Belle Point Press

Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Representative Authors: 
Jason Myers, Jack B. Bedell, Anna Laura Reeve, Wendy Taylor Carlisle, Christy Lorio, Shome Dasgupta, Amy Cipolla Barnes, Rob Roensch
Book Types: 
Chapbook, Novella, Short story collections, Essay collections, Novel, Memoir, Poetry collections
Formats: 
Paperback
Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Temporarily closed to submissions
Response Time: 
Less than 3 months
Charges Reading Fee: 
No
Publishes Through Contests Only: 
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Titles per Year: 
6 to 10
Distributors: 
Ingram, website

Editorial Focus

The mission at Belle Point Press is to celebrate the literary culture and community of the American Mid-South: all its paradoxes and contradictions, all the ways it gets people home. The editors are primarily interested in seeing work from writers tied to Arkansas and the surrounding area, including Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, etc., as well as other Southern states. (This connection doesn’t necessarily have to be explicit in the work itself.)

Tips From the Editor

As a Mid-Southern regional press, show us what it means to be from around here. Get to know us a bit through our social media, Substack posts, and the kind of work we publish.

Contact Information

Casie Dodd, Founder and Publisher
1121 North 45th Terrace
Fort Smith, AR 72904
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Last updated: Mar 22, 2024