Novella publishers?

jerewrites · Feb 7, 2007

Hi, friends:

What started out as a short story has morphed into a novella -- 16,500 words. Despite the odd length, I like the story and I think it's of publishable quality. A friend advised me that The Texas Review Press publishes novellas. Anyone know of other literary magazines which will consider novellas? Most submission guidelines limit story length to 7,000 or 8,000 words. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

emeraldcite · Feb 7, 2007

Check this thread for some great places to search. Some of them even allow you to search by length.

Good luck!

Laure de Sade · Mar 14, 2012

I'm also seeking novella publishers for my 23k effort, so thought I'd try to breathe some life into this old thread. I'm looking for small press publishers rather than litmags, and know that Literary Laundry is doing a novella series. There is also Nouvella, Fiction Attic Press, Vagabondage, and Patasola Press. Does anyone know of any others? I know novellas aren't very popular, but I'm sure there must be a few more outlets...

IDGS · Mar 14, 2012

Check out ePublishers - they'll be a lot more apt to take on a novella than a traditional publisher.

Good luck!

veinglory · Mar 14, 2012

You can type exact wordcount into a duotrope.com search.

Jamesaritchie · Mar 14, 2012

Well, many places will count that as a novelette, not a novella, so it might be a bit easier to sell. But you can always cut it to short story length. Learning to write to length is a major part of being a selling writer.

Silver-Midnight · Mar 14, 2012

emeraldcite said:
Check this thread for some great places to search. Some of them even allow you to search by length.

Good luck!

That's not one of the stickies in the Short Fiction forum, is it? That's my first time seeing that thread.

Polenth · Mar 14, 2012

Silver-Midnight said:
That's not one of the stickies in the Short Fiction forum, is it? That's my first time seeing that thread.

That's because it's a very old and out-dated thread. We have a new updated sticky for markets instead. Always check the dates.

Silver-Midnight · Mar 15, 2012

Polenth said:
That's because it's a very old and out-dated thread. We have a new updated sticky for markets instead. Always check the dates.

Thanks!

Novella publishers?

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