GOLD WAKE PRESS is a small press with international reach. Our books are distributed by Ingram Book Group. Gold Wake Press is an independent literary house.
Executive Editors: Nick Courtright and Kyle McCord
Managing Editor: Matt Margo
Assistant Editors: Kyle Flak, Alex Hale The press seeks to bring voices to the spotlight who combine daring content with meticulous attention to form. Gold Wake Press publishes roughly 2-4 titles per year which are for sale at online vendors & in bookstores.
For full-length books, Gold Wake holds two Open Reading periods per year, one in the fall and one in the spring, and open to full-length manuscripts in all genres. We select books exclusively through these Open Reading periods, and publish roughly 2-4 titles per year from the submissions we receive...
We are open to full-length submissions in all genres for a limited time:
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We are open to manuscripts *in any genre* that are at least 50 pages
After some wait, we are now open to submissions!
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We are open to manuscripts *in any genre* that are at least 50 pages
Check out this awesome review of Keen!
Erin Stalcup is a big-hearted human who writes novels with her blood. What I mean is that when Erin cares about somethings, someones—she goes all in. She is radical and boundary-pushing in all aspe…
"A mesmerizing meditation on immortality, both the literary and fleshly kinds and its ultimate unattainability... like language, like summer, like love, Oblivion is irresistible."- Junot Diaz, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
https://www.amazon.com/Oblivion-Robin-Hemley/dp/1637527810/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=oblivion+robin+hemley&qid=1654288241&sprefix=oblivion+robin%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-1
Robin Hemley's book launches today! :)
https://www.oblivion.cafe/
Peer into the window and see what awaits
2022 OPEN READING PERIOD RESULTS!
Thank you to everyone who submitted!
We’ve selected an amazing book for publication:
Monster Movie by Laura Bandy
Finalists:
Last Words by Cynthia Reeves
Live Oak Nearly on Fire by Leah Claire Kaminski
How to Disappear in America by Michelle Franke.
The Peeling of a Name by Anhvu Buchanan
Please accept our sincere gratitude for your support of Gold Wake!
New review of Kim Magowan's book!
https://flashmonsters.wordpress.com/2022/04/18/on-kim-magowans-how-far-ive-come-from-al-kratz/
A starred review for Robin Hemley!
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/robin-hemley/oblivion-hemley/
Good news, fiction fans—there's autofiction, fabulism, literary biography, and even Yiddish theater in the afterlife.
Less than 48 hours remaining to send in your book!
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For full-length books, Gold Wake holds two Open Reading periods per year, one in the fall and one in the spring, and open to full-length manuscripts in all genres. We do not charge a separate contest/submission fee---if you buy a Gold Wake book through Submittable, you get a free manuscript submissi...
Just 3 days left to send in your manuscript. Will we be publishing your book in 2022?
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For full-length books, Gold Wake holds two Open Reading periods per year, one in the fall and one in the spring, and open to full-length manuscripts in all genres. We do not charge a separate contest/submission fee---if you buy a Gold Wake book through Submittable, you get a free manuscript submissi...
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For full-length books, Gold Wake holds two Open Reading periods per year, one in the fall and one in the spring, and open to full-length manuscripts in all genres. We do not charge a separate contest/submission fee---if you buy a Gold Wake book through Submittable, you get a free manuscript submissi...
1005 in the Book fair at AWP! Last Day!
Just 10 days to send us your manuscript!
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For full-length books, Gold Wake holds two Open Reading periods per year, one in the fall and one in the spring, and open to full-length manuscripts in all genres. We do not charge a separate contest/submission fee---if you buy a Gold Wake book through Submittable, you get a free manuscript submissi...
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For full-length books, Gold Wake holds two Open Reading periods per year, one in the fall and one in the spring, and open to full-length manuscripts in all genres. We do not charge a separate contest/submission fee---if you buy a Gold Wake book through Submittable, you get a free manuscript submissi...
Check out this review with Kim Magowan!
https://literarymama.com/articles/departments/2022/03/a-review-of-how-far-ive-come
How Far I've Come is a short story collection, though that label seems inadequate to describe Magowan's quirky, sad, funny, biting, insightful, and compellingly "true" stories. The book's playful cover and design didn't prepare me for its impressive range. Reading the collection was like an all-you-
Only 15 days left to submit your book!
