ATMOSPHERE PRESS is currently seeking submissions of full-length book manuscripts in all genres—from poetry to fiction to memoir and beyond—with no reading fee. Atmosphere Press is an independent publisher dedicated to honesty, transparency, professionalism, kindness, and making your book awesome. Learn more at www.atmospherepress.com.
ROSE METAL PRESS 2023 open reading period. From June 1 to June 30, we’re seeking full-length hybrid genre manuscripts for consideration for publication in 2024 and beyond. We welcome submissions in all styles and on all subjects, and encourage an expansive interpretation of hybridity. $15 fee. For details visit www.rosemetalpress.com.
SALLY ALBISO POETRY BOOK AWARD—$2,500 and publication with Ingram distribution for winning 56- to 80-page poetry manuscript authored by a poet living in the U.S. Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, or Alaska). Entries via Submittable. Fee: $10. Deadline: May 15. Judge: Lana Hechtman Ayers. Winner announced July. This award honors the memory of MoonPath Press poet Sally Albiso, who passed away in 2019. All entrants receive Sally Albiso’s collection Light Entering My Bones. For more details, go to www.moonpathpress.com or Submittable.com.
TIGER BARK PRESS March BIPOC manuscript reading period. As part of Tiger Bark Press’s ongoing commitment to printing quality poetry by a diversity of voices, the press will hold an open reading period throughout the month of March 2023 for full-length book manuscripts by American poets who identify as Black, as indigenous, or as people of color. There is no entry fee for submission. Selected poets will be offered a standard publishing contract, with books scheduled for publication in late 2023 or early 2024. Submit a manuscript of 55–90 pages of original poetry in English, during the month of March, at www.stonecanoe.submittable.com. For all questions, e-mail tigerbarkeditors@gmail.com.
WOMEN 50+, send us your brilliant completed manuscripts. Traditional publishing with shared collaborative co-op marketing. Memoir, fiction, narrative nonfiction, self-help, business. For details: www.sibyllinepress.com.