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Terrapin Books [1]

Basic Information
Address: 
4 Midvale Avenue
Zip / Postal Code: 
07006
Submission Guidelines: 
https://www.terrapinbooks.com/guidelines.html [2]
City: 
West Caldwell
Website: 
https://www.terrapinbooks.com [3]
Logo or Cover Image (Choose a file, then click upload.): 
State: 
New Jersey
Country: 
United States
Contact Information
Contact Title: 
Publisher
Contact First Name: 
Diane
Lockward
Contact E-mail: 
Details
Genres Published: 
Poetry
Publishes Through Contests Only: 
No
Reading Periods: 
Saturday, January 24, 2026 to Saturday, February 28, 2026
Friday, August 1, 2025 to Sunday, August 31, 2025
Response Time: 
Less than 3 months
Book Types: 
Poetry collections
Formats: 
Paperback
Charges Reading Fee: 
Yes
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Distributors: 
Ingram
Tips From the Editor: 

We have two open reading periods during the year: the month of February and the month of August. Read and follow the guidelines carefully. Submit only during our two open reading periods each year.

Titles per Year: 
6 to 10
Editorial Focus: 

Terrapin Books is a small press for poetry books. They publish single author full-length collections, an occasional anthology, and craft books. They run two open reading periods per year and publish six to eight books per year.

Representative Authors: 

Andrea Hollander, Lynne Knight, Patricia Clark, Carolyn Miller, Hayden Saunier, Karen Paul Holmes, Christine Stewart-Nunez, Geraldine Connolly, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Eric Nelson, Heather Swan, David Graham, Jackie Berger

How many authors debut in each issue?: 
1-2
Publishing type: 
print only [4]

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

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/small_presses/terrapin_books [2] https://www.terrapinbooks.com/guidelines.html [3] https://www.terrapinbooks.com [4] https://www.pw.org/category/publishing_type/print_only