Palimpsest Press: Call for Poetry and Nonfiction Submissions

In an effort to remove barriers for BIPOC, Deaf, and Disabled authors, Palimpsest Press is officially opening submissions year-round for authors who identify as BIPOC, Deaf, or Disabled. These guidelines take effect immediately. Please include “Year-round Submission” in the email subject line if you submit outside of our designated February 1st – March 31st submission period. *

Open submissions for all other authors will ONLY be accepted and read from February 1st to March 31st of each year.

POETRY GUIDELINES

Please submit a cover letter.

Please submit a publishing history.

Full manuscript in .doc, .docx, or pdf.

Poetry collections should be over 50 pages.

Send above to jim(at)palimpsestpress.ca.

NONFICTION GUIDELINES

Please submit a cover letter.

Please submit a publishing history.

Full manuscript in .doc, .docx, or pdf.

Nonfiction manuscripts have no page number requirement.

Send above to jim(at)palimpsestpress.ca.

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Enquiries about submissions should be directed to Palimpsest Press. Please always refer to their website for complete details and information.

Please note, this competition is run by Palimpsest Press, not the Commonwealth Foundation.