean avg | 339.5 median | 643 max days (219.0 std dev)
Responses12.00 %
Acceptances4.00 % of submissions accepted (21.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 4.00 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections8.00 % (290.5 avg. days per rejection) | 100.0 % personal, 0.0 % form, 0.0 % unspecified | 4.3 % full MS requested
Non-Responses88.00 %
Lost/Returned4.00 % (540.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as lost or returned)
Never Responded56.00 % (387.5 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals28.00 % (198.1 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending22 responses are pending (22 min | 150.3 mean avg | 153.5 median | 592 max days waiting | 665.8 std dev) from 22 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 180 days. (84.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 180 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 180 days have passed.
The most common submission fee paid: USD $5.00. (51.9 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 85.7 % paid fees.)
Most recent response reported was received on 19 Apr 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 29 Mar 2025.

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Dates

Last Updated: 24 Mar 2025
Last Audited: 23 Mar 2025. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 11 Jul 2014

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