Dear Writers,

 YesYes Books is happy to announce our Open Reading Period for full-length fiction manuscripts is open! We will consider manuscripts in a broad range of genre and narrative styles but in general we desire fiction of strong voice and ebullient imagination. Think Kelly Link, N.K. Jemisin, Noy Holland, Michael Cunningham, Terry Pratchett, Nnedi Okorafor, etc. We hope to publish from one to three fiction manuscripts from this reading period.

    The details:

• All submissions must be made through our Submittable system which will take entries starting on Feb 15 and ending on May 31, 2025 or earlier if submission cap of 300 is reached. 
• $25 Reading Fee. If your work was longlisted or shortlisted in the fiction category in a prior year, you are invited to email KMA at kmasullivan@yesyesbooks.com for a free submission link.
• Submit an excerpt consisting of up to 50 doubled-spaced and numbered pages of your novel, novella, or short story collection. You may include a cover letter with a summary of the project as a whole (not more than two pages) but such a cover letter is not required. Revisions are not allowed during submission period. You are welcome to withdraw and resubmit the sample but it will require an additional submission fee. Your manuscript must be a single Word docx or PDF.
• A brief bio in the cover letter is optional. 
• Simultaneous submissions are fine (of course!), just let us know if your manuscript is picked up elsewhere by putting a note in the Submittable system and withdrawing through the system.
• Longlist will be announced on or about September 1 and Longlisted authors will be invited to submit full manuscripts. Longlisted authors will be given two months from invitation to send in their full manuscripts.
   

Full-length publication with YYB comes with the following:

• 40 author copies
• $1000 advance toward royalties
• 15%-25% royalty package
• $500 toward tour expenses

   Email me at KMA@yesyesbooks.com if you have additional questions.

   Thank you for considering YesYes Books for your work. We look forward to reading your manuscript!

      KMA Sullivan
      Publisher, YesYes Books

The Pamet River Prize is a nomination-based contest open to first or second full-length books of poetry or prose by women-identifying writers, gender-queer writers, and native writers. You may nominate your own work or the work of others from February 15 through May 31, 2025 or earlier if submission cap of 300 is reached.

Details:
   1. Provide a cover letter with name, contact information, and a brief bio of the writer whose work is being nominated. If you are nominating the work of a writer other than yourself, you are welcome to include some words regarding why you are nominating the work of this particular writer - though such testimony is not required.  If you are nominating your own work (which we also strongly encourage) along with your brief bio you may include a few words on your full-length project - again, this is not required. Max word count for bio and statement is 250 words.

   2. Submit a sample consisting of a) 10 poems, b) single story, or c) a section of a novella, memoir, or short novel. Maximum length of sample: 20 pages.  Your manuscript must be a single Word docx, or PDF.

   3. Sample revisions are not allowed during nomination period. You are welcome to withdraw and resubmit the sample but it will require an additional fee.

   4. Nomination fee is $20. If you were a semifinalist or finalist in the Pamet River Prize in a prior year, you are invited to email KMA at kmasullivan@yesyesbooks.com for a free submission link.

   5. Semi-finalists chosen from nominated samples from this years group will be invited to submit full manuscripts. They will be given two months from invitation to send in their full manuscripts.

Winner will receive the following: 

• Publication with YesYes Books
• 40 author copies
• $1000 prize
• 15%-25% royalties
• $500 toward tour expenses

Semi-finalists will be chosen by KMA Sullivan, YesYes Books Publisher, and the YesYes Books Editorial Staff and Readers on or about September 1, 2025.

YYB may also offer publication to manuscripts beyond the winner. Those authors will receive everything listed above except that the $1000 will be an advance against royalties.

  Email kmasullivan@yesyesbooks.com if you have additional questions.

  Thank you for considering YesYes Books. We look forward to reading your nominations!

  KMA Sullivan
  Publisher, YesYes Books

2025 Vinyl 45 Chapbook Contest is open for submissions!
 The contest is open to poetry, prose, and mixed genre chapbook manuscripts, 20-25 pages in length including title page and table of contents. Collaborative manuscripts are eligible for submission. Submissions will be open from mid-April  to Aug 31, 2025 or until Submission Cap of 400 is reached. 

Winner will receive the following:

• Publication by YesYes Books (2 print runs of 200)
• $500 prize
• 25 author copies per printing (50 copies total)
• An additional $250 toward tour or promotion expenses 

Additionally, at least 2 Finalists will receive much sincere public congratulations and possible publication by YesYes Books. If a finalist is chosen for publication the contestant will receive all of the items the winner will receive except the $500 prize. YesYes Books does not guarantee publication of finalists.

Entry Fee: $20. If you were a semifinalist or finalist in the Vinyl 45 Chapbook Contest in a prior year, you are invited to email KMA at kmasullivan@yesyesbooks.com for a free submission link.

Eligibility and Other Contest Details: 

• Manuscripts must be 20-25 pages in length including title page and table of contents. 
• The winner and finalists will be chosen by KMA Sullivan, YesYes Books Publisher, and YesYes Books editorial staff. 
• The manuscript may include pieces that have been published previously, but the manuscript as a whole must be unpublished.
• Simultaneous submissions are fine (indeed, expected), but entries should be withdrawn immediately through the Submittable system if accepted elsewhere. The entry fee will not be refunded. 
• Once submitted, manuscripts may not be revised during the reading period without a complete withdrawal and resubmission which would include the payment of a new entry fee. You may enter the contest as many times as you like, but each entry will require its own separate entry fee.
• Your manuscript must be a single Word docx or PDF. Please include a title page and table of contents (if applicable). We prefer paginated submissions. 
• Please check that your name, email address, and other contact information does not appear anywhere in the document, including the title page. Do not include publication acknowledgments. Your identifying information will be contained within the Submittable system from your Submittable account.
• When you submit your manuscript you will be asked to pay the fee first and then be invited to upload your manuscript.
     

If, after reading these guidelines, you still have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact KMA Sullivan at kmasullivan@yesyesbooks.com.