Brick Mantel Books

Brick Mantel Books Brick Mantel Books publishes innovative works of literary fiction and poetry by new and established writers. Louis, Missouri.

Brick Mantel Books is an imprint of Pen & Publish, LLC, located in St. What We Publish

We seek literary fiction that is character-driven, engaging, provocative, lyrical, and artistic, as well as experimental, out-of-the-ordinary work that fits our mission. We also publish contemporary, innovative poetry that pushes boundaries. In short, we publish work we have a deep connection to. During open su

bmission periods, we accept full-length novels (preferably between 60,000 and 130,000 words) and poetry books (between 40 and 80 poems suggested).

Our submissions opened (and CLOSED) on November 3 within a few hours. We are thrilled with the enthusiastic response and...
11/05/2025

Our submissions opened (and CLOSED) on November 3 within a few hours. We are thrilled with the enthusiastic response and are enjoying reviewing the submissions already.

Note: if you're an author who missed out this time around, make sure you are subscribed to the newsletter, since that's where we'll post an early announcement when we're reopening submissions.

https://brickmantelbooks.com/query

Note: Our sister imprints, Open Books Press and Transformation Media Books, still have some open submissions slots (for now).

We're thrilled to be reopening to submissions on November 3!Note that we are limiting the amount of submissions before c...
10/15/2025

We're thrilled to be reopening to submissions on November 3!

Note that we are limiting the amount of submissions before closing again (till mid-to-late next year), so be sure to review the submission guidelines and have your manuscript ready to go.

http://brickmantelbooks.com/query

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