Pumpernickel House Publishing

Independent Press | Literary Journal

Publisher of Magical Realism, Fabulism, and Fairy Tales

Publisher of Literary Genre | Hybrid Forms

We’re looking for fiction and poetry that blends the strange and the beautiful. Our genres of choice are magical realism, fabulism, and speculative fiction. We admire authors such as Haruki Murakami, Nalo Hopkinson, Carmen Marie Machado, Kelly Link, and Gabriel García Márquez. We seek both full manuscripts, or you can submit shorter work to our bi-annual journal.

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Creative Writing Workshops & Events

We love being a part of the literary community and encouraging young authors, so we not only publish emerging writers but strive to foster their talent and promote them as well. To do so we hold a number of virtual creative writing workshops through out the year as well as indie author meet and greets.