The North American Series

The Broken Tribe Press American Series will celebrate one book from each of the Canadian, Mexican, and U.S. states and provinces (only the specified states in this entry)
– Open July-December
- $12 reading fee (put towards the small press production costs and web fees)

We accept poetry books 80 pages +, short fiction collections 90 pages+, novellas 90+ pages, and novels under 90,000 words, all excluding front and back matter.

Simultaneous submissions are okay. Please withdraw your work immediately if it is accepted elsewhere; however, there are no refunds.

We only accept unpublished works for this submission. Sections previously published as a chapbook or individual poems or stories are acceptable, but the manuscript as a whole must be unpublished.

Genre Policy: We are open to all book forms, as long as it’s an unpublished work. This includes novels, novellas, short story collections, poetry collections, and creative nonfiction books. Please read the full guidelines for submission at Submittable.

Broken Tribe is open to literary, speculative, psychological, horror, mystery, thrillers, eco/nature, sci-fi, historical, and any work that inspires change and social justice. Sorry, we do not publish fantasy, romance, western, and other niche genres.

Eligibility: Authors must currently live in the state for at least five years. Winners and/or finalists will be asked to show documentation. The book does not need to be set in the state, but it certainly is a bonus if it is!

Enter your book to win the contest for your state/province! 

We are committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and want to hear from underrepresented voices of all types.

State Representatives

Georgia: Deaundra Jackson

California: Stefan Kiesbye

Colorado: Cassandra Windwalker

Florida: Georg Koszulinski

Illinois: Brett Biebel

Montana: Rebecca Durham

New York: Stewart Bellus

Pennsylvania: Kenneth Pobo

Rhode Island: Chad Weeden