Call For Submissions

We’re excited to announce that OOMPH! Press is now OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS

We’re looking forward to reviewing:

  1. Full-length manuscripts of poetry in translation or short prose in translation to be considered for publication as a bilingual book

  2. Individual pieces of poetry in translation, short prose in translation, original poetry in English, or original short prose in English to be considered for publication in our international multilingual journal

  3. Individual recipes originally written in English or translated into English to be considered for publication in our first international multilingual cookbook


All submissions will receive a 15% discount* on the OOMPH! Press Flight of Books!

PLEASE FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR THE CALL:



Bilingual Print Book

Please send collections of poetry or short prose in translation (anywhere between 50-200 pages) to submissions@oomphpress.com. In the subject line, write Book Submission – Your Last Name. When submitting, please include a copy of both the translated and original text (as a .pdf and .doc or .docx), written proof that you have permission to publish the translated text and a brief bio of both the author and translator. If accepted, you will be expected to provide a note on translation and a list of places where any excerpts were previously published.

Multilingual Journal

(submissions currently under review)

Please send 1 - 5 pieces of poetry in translation, short prose in translation, original poetry in English, or original short prose in English (10 pages max.) to submissions@oomphpress.com. In the subject line, write Journal Submission – Your Last Name. When submitting translations, please include a copy of both the translated and original text (as a .pdf and .doc or .docx) and written proof that you have permission to publish the translated text and a brief bio of both the original author and translator; when submitting original poetry in English or original short prose in English, please submit a brief author bio—while we welcome poems & short prose of all styles from a wide variety of voices, we are particularly interested in work that is experimental, avant-garde, and most importantly, international. Deadline: August 1, 2021

Multilingual Cookbook

Please send a recipe or a series of recipes (5 pages max.), along with a short write-up of the cultural, linguistic, and/or historical context of the dish(es) (approximately 250 words per recipe), to submissions@oomphpress.com. In the subject line, write Cookbook Submission – Your Last Name. When submitting recipes in translation, please include a copy of both the translated and original text; when submitting recipes in translation or original recipes in English, please submit work as a .pdf and .doc or .docx, along with a brief bio. While we welcome all recipes, we are particularly interested in stews and soups, gumbos and jambalayas, locros and curries, sancochos and phos—we’re looking for international iterations of the creole & cajun; we’re aiming to assemble a collection of local and regional dishes into the first international multilingual OOMPH! cookbook.


To find out more about the press, read our about page, peruse our catalog and check out our book bundles.


Thank you for supporting independent press publishing. We look forward to reviewing your work!


Please direct any inquiries to editors@oomphpress.com

*Discount code will be sent after submission is reviewed. Order must be made within 30 days of receiving code in order to receive discount.