North Country Press

03/20/2026

Barbara McGillicuddy Bolton’s poetry has appeared in Echoes Magazine and National Catholic Reporter, her short fiction in Puckerbrush Review and Persimmon Tree. She contributed a chapter to Uncovering Teacher Leadership: Essays and Voices from the Field. In 2015, she self-published a novel, Lulu Goes to College, based on her freshman year in college. Barbara grew up in Maine and graduated from Colby College. A retired teacher with three grown children, she and her husband spend summers in Aroostook County and live the rest of the year in Brooklyn, New York. [email protected]

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02/12/2026

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01/27/2026

Contract signed. Author of nine books, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and a former correspondent for The New York Times, David K. Shipler is publishing his new short story collection with NCP. Check out the Shipler Report here: shiplerreport.blogspot.com/2025/

01/24/2026

Second round of royalty checks will be in the mail after this latest storm of wind and snow and cold passes.

01/20/2026

Snowy contract signing in Bar Harbor by Martha Tod Dudman, author of six books which include Curio and Augusta, Gone. Marth’s new novel will be published by NCP. Check out Martha’s work here: www.marthatoddudman.com

01/15/2026

Most of Gary Hoyle’s work has been at the interface of art and science. For 28 years he was an exhibits artist and the Curator of Natural History at the Maine State Museum. His part-time project work has been for institutions from New England to Iowa, including the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. His personal artwork has toured the country from coast to coast, as well as Japan. garyhoyle.weebly.com.

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01/11/2026

HEIST MANUSCRIPTS WANTED

We’re seeking bold, high stakes heist stories that crack safes, break systems, and steal more than just objects. If your manuscript delivers precision, tension, misdirection, and characters who thrive on the edge, we want to read it.

What We’re Looking For
• Novels centered on a heist, caper, or elaborate theft
• Strong narrative engines: planning, assembling the crew, complications, ex*****on, fallout
• Distinctive voices—gritty, stylish, comedic, high tech, or genre bending
• Characters with motives that matter: revenge, redemption, survival, reinvention
• Twists that land, stakes that escalate, and an ending that hits like a detonator

If the story revolves around taking something that isn’t easily taken, it qualifies.

Submission Guidelines
• Completed manuscripts between 60,000–110,000 words
• Attach a brief synopsis (1–2 pages)
• Include a short author bio
• Simultaneous submissions welcome

What We Value
We’re drawn to stories with:
• Clever architecture
• Moral ambiguity
• Tension that tightens like a lock mechanism
• Characters who surprise us under pressure

If your novel can make readers hold their breath, grin at the audacity, or feel the floor drop out beneath them, North Country Press wants it in our inbox.

How to Submit
Send your manuscript and materials to:
[email protected]

Subject line: HEIST SUBMISSION – [Your Title]
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12/27/2025

North Country Press is excited to introduce Kristie Billings. Pictured here signing our contract, Kristie’s poetry collection Everything at Once will be available Spring 2026. Her work is clear, authentic, and intense—poems that hold grief, identity, and survival all at once. We’re honored to bring this powerful voice to our readers.

11/27/2025

11/25/2025

Working lunch in the mobile, publishing studio.

10/31/2025

Call for Submissions

We’re seeking manuscripts that linger—stories and poems that give us goosebumps, raise the hairs on the back of our necks, and refuse to let go. Send us your most poignant, breathtaking, or unforgettable writing.

We especially welcome work from underrepresented voices—writers whose perspectives and experiences have been overlooked or unheard. Surprise us. Challenge us. Make us feel something we can’t shake.

What We’re Looking For:

Fiction (up to three chapters) + Entire Table of Contents
Nonfiction (up to three chapters) + Entire Table of Contents
Poetry (up to five poems) + Entire Table of Contents

(Manuscripts with pictures/images will NOT be considered during this round.)

Submission Guidelines:

Please send your work as a PDF attachment.
Double-spaced
Use a 12 pt, readable font.
In the body of your email, include a short synopsis of your project.
Email your submission to [email protected].
In the email subject line indicate, “Poetry Submission,” “Prose Submission,” or “Nonfiction Submission.”

We respond to every submission. If you haven’t heard from us within three months, please feel free to inquire—otherwise, take comfort in knowing we’ll be in touch.

About Us:

We are a traditional publisher offering industry-standard royalties. Our team handles all aspects of editing, design, production, distribution, and social media marketing. We do not offer publishing services to authors who are not under contract with us.

We can’t wait to be thrilled by your words.

10/22/2025

My first round of author royalties as the new publisher of NCP are in the mail.