Book Length Manuscripts: Non-Fiction. Open submissions. September 26 - October 26.

Buckman Publishing is seeking book length, unpublished, non-fiction manuscripts. We are interested in:

Memoirs. Biography. Essay collection, including personal essays. History (especially Oregon history). Politics. Culture. Humor. Culinary.

Buckman Publishing is NOT interested in:

How-To, Self-Help, or manuscripts aimed at a scholarly audience.

Please send 20 pages of your manuscript. It can be any 20 pages of the completed manuscript that captures your style best. Buckman Publishing will request to read the complete manuscript if your 20 pages aligns with our interest.

Buckman Publishing books are available globally. We pay an advance on royalties, a small signing bonus, as well as a budget for promotions. Our flagship publications, Buckman Journal: Anthology of Portland Artists and Writers, recently won an Independent Book Publisher Award.

Simultaneous submissions are accepted but please state as such in the cover letter. Submit .docx or .pdf files only, use a readable font and be sure to use the following formatting conventions: Double spaced, all pages numbered, with the author's name and total word count listed below the title.

We are a small operation so we cannot guarantee a fixed turnaround time, just know that we will energetically read and respond to submissions as soon as we are able. Thank you very much for your interest. Please feel free to share this opportunity with other writers. We can’t wait to see what you share with us!

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