American Buffalo Books

We are thrilled to help usher @bwnadler.bsky.social's archive-driven novel, Prairie Ashes, into the world today. This is an important and beautiful book about the Illinois Mine War, unionization efforts, and the ongoing wars across the world. It's a great book to put out on Election Day.

Congratulations to poet and fiction writer Kevin Ducey, whose novel Electric Ophelia has won the 2025 American Buffalo Books Fiction Prize. Electric Ophelia will be published in 2027.

Thank you to all of the authors that submitted a manuscript to our competition! The world needs more writers!✏️

We're beginning the final stages of selecting our fiction prize winner and the next American Buffalo Book! Exciting news coming your way soon!

American Buffalo Books will decide on the finalists for our Fiction Prize Competition next week! Stay tuned.

Do you comma here often? Check the link in our bio to find your next read!

Happy Wednesday! It's a good day to read a Buffalo Book.

It's April, which means it's Earth Month! Come celebrate with us by letting one of our published novels take you to the stunning midwest.

"Books and doors are the same thing. You open them, and you go through into another world." - Jeanette Winterson

Visit our page for books to transport you into the charming and captivating world of the midwest.

We are having the best time reviewing the manuscript submissions from our contest! Stay tuned to find out the next Buffalo Book Fiction Prize winner👀

Every book is a work of art. That's why we're so committed to providing an amazing submission, editing, and publishing experience for our authors!

Which books are on your reading list for this year? Check out the American Buffalo Books website for our recommendations!

What's a flyover state that you have always wanted to explore? Let us know in the replies! ⬇️

We hope everybody gets to enjoy some nice weather and midwest sunsets this spring!🌻

American Buffalo Books is now reading through the manuscripts that were submitted for our Fiction Prize Competition. Which one will be the next American Buffalo Book?

We are all excited about our upcoming publications at American Buffalo Books. It is a magical experience to be part of bringing our newest writers' work to the world.

Submissions are now closed for our Fiction Prize Competition. Thank you to everyone who submitted! We'll be reviewing everyone's manuscripts over the next coming weeks to pick the winner. More soon!!

DEADLINE APPROACHING on the chance to become the next American Buffalo Books Fiction Prize winner. Follow the link in our bio for submissions and contest guidelines.

We publish books about the beautiful Midwest! Check out our published works to experience these places. Link in bio!

American Buffalo Books Submission Manager Buffalo Books is a non-profit literary press affiliated with the Kansas State University English Department. We publish novels that explore the Midwest, the Plains, and the so-called flyover portions of the West.The American Buffalo Books Fiction PrizeSubmissions open on February 1 for 28 days or 100 submissions. We are open only to novels — from 40,000 to 80,000 words (this is a hard cap)  — that are set in or explore the Midwest and/or the Great Plains. Please do not submit work that does not fit this criteria.Submissions will be be read and screened anonymously. Do not include identifying details on the text itself. (A short acknowledgments page is allowed if a portion of the book has been published in another venue.).Manuscripts should be submitted in 12-point Times New Roman or a similar font with 1-inch margins.Submissions are free.One book will be selected for publication. The winning writer will receive an honorarium of $500 and publication under a generous royalty contract.Former and current students at Kansas State University are not eligible for the Buffalo Books Fiction Prize.

Click the link below or in our bio to turn in submissions!

buffalobooks.submittable.com/submit

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We're over half way through our submission period for the ABB Fiction Prize! Keep submitting your manuscripts to the link in our bio. We can't wait to see what you've all created!

#Writers #BlueSkyWriters #WritingCommunity

American Buffalo Books Spotlight:
Szarotka
By Adam Galanski-De León

Published September 2024
More information at americanbuffalobooks.org

Manuscript Checklist

✅ 40,000-80,000 words
✅ 12-point Times New Roman or a similar font
✅ No self-identifying details are included in the text
✅ Content is set in or explores the Midwest, the Great Plains, and/or the alleged flyover portions of the West

One great part about our American Buffalo Books Fiction Prize is that submissions are free! And we can't wait to read all the amazing manuscripts you all submit.
The link with more details on how to submit is in our bio!

American Buffalo Books Spotlight: Unequal Temperament by @cherylwalsh.bsky.social

More information at americanbuffalobooks.org

American Buffalo Books Spotlight: Year of the Buffalo by @aaronburch.bsky.social

Published on 11/8/2022
More information at americanbuffalobooks.org

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Do you have a passion for writing novels set in the Midwest or the Plains? Submit your manuscript of 40,000-80,000 words to be considered for the Buffalo Books Fiction Prize.

Check the link in our description for more information.

#Writers #BlueSkyWriters #WritingCommunity

Our competition for The American Buffalo Books Fiction Prize is LIVE and accepting submissions! Please follow the link below or the one posted in our bio for instructions to submit your manuscript!
buffalobooks.submittable.com/submit

American Buffalo Books manuscript competition opens TOMORROW!!!
One book will be selected for publication. The winning writer will receive an honorarium of $500 and publication under a generous royalty contract.