Overcup Press Submissions Policy

Overcup Press is an independent publishing house with national distribution.

Query letters on these nonfiction topics are of particular interest:

• Creative nonfiction narrative and journalism
• Popular Science Writing
• Environmental/Nature Writing
• Regional U.S. Northwest Topics
• Travel (essay, other related)
• Architecture and Design
• Contemporary Arts and Culture
• Music / Music History / Long-form Music Journalism

We are NOT currently considering queries or submissions from the following genres:

• Children's picture books
• Art/photography books
• Travel guidebooks
• STEM titles (middle grade and YA audience-focused)
• Fiction
• Poetry
• Religious books
• Self-help books

Please visit our Submissions form for submissions guidelines. 

Literary agents and agented authors should complete our Contact Us form.

We accept un-agented submissions via our submissions page. Please be patient as it may take several months to get a response.

Phone calls, emails, and letters will not speed up the process and are strongly discouraged.