Poetry Book Submissions

Follow guidelines exactly. Following these guidelines is a test.
Failing means an automatic rejection. We want high quality work submitted.

We recommend using Grammarly prior to submitting your manuscript to any publisher.

All general guidelines from Manuscript Submissions must be followed as well as the following:

Poetry books should have at least 20 poems (one per page) that follow a general theme. Full manuscript should be submitted.
All poems must be of high quality. If one or more is not the same standard as the rest, additional poems may be included so that those not accepted can be deleted and 20 or more remain.
If the manuscript is accepted, the poet will be offered a contract. If the contract is accepted, the poet should send a short bio, a high resolution (300 dpi/ppi) headshot, and any dedication or acknowledgements needed.
Once the book is released, the poet is required to help promote, sell, and buy copies of her/his book.

We accept authors from the U.S.A., the UK, and Australia because the company that prints our books has plants in those countries. Shipping costs to other countries is too great for us to pay. Until such time as our printer has a facility in Canada, we can NOT accept authors from Canada UNLESS they have relatives in the U.S. where books could be shipped without paying Canada's huge import fees.

NOTE: We cannot accept authors from Canada unless the author finds a solution to the shipping problem. Cost of shipping books, due to Canadian fees, is extremely expensive.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Submissions must be thoroughly edited, proofed, and revised. We suggest authors run manuscripts through grammarly.com, at least the free or trial version, before final revision for submission. Grammarly is not 100% correct at all times, but it does find most problems, including passive voice. Critique groups, English teachers, and authors known by submitter are all good sources of editing help.
Poetry submissions must follow these Manuscript Submissions guidelines, as well as guidelines found here.