Regional Fiction Submission Guidelines

Thank you for considering a submission to New Forums Press. We are always excited to receive manuscripts and look forward to working with new and accomplished writers.

Our fiction line is focused on region, and we are looking for manuscripts that depict life in Oklahoma and its neighboring states. While this depiction may include historical fiction, we are also interested in characters and storylines that portray the region’s current lifestyle and circumstances, such as economy, technology, and societal shifts. We wish to see literary characters with whom readers can identify, and share the experiences of what it’s like to live and/or work in this region during a specific time. Region should act as a strong and central aspect of the work, as portrayed in characters and the narrative voice.

Please submit work to P.O. Box 876, Stillwater, OK 74076. All submissions must be accompanied by an SASE and a cover letter. E-mail submissions are also accepted. 

Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but please notify us immediately through e-mail or phone if your work should be accepted elsewhere.

All submissions must be in 12 font size, Arial or Times New Roman, 1.5 or double spaced, with the author’s name, page number and word count specified on each page. We encourage authors to polish their work before submitting, as work that has many errors will be returned to be edited before re-submission.

FIRST NOVEL!
Where's the Ivy?, it's the first title in the New Forums regional fiction effort. Oklahoma author Marc Cullison explores the world of academia in this satisfying novel. Thank you for considering New Forums Press. We look forward to hearing from you. Contact us at fiction@newforums.com