Jewish Book Council is pleased to announce this year's open call for submissions for fiction and poetry. The submission period opens January 16, 2026 and closes at midnight ET on February 16, 2026.

We encourage authors to familiarize themselves with work previously published by JBC before submitting. Submissions will be considered for both Paper Brigade Shorts and JBC's digital arm, PB Daily. All authors will be paid for published work.

We read all submissions carefully, which means it can take six months or sometimes more for us to respond. We understand and accept simultaneous submissions, but please notify us immediately if a piece is accepted for publication elsewhere. There is a reading fee of $3.00.

About Jewish Book Council

We are com­mit­ted to giv­ing voice to Jew­ish-inter­est authors of all back­grounds, includ­ing those from mar­gin­al­ized com­mu­ni­ties and writ­ers in trans­la­tion whose work may not oth­er­wise be avail­able in Eng­lish. Jewish Book Council also seeks to expand the com­mon­ly held idea of what con­sti­tutes the ​“Jew­ish expe­ri­ence.” We are com­mit­ted to help­ing authors con­nect with as broad a read­er­ship as pos­si­ble by strik­ing a bal­ance between schol­ar­ship and con­tent that will be acces­si­ble to read­ers, Jew­ish and non-Jew­ish, lay and academic.