Autofocus Books is currently open for manuscript submissions until May 11, 2025.
As you hopefully already know, Autofocus Books is a publisher of artful autobiographical writing in any genre or form: personal essay, memoir, autofiction, confessional poetry, journals & diaries, letters & e-mails, text-image works, mashups of some of these things, and/or any other thing that makes art directly from the life of its writer.
We are open to reading any manuscripts, related to the above, up to 80,000 words. However, longer manuscripts are typically longer shots with us. We prefer relatively brief books. The majority of books we have published are 15,000 - 40,000 words. But we have published books much shorter and longer than this too, so don't let it stop you if it might be a great fit. (Word count includes title pages, table of contents, end notes, acknowledgements, etc.)
Please use your best judgement for typeface, font size, and spacing depending on your manuscript. Traditional manuscript fonts and spacing specifications are preferred when possible.
Books accepted during this submission window will most likely be 2027 releases.
If you have any questions before submitting, please email Michael at mwheaton@autofocusbooks.com.