Sturgeon's Law: Open reading periods

Open reading periods

List of presses with reading periods for poetry manuscripts, plus notes:

Open: Persea Books
Open: Red Morning Press
Open: Eastern Washington University Press (query/sample)
Open: Counterpath Press (query/sample)
Open: Mayapple Press ($10 fee)
Open: Etruscan Press ($20 fee)
January & June: Milkweed Editions
January-June: BkMk Press (sample)
January-July: Ghost Road Press (query/sample)
January-November(!): Graywolf Press (query/sample)
January-March: CavanKerry Press
January-? (not first books): BOA Editions
March 1-May 1: Ahsahta Press
Feb. 1 - June 1: Carolina Wren Press
April-September: Waywiser Press
June: Four Way Books
June: Ausable Press
June: Steel Toe Books (you have to buy one of their previous books)
July: Tupelo Press ($35 fee[!!!])
September: Sarabande Books (sample)
September-October: University of Pittsburgh Press (not first books)
October: Carnegie Mellon University Press ($10 fee)
October-November: C&R Press ($10 fee, $15 to received published book)
November-December: the various WordTech Communications imprints

Anyone got others, please add 'em.

# posted by Steven D. Schroeder @ 8:07 PM

Comments:

Thanks for this! What a great resource.

# posted by

Charles : October 20, 2006 9:08 PM

Sarabande reads open submissions in September.

# posted by

C. Dale : October 20, 2006 9:19 PM

C. Dale: Of course! Wasn't thinking of them since their reading period so recently passed...

# posted by

Steven D. Schroeder : October 20, 2006 9:47 PM

Thanks for these! I have almost completed my manuscript & it should be finished at the end of this year, so this info is very helpful.

# posted by

Amanda Auchter : October 21, 2006 3:44 PM

Pitt is reading right now,
through October I think.
BOA has an open reading period,
or they used to.

# posted by

david dodd lee : October 23, 2006 3:49 PM

Yes, many thanks! Much appreciated.

# posted by

brandijay : October 26, 2006 10:20 PM

Great info, Steven. Tupelo Press also have an open reading in July.

# posted by

Alex Grant : June 11, 2007 8:38 PM