Submission Schedule 2025

March 14-16: Novels
July 11-13: Single-narrative nonfiction books
October 17-19: Second novels

For all our open calls, Hub City Press is eager to engage with work by writers from historically underrepresented communities, including—but not limited to—those who are Black; Indigenous; Latino, Asian, and Arab American; from immigrant backgrounds; disabled; neurodivergent; trans and LGBTQ+; debuting after 40; and without an MFA.

Please review our guidelines before submitting. We ask that writers provide their full manuscript and a brief query letter. Because of the small size of our staff and the volume of queries we receive, you might not hear back from us directly. Timeline for query response is usually within six months of the close of the submission period.

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Unagented Submissions

Writers without agent representation may send to our open submission calls via Submittable. Please refer to the schedule above. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with our catalog before submitting. We cannot accept unagented queries via email, calls, or snail mail. Please do not call regarding submissions or submission status. Voicemails will not be returned.

In general, Hub City Press considers work from and about the following Southern States: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 

Submissions from Literary Agents

Hub City Press accepts agented submissions year-round. Contact Kate McMullen with questions about acquisitions. 

Cold Mountain Fund Series

Literary agents may submit directly to Meg Reid or Kate McMullen for the Cold Mountain Fund Series year-round. This series is a partnership between Hub City Press and National Book Award Winner Charles Frazier, spotlighting extraordinary fiction and nonfiction writers from the American South through the publication of one prose title annually. Hub City Press chooses these titles internally. Unagented submissions may be considered.