Dalkey Archive Basics:
Dalkey Archive Press is a well-respected publisher of experimental literary
fiction based in Illinois and founded in 1984. They specialize in literature
in translation, and publish approximately 30 works of fiction each year. It
has almost 500 books in print from over 30 countries.
Authors/Titles Representative of Their Fiction List:
Dalkey Archive books include Look at the Dark by Nicholas Mosley, Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die, by Mark Binelli, and Things in the Night by Mati Unt. The Press has also published titles by Djuna Barnes, Donald Barthelme, Aldous Huxley, and Ben Marcus.
What Dalkey Archive Looks For:
"We place a heavy emphasis upon fiction that belongs to the experimental tradition of Sterne, Joyce, Rabelais, Flann O'Brien, Beckett, Gertrude Stein and Djuna Barnes."
What They Offer Writers That Commercial Presses Don't:
Dalkey Archive Press tends to take chances on books that other presses may not consider. Their books are of unusually well designed and printed using high quality materials. A publication by Dalkey Archive means that your name is listed alongside some of the great writers of the past century.
Address for Submissions:
Acquisitions Editor, Dalkey Archive Press, Dalkey Archive Press, University of Illinois, 1805 S. Wright Street, MC-011, Champaign, IL 61820.
They respond within 2-4 months of receiving a submission.
Additional Advice for Submitting:
"If you would like to submit a manuscript, you should be familiar with our list and the types of books we publish in order to determine whether your book is appropriate for our list."