All manuscripts submitted must contain an element of the speculative. As a genre, speculative fiction includes: science fiction, fantasy, supernatural, alternate history, magic realism, or any combination thereof--including stories that are difficult to define.  We are not interested in horror, due to our low resistance to gore and all it entails, or historical fiction in the classic sense.  We do not read submissions for screenplays, poetry, mysteries, thrillers, children's, chick lit, romance, erotica or nonfiction.

Meadowhawk Press is focused on speculative fiction that is intelligent and character driven. We want writing that appeals to adults, but is 'YA Accessible'. We are looking for characters that are 17 years or older, but will occasionally consider exceptions that are compelling enough to engage a broad range of readers. 'YA Accessible' to us means that while violence and sex may be part of the human condition, it does not have to be graphic or pornographic in the telling. We evaluate adult content based on what is crucial to plot or character arc, and edit accordingly.