Welcome to VAO Publishing's on-line submission interface. This is where you can upload the pieces you want us to consider including in either Along the River II or Border Noir.
In addition, VAO Publishing is interested in releasing a small number of titles from local authors every year. There isn't a specific genre that we want to promote more than any other: we simply want to provide a venue for the expression of local writers with a compelling story and voice.
If you are interested in having us consider your work, you should first submit a pitch (a short description of the story you want to tell).
If the idea strikes a chord with our editorial staff, we'll request the first five chapters (or an equivalent percentage of the overall text). We may then decide your book is a good fit (or we may request the remainder of your manuscript before making a decision).
Along the River II
While there is no thematic unity to the second volume of Along the River, we do prefer pieces that either take place in this region or deal with issues pertaining to deep south Texas.Poetry: You may submit up to six poems; we would prefer not to print more than three by any one author. If your poems are in Spanish, please try to craft an accompanying English translation for the appendix. If you can't, the editor will translate any poem selected for you.
Flash fiction: You may submit (separately) up to three pieces of flash fiction (or microfiction). These pieces should contain 2000 words or fewer. For longer fiction, please inquire first by e-mailing the editor.
Essays: You may submit up to two essays of no more than 2500 words.
Initial Chapters Submission (Invitation Only)
If, after you have submitted a pitch, we decide to read the first few chapters of your book, this is where we will direct you.Please do not submit chapters without an invitation to do so. Any such unrequested submission will be deleted.