We believe people of all backgrounds deserve to have their voices heard.

We’re especially interested in publishing books on these themes:

• diverse science fiction and fantasy
• disability and health
• neurodiversity
• inclusive creative writing

We are open to submissions in January, April, and July

We accept simultaneous submissions. Please let us know to disregard your query if you receive an offer to publish from another publisher.

We may take a while to respond (in the interest of maintaining our mental health) but we promise we still love you.

Some short story and poetry submission calls open on a different schedule, see details below.

What we offer:

We pay an advance and/or royalties on everything we publish. 

We never charge a fee to publish your book.

We are human editors and publishers.

What we are looking for:

Anything we publish is by people for people. We do not accept AI-generated or AI-edited works.

We mostly publish books that are 20,000 to 80,000 words in length.

Speculative fiction novels and novellas

We publish all kinds of speculative fiction, including but not limited to science fiction, fantasy, and horror.

We're most interested in novels and novellas that amplify disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent, and other historically under-recognized voices.

Nonfiction books

We're especially interested in books on the following topics:

• Inclusive writing advice / inspiration / reference books
• Disability, children's health or parenting topics, and/or diversity
• Topics that  amplify disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent, and other historically under-recognized voices.

Short stories and poetry

• Keiko's calls: Short stories and poetry for Instant Books, postcards, and other special formats. (Opens on its own schedule, please check the link.)
• Neurodiversiverse Anthology: SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN through October 1, 2026. Short stories, poetry, and art on the theme of neurodivergent people building bridges between worlds.
• Other anthology submissions. Join our mailing list to hear when calls open for specific projects.

We are currently CLOSED to short story collections.

How to submit your work

Email us a query to queries [at] thinkinginkpress [dot] com.

• Queries should be one page or less, and should include the title of the work, genre, wordcount, a brief pitch, and any other important information about the work.
• Include a one-page synopsis.
• Include a sample. The sample should be the beginning of your manuscript, probably 2-3 chapters, to give us a sense of the manuscript. Feel free to pick the stopping point that you feel works well.
• Use our Manuscript Preparation Guidelines to streamline our process of evaluating your work.

Fiction queries:

• Email us at queries [at] thinkinginkpress [dot] com with "Fiction novel query" or "Fiction novella query" and the title of your book in the subject line
• If your work doesn't readily fit those guidelines, feel free to email us with questions.

Nonfiction queries:

• Email us at queries [at] thinkinginkpress [dot] com with "Nonfiction book query" and the title of your book in the subject line.
• The query should be one page or less, and should include a brief pitch that describes your book and why it will appeal to readers, along with a short author bio.

Nonfiction book proposals:

• Follow our Nonfiction Proposal Guidelines