Running Wild Press and RIZE Press grew out of a desire to share stories that break barriers.
About Running Wild Press
Running Wild Press Mission
We believe that great stories don’t fit neatly in a box. Most stories available today are simply run-of-the-mill, unoriginal, and in the end, boring, which makes you feel tired and unheard. Our stories can’t be contained, neatly categorized, or homogenized; just like you.
About RIZE Press
RIZE Press Mission
RIZE Press publishes great stories and great writing across genres that are written by BIPOC and LGBTQ+ writers. At RIZE, we know you want to be entertained with stories that represent you, not some stereotype. You crave spellbinding narratives and innovative prose written by lesser represented authors. The problem is that there’s very little diversity in publishing and minority writers are rarely celebrated, which makes you feel invisible. We believe that your voice should be heard from the treetops.
About Junkyard Rooster
Junkyard Rooster, one of two new imprints with Running Wild Press, breaks the dawn with rising words,broken glass, and rusty fenders. Spearheaded by Ben White, an accomplished acquisition editor, editor, and poet for Running Wild and RIZE, this imprint is still running wild—when the rooster crows, the dawn will break on stories, poems, flat tires, and ripped upholstery holding that old car smell of time, rust, and promise. Celebrating stories forged from unconventional perspectives, Junkyard Rooster will embrace the untamed, the unpolished, and the raw beauty found in the chaos of the human experience.
About Trompe L’oeil Press
Trompe L’œil Press, led by Peter A. Wright, a seasoned acquisition editor and editor for Running Wild and RIZE, will explore the art of storytelling that feels “More Real Than Life Itself.” Trompe L’œil seeks to craft worlds so vivid—characters so palpable and emotions so raw—that readers will find themselves questioning where fiction ends and reality begins. This new imprint aims to draw in readers who crave immersive, authentic experiences that resonate on a deeply human level.
For Readers
For Rights Inquiries
Please direct all inquiries about licensing intellectual property to lisa@runningwildpublishing.com
For press and book store inquiries
For interview requests and book store queries, please contact: lisa@runningwildpublishing.com.
For Authors
If you are submitting a full length manuscript, then you are welcomed to submit for consideration to be included in our 2024 and 2025 catalogs.
If you are interested in your piece being considered for our novella or short story anthologies, then please submit during those open periods.
Please find more detailed submissions guidelines and timetables on our Submittable page here: https://runningwildpress.submittable.com/submit
