Submission Guidelines
Thank you for your interest in Kitaab!
We want to provide a platform to Asian writers as well as to writers of any ethnicity writing on Asian themes (no matter where you live). As such, we welcome you to submit your work for publication here.
What are we looking for
- Short Stories
- Essays on Literary Criticism
- Poetry (Update: Poetry Submissions are currently on hold)
- Non-fiction – Travelogues, Memoirs, Personal essays
- Book Reviews (Please note, we accept book reviews only for books not older than 6 months from the date of submission.)
- Author Interviews
Short Story Submissions
We are looking for stories that are set in Asia, are about Asia, or by Asians anywhere in the world.
We invite unsolicited submissions of short stories including excerpts from novels in progress (if they stand alone as stories) no longer than 3,000 words.
We request writers to submit only one story at a time and no more than two stories a year.
Poetry Submissions
*** Currently we are not accepting Poetry Submissions till further notice***
Please submit 1 to 4 poems of moderate length at one go. They should not be of more than 60 lines each.
Non fiction Submissions
Literary Criticism – We are looking at literary essays that are more than a book review and a little less than an author interview. We want to know about literary pilgrimages, the stories behind the book, or the confessions of a heartbroken book-lover after their favourite character died.
Essays (Musings/ Memoirs) – Write your heart out about the most personal memory or share a part of your childhood through this essay.
Travelogues – Make us travel to your favourite destination or allow us a peek into your favourite holiday moment.
Books Reviews and Author Interviews
- Book-Lovers &/ Reviewers – If you want to review a book for Kitaab, please send us your suggestions with a brief note on yourself and links to any previous work.
- Authors &/ Poets – If you would like to submit a book (or books) for us to review, please drop us an email at editor@kitaabinternational.com.
- Please note, book reviewers are not paid any honorarium but they get to keep the review copy. They are also given the honorary title, Kitaab Dost (Friend of Kitaab).
- Author Interviews: If you would like to interview an author for Kitaab, please drop us an email at editor@kitaabinternational.com with a brief note on the author you wish to interview and their works along with any links to their website or social media handles.
Important points for submissions
- We accept submissions only in English.
- We do not accept simultaneous submissions.
- All submissions must be exclusive, original, and not previously published, in print or online
- Please include your brief bio(in about 100 words), a picture (not mandatory), and any relevant social media handles along with your contribution
How to submit?
We accept submissions via e-mail only. Send stories/poems/non-fiction pitches to: editor@kitaabinternational.com.
All submissions should be sent both in the body of the email and as a Word document, with the title and author’s name at the top of the first page.
Contributions accepted for publication may be subject to editing in collaboration with the author. Authors retain all rights, but stories published here could be included in future print or e-book anthologies by Kitaab.
Payment
We are not able to offer any honorarium/compensation for your submission. However, if we accept to publish your submission, you will get the annual membership of Kitaab.org free for one year.
Some of the stories will go into the upcoming anthologies/journals by Kitaab and authors will be paid royalties for their contributions.
Publishing
*** Currently we are not accepting unsolicited manuscript submissions till further notice***
2013 marked Kitaab’s foray into publishing. As a publishing house, Kitaab publishes original/translated contemporary literature in English and other Asian languages which illuminates the minds and hearts of readers.
We aim to be a publishing house with titles that will serve our broad theme: empowering and connecting Asian writers and readers. However, the books that we publish must be able to travel around the world. We love short stories, and we hear that most mainstream publishers are not too keen to publish collections of short stories. Therefore, to begin with, we are paying special attention to short fiction. However, we are now open to all kinds of work: fiction, non-fiction, and poetry (both original and in translation).
How to submit your manuscript
You have to be an annual member of Kitaab to be able to submit your contributions to Kitaab. It only costs S$10 a year and shows your support for our work. If you have not subscribed to Kitaab.org yet, pls subscribe here.
Send us a pitch (2-3 chapters with a synopsis and author bio) and we will get back to you within a couple of weeks. Drop us a note at kitaab.sg@gmail.com today.
Fiction and poetry submissions are closed now until further announcement.
Queries to submit your work under our Simurg imprint (curated publishing programme) are open.
Spread the word
We invite writers to spread the word about Kitaab through social media and by recommending our weekly newsletter to your friends. Your support is important for Kitaab and for ensuring that a forum like this exists for the publication of new and emerging writers.
Hi, do you consider self published as published? It is a great literary blog.
It is very pleasant that submissions are acknowledged very soon. Please keep it up.
NAR DEO SHARMA. Poet, Critic, Linguist, Translator, Reviewer, Professor of English, INDIA
Kitab is not publishing everything but concentrating on a few areas and it is expected to be achieving a near perfection result. Certainly as a poet and writer I feel it quite interesting to be in contact with it. My recent visit to Singapore has drawn me more towards it.
Hi. I would like to publish some of my work here sometime. How could I get somebody to check on my work and see if it tallies with the standards the journal sets?
hello sir i wishedto publish my work here, would u help me?
Sir my poem eternal companion has been sent to you. How long it will take for result. Pls tell.
Oh! Wonderful.. this is the right place for me and author’s like me. I’ll surely submit my short story. 🙂
Hi,
I am interested in pursuing writing as my career. I write poems and can write stories, I mostly blog them.
I neend a kind suggestion from Kitaab, is there a way in which my poems can be reviewed, given feedback on and maybe published.
Awaiting your response.
