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A short story of mine has grown until it's become a bit of a monster - about 15K. I don't know if that makes it a novelette or a novella, but it's certainly too long for most of the journals I would normally consider for submission.

A superstitious dread of talking too much about my work before it's published prevents me from going into too much detail. But I can say that the story is told from an unusual perspective, that the setting is historical, and it's definitely non-realist (although it isn't genre fantasy or magical realism, either).

What would be a good market for experimental novellas? I tend to prefer print, but for this awkwardly-sized piece I'd (reluctantly) consider an ebook publisher.

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I should point out that I know about Duotrope, Writers & Artists, Poets & Writers, etc. I'm hoping for recommendations of actual publishers. – micapam Feb 24 at 22:21
The answers to this are going to be a bit vague, since we don't know all that much about the book other than its experimental nature. Maybe a better question would be to ask how to identify appropriate places to place the manuscript. – Neil Fein♦ Feb 25 at 4:35
Thanks for your comment. But 'how to identify markets' isn't a question I want answered. So I've edited it to a more generic question that asks for recommendations of markets for experimental novellas. Is that better? – micapam Feb 25 at 8:38
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You mentioned that you are familiar with Duotrope. They list a number of small-press, themed anthologies that seek novellas/etc. Have you checked out those? – Anna M Feb 25 at 13:43
The question is still quite vague, I think. – Neil Fein♦ Feb 25 at 17:29

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Just go directly to ebook through amazon. You can freely market it through FB by all of the various free FB apps.

Self publish, it will result in a lot fewer rejection letters.

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Thanks for your response, Grevor. I'm not interested in self-publishing, as I need the perspective of an editor's outside eye. In any case, rejection letters are character-building :) – micapam Feb 27 at 3:47

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