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Headmistress Press [1]

Basic Information
Address: 
4 Corley Loop
Zip / Postal Code: 
72632
Submission Guidelines: 
https://www.headmistress-press.com/p/submissions_5… [2]
City: 
Eureka Springs
Website: 
https://www.headmistress-press.com [3]
Logo or Cover Image (Choose a file, then click upload.): 
State: 
Arkansas
Country: 
United States
Contact Information
Contact Title: 
Editor
Contact First Name: 
Mary
Meriam
Contact E-mail: 
Details
Genres Published: 
Poetry
Publishes Through Contests Only: 
No
Reading Period: 
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 to Friday, October 31, 2025
Response Time: 
3 to 6 months
Book Types: 
Poetry collections
Formats: 
Paperback
E-book
Charges Reading Fee: 
Yes
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Distributors: 
Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBooks, Ingram, online store
Tips From the Editor: 

Our definition of “lesbian” includes both women who identify as lesbians and people who identify with lesbians. We recognize that lesbian communities have been and continue to be informed by bi women, trans women, Two Spirit, genderqueer, gender-noncomforming, and nonbinary people, and that many of these labels are not mutually exclusive categories. In that spirit, we welcome submissions from all poets who feel an intimate connection with the term “lesbian.”

Titles per Year: 
1 to 5
Editorial Focus: 

Founded in 2013, Headmistress Press specializes in poetry and art by lesbians, and their mission is to increase lesbian visibility in the arts. For many years, they held the Charlotte Mew Chapbook Contest, but now hold one annual contest: Sappho’s Prize in Poetry.

Representative Authors: 

Robin Becker, Maureen Bocka, Nicole Brossard, Flower Conroy, Risa Denenberg, Dinah Dietrich, Laura Foley, Janice Gould, Judy Grahn, Marilyn Hacker, Joan Larkin, Ruth Lehrer, Eleanor Lerman, Amy Lowell, Jill McDonough, Jenn Morea, Mary Meriam, Constance Merritt, G.L. Morrison, Lesléa Newman, Samantha Pious, Minnie Bruce Pratt, Alison Prine, Rita Mae Reese, Naomi Replansky, Rachel Rose, Carter Steinmann, Lynn Strongin, Abe Louise Young

Publishing type: 
online and print [4]

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/small_presses/headmistress_press

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/small_presses/headmistress_press [2] https://www.headmistress-press.com/p/submissions_5396.html [3] https://www.headmistress-press.com [4] https://www.pw.org/category/publishing_type/online_and_print