Black Balloon Publishing

Black Balloon Publishing

Black Balloon is a critically acclaimed imprint of Catapult, an innovative publishing venture headquartered in New York, NY. Black Balloon books are risky but not gimmicky, whimsical but never light, intelligent but not precious. We publish new voices and familiar ones, and our list ranges from illustrated fiction to creative nonfiction, memoir to literature in translation.

Genres published 

  • Fiction / NonFiction

Writing styles published 

  • Literary / Contemporary / Memoir

Publication Formats 

  • Book

Languages published 

  • English

Source Languages 

  • Any
Publisher Details

Publication count: 

15

Region: 

all

Accept unsolicited submissions: 

Yes

Permit online submissions: 

Yes

Permit simultaneous submissions: 

Yes

Reading Periods: 

April and October

Payments: 

  • Contributor Copies

Publish reprints: 

Yes