Fiction Collections

Run by authors for authors, 7.13 Books is committed to making beautiful works of literary fiction and offering a publishing experience that’s respectful to and even reverent of first-time authors. As traditional literary publishing contracts, 7.13 Books is part of a vibrant independent press ecosystem that is passionate about keeping literature alive and saving quality manuscripts that have fallen through the widening cracks of a backsliding, inefficient book industry. As a publisher, 7…
Genres:   Open to all/most genres, including: General.
Lengths:   Fiction Collection, Novel.
Payment: + Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 182.6 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

Biblioasis is a literary press based in Windsor, Ontario, committed to publishing the best poetry, fiction and non-fiction in beautifully crafted editions.
Genres: General.
Lengths:   Fiction Collection, Novel.
Payment: + Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 52.0 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

Edge & Busby is an independent press publishing horror that takes its characters as seriously as its scares. We publish fiction where the dread comes from people: what they want, what they hide, what scares them, and what they're capable of when no one is watching. We're drawn to books where the worst things happen between people. Serial killers between killings. Stalker stories told from the wrong side. Communities turning on one. Obsessions that wear a friendly face…
Genres: Horror.
Lengths:    Novella, Fiction Collection, Novel.
Payment: + Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 17.1 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 10.0% of fiction submissions accepted.

JackLeg employs an environmentally sustainable publishing model and a rigorous editorial process to bring the best new and familiar voices into the literary world. We stress authenticity, collaboration, and bold thinking. JackLeg Press believes in a collaborative partnership with our writers.
Genres: General.
Lengths:   Fiction Collection, Novel.
Payment: + Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 117.0 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

LVP Publications publishes horror, dark fiction, thrillers and pulp fiction with supernatural, paranormal, psychological or occult elements.
Genres:    General, Horror, Suspense/Thriller.
Lengths:    Novella, Fiction Collection, Novel.
Payment: + Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 109.7 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 35.7% of fiction submissions accepted.

Schaffner Press, Inc. was founded in 2001, and is independently owned and managed by former literary agent (Schaffner Agency) Timothy Schaffner. Over the last decade and a half, the press has published over fifty titles of literary fiction, non-fiction and poetry that deal with themes of universal social concern and social change, such as health, the environment, issues of race, war, and other humanitarian issues…
Genres: General.
Lengths:   Fiction Collection, Novel.
Payment: + Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 26.4 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

Slant is an independent, not-for-profit literary press specializing in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, philosophy, theology, and belles lettres. Slant books are marked by the kind of meticulous craft and passion for language that are harder and harder to come by in our age of instant publishing and literary gimmickry. These are books that will lodge themselves in readers’ lives.
Genres: General.
Lengths:    Novella, Fiction Collection, Novel.
Payment: + No advance. Unknown royalties.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 94.6 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 0.6% of fiction submissions accepted.

At Velox Books, we’re passionate about bringing the most chilling, weird, and captivating horror tales to readers who crave the extraordinary. With over a decade of independent publishing experience, we’re a small press with an enormous appetite for horror, specializing in collections of horror, weird fiction, and intriguing tales that push the boundaries of the imagination. Our roster includes Amazon bestsellers and top-voted authors from Reddit’s horror story community, NoSleep.
Genres:   Horror, Science Fiction.
Lengths:   Fiction Collection, Novel.
Payment: + Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 29.9 days.
Acceptances: Average. 5.3% of fiction submissions accepted.