Literary fiction
We’re publishing offbeat literary fiction that questions the way things are.
Books that make you look twice.
Bipedal Press is an independent publisher that illuminates brilliant authors and strange ideas. We work side by side with writers, pulling their work out of the void and into focus.
Our books cross boundaries between literary fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy, horror, dark academia, and everything in between.
The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.
What we’re publishing
Our first titles are on the way. Until then, here’s the territory. We’re especially drawn to character-driven and psychological work.
Speculative fiction
We’re publishing dystopian fiction, fantasy, horror, and retold myths: stories that ask, “What if?”
Dark academia
We’re publishing ink-stained obsession, candlelit libraries, and brilliant people in over their heads.
Unclassifiable
We’re publishing stories that push boundaries and make their own category.
Fair pay for human work.
We pay fair royalties because we celebrate human creativity and ingenuity.
The strange, messy, surprising thing that’s entirely yours is worth paying for.
Made in-house, one book at a time.
No two books are exactly the same, so we don’t run them down an assembly line. Every step happens in-house, with you involved.
Mitts-on editing
We dig into your book to help make it the best version of itself, and we keep you informed at every stage.
Cover design
Designed in collaboration with you, if you want to be part of it.
Layout
Every interior is laid out in-house, built around the book in front of us.
Audiobooks
Casting and sound editing, handled in-house.
Out of the void, into focus.
Strong voices fall into the void every day. We’re here to pull the strange out of it and bring it into focus.
Illuminated
We give your book the light it deserves, and we build everything around what makes it yours.
Side by side
You’re a collaborator, not a line item. We edit hands-on, design your cover with you if you want in, and keep you informed at every stage.
A real platform
We’re here to amplify your name and your work, in front of readers hungry for something that doesn’t look like everything else.
No fees.
Bipedal Press never charges authors fees.
Royalties.
We pay fair royalties for human work.
Two days.
We acknowledge every submission within two days. Decisions may take longer.
We’re here for readers who like their stories a little sideways.
We’re here for authors who break the mold.
We’re here to provide creative guidance, to challenge your assumptions, and to bring your dreams to life.