Half Mystic Press publishes poetry, essay, and short story collections; drama; memoirs; novellas; full-length novels; and experimental work. We do not publish books of genre, lyrics without music, or critical work.

Please note that, unlike in our journal, we do publish books that are not overtly music-themed. When we ask for music, we mean rhythm, we mean story, we mean luminescence and chaos, pulsing loneliness, ordinary madness, thunder on loop, violent quietude, shivering wonder. We mean truth. We mean work that we can’t help but listen to on repeat, work that makes us believe in something bigger than all this endless static.

When we ask for music, we mean the undefined and the indefinable. Send us your symphony. We won’t flinch.

Your manuscript must be at least 60 pages and complete. At least three-quarters of the book should be previously unpublished in any form. We welcome simultaneous submissions, and submissions from both agented and unagented writers. We only publish predominantly English manuscripts, and we pay competitive royalties.

For poetry, essay, and short story collections, please send the full manuscript; for all other genres, please send the first half of the manuscript. We read all submissions anonymously, so don’t include identifying information in the manuscript file.

We highly recommend that you read past books from Half Mystic Press to get a feel for our aesthetic and the types of work we love.

You can expect to hear back from us within eight months. If it's been nine months and you haven't received a response, please do send us a note to enquire!