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For full-length books, Gold Wake holds two Open Reading periods per year, one in the fall and one in the spring, and open to full-length manuscripts in all genres. We do not charge a separate contest/submission fee---if you buy a Gold Wake book through Submittable, you get a free manuscript submissi...
Have a manuscript ready for publication? Send it to us! :)
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For full-length books, Gold Wake holds two Open Reading periods per year, one in the fall and one in the spring, and open to full-length manuscripts in all genres. We do not charge a separate contest/submission fee---if you buy a Gold Wake book through Submittable, you get a free manuscript submissi...
Send us your best book of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, hybrid work. You name it!
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For full-length books, Gold Wake holds two Open Reading periods per year, one in the fall and one in the spring, and open to full-length manuscripts in all genres. We do not charge a separate contest/submission fee---if you buy a Gold Wake book through Submittable, you get a free manuscript submissi...
Send us your best book of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, hybrid work. You name it!
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Submissions are open for the Spring Reading Period!
Check out this review of Kim Magowan's new book!
https://constancemalloy.com/2022/02/15/the-burning-hearth-february-2022/?fbclid=IwAR2axJVIlZC1Do2gXH64mQO9EaVgPtSE1O5G8LWSSLV2uyOWUXVGH2aKujA
Kim Magowan Hello! Welcome to The Burning Hearth: A gathering place where stories ignite the imagination and free the soul. I’m so glad you’ve stopped by for my interview with Kim Magow…
One thing I love about flash is that it lends itself to experimental forms—you can get away with doing bizarre things if a story is very short.
Check out this interview with Kim Macgowan!
https://ceasecows.com/2022/01/31/stick-the-landing-an-interview-with-kim-magowan-author-of-how-far-ive-come/
The always interesting Kim Magowan is back with another release, a collection of flash fiction published by Gold Wake Press Collection. Kim’s work has appeared previously in Cease, Cows. Check out …
Thank you so much to everyone who sent their work to Gold Wake Press’ Fall Open Reading Period. We were blown away by the response.
We’ve selected an amazing book for publication:
Critical Care, poetry by Phillip J. Cozzi
Runner Up:
En Caul, poetry by Rebekah Denison Hewitt
Finalists:
Blood in the Garden, poetry by Babette Cieskowski
Ghost Family, poetry by Suzanne Manizza Roszak
Semi finalists
Bucolia, Poetry by Caroline Crew
We Arrive Uninvited, Novel by Jen Knox
The Last Woman, Novel by John Willingham
Please accept our sincere gratitude for your support of Gold Wake!
Send us your book. We'd love to read it!
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For full-length books, Gold Wake holds two Open Reading periods per year, one in the fall and one in the spring, and open to full-length manuscripts in all genres. We do not charge a separate contest/submission fee---if you buy a Gold Wake book through Submittable, you get a free manuscript submissi...
Looking to see your work published? Send us your work! Get a book!
https://goldwakepress.submittable.com/submit
For full-length books, Gold Wake holds two Open Reading periods per year, one in the fall and one in the spring, and open to full-length manuscripts in all genres. We do not charge a separate contest/submission fee---if you buy a Gold Wake book through Submittable, you get a free manuscript submissi...
Pulitzer finalist Eduardo C. Corral calls Nick Courtright's The Forgotten World "graceful, self-aware, and highly memorable." Get it for free for a limited time by submitting your manuscript to Gold Wake's summer reading period, open to submissions now!
https://goldwakepress.submittable.com/submit
For full-length books, Gold Wake holds two Open Reading periods per year, one in the fall and one in the spring, and open to full-length manuscripts in all genres. We do not charge a separate contest/submission fee---if you buy a Gold Wake book through Submittable, you get a free manuscript submissi...
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While Franky Frances Cannon unfortunately could not attend the Des Moines reading on Thursday, we hope you'll enjoy this sample reading from the event: selections from her memoir, The Highs and Lows of Shape-shift Ma and Big Little Frank!
