Veliz Books

Veliz Books is an independent literary press dedicated to discovering, publishing, and promoting work from emerging and established authors. We seek quality and original literature written in English. Veliz Books is also committed to publishing translations into English from Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, or Portuñol.

* Our reading period is from March 5th through May 5th of each year.
* Selected manuscripts receive a contract, $500, publication, and author copies.
* To submit a manuscript, please only use our electronic submissions manager. (opens in new tab)

VELIZ BOOKS SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• To do our small part in trying to address the publishing industry’s historical underrepresentation of minoritized writers, Veliz Books is offering the option of free submission for authors who identify as such.

• Reading fee for all other submissions: $20 (multiple submissions allowed); reading fee is non-refundable.

• Include a cover letter of no more than one page briefly describing the work and the author’s background and contact information.

• Please include a table of contents.

• Selected manuscripts receive a contract, $500, publication, and author copies.

• Simultaneous submissions are okay. Please state so in the cover letter, and please inform us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.

• Please allow a minimum of three months for reply.

• To submit and to read genre-specific guidelines, click here (opens in new tab).

TRANSLATION SUBMISSIONS

• At the moment Veliz Books is only accepting submissions for translations into English from Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, and Portuñol.

• Please submit your translations with the original as a single file.

• Translators must hold the necessary rights and permissions for the original work, unless it is in the public domain. Please provide copyright information (the name of the copyright holder and the year of original publication) for the original work.

• Please include an acknowledgments page listing the stories/poems that have been published elsewhere.

• Previously published collections are not eligible, including self-published collections available as ebooks or in print.

• Please provide a short bio for the translator(s) and original author(s).