Thanks,
Naina
Hi,
I m Monika Raturi from Dehradun ..I want to share my poems stories etc with this organization please suggest how can I post..
i write short stories and poem. this is really well place to publish stories and poems.
i want know where can submit the story.
thanking you
Bishan papola
can you just tell me how to submit the poems i have written….
and in which language do you accept?
thankx…
English only. Pls see our submission guidelines
Hi am an English poet and have published my first book of poetry too . Wish to contribute my poems here . Pls let me know if you are open to submission in july 2018
Do you reply to all the submissions? even if not accepting to publish?
We try to, sooner or later. Better to send us reminders if you don’t hear from us in 3-6 weeks. Thanks
Thanks Zafar! Looking forward to it.
Short stories are also accepted?
Yes
Umm…I just wanted to know wheather we are allowed to submit a poem also because I m a poet and probably I can not cook stories too well.
Yes, of course. See our submissions guidelines under About Us
I would love to share some flash fiction that I have written ( It is basically four lines a piece). Would it be eligible for submission?
l will be very happy if can help my dream to be actualized because l have a story to tell the world.
Ohh its a bad luck for me, where I published my poems online and now I’ve nothing to submit here. Moreover, its today, I saw this site and missing this without contributing any of my poem. Hoping that soon I’ll get my new poems to be published here.
Do you publish hindi poems?
Do you accept review requests for e-books self-published through Kindle Direct Publishing?
I want to get my poem published with kitaab. How should I proceed with it?
I really thanks the group for the help
Can we submit the manuscript of a novel?
Yes
hello Sir/Madam,
1 . Can i know what’s the payment for poems?
2. what should be the minimum length of the poem for submission ?
Hello Sir/Madam,
I had a few queries . I would be really glad , if you could clear the same.
1. what is the payment for poems ?
2. what should be the minimum length of the poem for submission ?
3. Do you people have any specifications regarding poet’s age for poetry submission?
Thanks & Regards,
Rafia
Hello,
I have a few queries.
1) Are short stories accepted? Because there is a line above in submission guidelines stating that unsolicited short stories aren’t accepted.
2) If short stories are accepted, can the word limit be around 650 words?
3) If short stories are accepted, do we have to attach a brief biography of the author even for short stories or is it only for novels?
i have short story of about 10 page…
The name of this book is Spell Retro. It was written by me when I was in sixth class and now I’m in eight class with two complete versions of my book. It was inaugurated that very year by my school in the gathering of around 1000 people. This book contains 800 such words alphabets when reversed then represents an entirely new word with entirely different meaning that already exists in the English dictionary. For example isn’t it funny D-i-a-p-e-r R-e-p-a-i-d, Tenner-Rennet, Secret-terces, Trams-Smart etc. It also has visuals which make it child friendly. It was released by the Former HRD Minister Smt Smriti Irani in the presence of Former Minister of Textile Shri Santosh Gangwar in the parliament house. The news coverage of its release was covered by five popular newspapers namely Amar Ujala, Dainik Bhaskar, Rashtriya Sahara, The Kanwhizz Times, Dainik Jagaran and also by the July edition of the International Outlook magazine. It is a great contribution towards the understanding of the International language English.
put your short stories here
Hi, Can I publish my short poems and a collection of two liners (Shers) here?
Hi.
I m a regular writer
M author of my book also
I want to submit my poems and other written materials
Thou I doctor by prof but am artist at heart
Kindly let me know as how to proceed
My email id is richa.sharma47@gmail.com
Many Thanks and Kind Regards
Dr Richa Sharma
India
Delhi
Great work KITAAB, though i have some stories published on my own blog in hindi, may i consider them for KITAAB if i translate them into English ?
A poem about the dramatic stage of lord
Hi admin,
Is poem related to any topics allowed?
Hi,I am a Hindi writer can u please tell me how to send u my writings? Are u taking stories now?? Will b waiting for ur response.
Sir,
When you publish books do you give an ISBN number?
Is Kitaab not accepting short fiction submissions as of now?
Submissions of short stories are closed as of now.
Which type of stories do you want
I hop you like my poem and collaborate with me It is very important for me
I need your support
You are mans linseed
God is your backup
Hello
I submitted a collection of shorts totalling 7000words a month ago. Was wondering if it has been received?
Thank you!
Hello I’ve submitted a collection of shorts (vingettes) totalling 7000words four weeks ago. Wondering if you’ve received them?
Looking forward to hearing from you
Crowdfunded Publishing a great news for a writer like me. Well, I am Pitambar Naik from India a prolific poet and writer. I would like to publish my book by kitaab under the scheme Crowdfunded Publishing. Could you please guide me in this regard?
I am a poet and nonfiction writer. Can you publish me under Crowdfunded Publishing?
Do you accept reviews of books which are not connected in any way to Asia?
Hello,
I submitted a manuscript in March. Wonder if you received it?
A collection of vingettes…
Thank you
Do you publish anthology of poetry?
I’m interested in crowdfunded publishing
please guide me for
I want to publish a collection of poems
Vijay Ashok Indushokai
9970744318
I want to publish my Hindi story and poem.
This is Khalid Khan from Peshawar Pakistan. I am a short stories writer and had completed a 100 plus pages book containing 30 stories. I am looking for a publisher to market my book in India. I have something different and great,undoubtedly the best sellers. Please guide me. Bests Khalid Khan
i couldnt send mail to your gmail id. Its unable to recognize.Please help me.