Independent publishing company
Deep Vellum Publishing
Children's, Art and Photography, Fiction
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About Deep Vellum
Deep Vellum is best treated as closed to submissions right now. Its website still describes a submission form for book and translation projects, but its Submittable page says there are no open calls, so check both pages before you send anything.
Deep Vellum Publishing is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit publisher in Dallas, Texas, founded in 2013. Its mission is “to bring the world into conversation through literature.” Its catalog includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, photography and children’s books, both translated and written in English. Deep Vellum acquired Dalkey Archive Press in 2020, and Dalkey is one of its seven imprints.
Submissions are best treated as closed today. The website describes an online submission form for book or translation projects, with an external link such as Dropbox to the manuscript, and says the press will get in touch “as soon as possible.” Its Submittable page, however, says there are no open calls. Check both the website submissions page and the Submittable page for a reopening before you send work.
What Deep Vellum is looking for
- Book projects written in English
- Translation projects
- Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, photography and children's books, per its catalog
- Work that fits its mission to bring the world into conversation through literature
Publishes
- Art and Photography
- Children's
- Fiction
- Independent
- Literary fiction
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
Specialties
- Literary fiction
How to submit to Deep Vellum
From its own guidelines- Check the submissions page at deepvellum.org/submissions.
- Check the Deep Vellum Submittable page for an open call.
- Wait until the Submittable page lists an open call.
- Then fill out the submission form with an external link, such as Dropbox, to your manuscript.
Is Deep Vellum right for your book?
A good fit if
Deep Vellum suits literary writers and translators whose work fits its mission of bringing the world into conversation through literature, once a call opens.
Look elsewhere if
Look elsewhere if you need to submit now, since its Submittable page shows no open calls.
Deep Vellum imprints
Which take submissions| Imprint | Direct submissions | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dalkey Archive Press | Not stated | Acquired by Deep Vellum in 2020 per about page; one of 7 imprints (others not named on the page fetched) |
Questions about Deep Vellum
Does Deep Vellum accept unsolicited manuscripts?
Not right now. Deep Vellum's website still describes a submission form for book and translation projects, but its Submittable page says there are no open calls. Treat the press as closed and check both pages for a change. When submissions open, you fill out the online form and include an external link, such as Dropbox, to your manuscript.
How do I submit to Deep Vellum?
When submissions are open, you fill out the submission form on deepvellum.org/submissions and include an external link, such as Dropbox, to the manuscript. The form covers book or translation projects. Because its Submittable page currently says there are no open calls, check both pages first so you do not send work while the press is closed.
What does Deep Vellum publish?
Deep Vellum publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, photography and children's books, both translated and written in English. It is a nonprofit press in Dallas, Texas, founded in 2013, with a mission "to bring the world into conversation through literature." It acquired Dalkey Archive Press in 2020, and Dalkey is one of its seven imprints.
Listing history
- Checked on the publisher's own site
