Poetry Chapbooks
We accept submissions for our annual chapbook contest from November 1 to January 15 (postmark deadline).
Prize: $500, publication of chapbook, and 50 copies
Reading fee: $15
Submit: 16-24 pages of poetry, two cover sheets
(one with contact information and one anonymous) by January 15SASE for results only
Simultaneous submissions are permissible if we are notified immediately upon acceptance elsewhere.This year's judge is Jack B. Bedell, the Woman’s Hospital Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at Southeastern Louisiana University, where he also serves as editor of Louisiana Literature and director of Louisiana Literature Press. His most recent books are Call and Response (Texas Review Press) , Come Rain, Come Shine (Texas Review Press) and French Connections: A Gathering of Franco-American Poets (LaLit Press).
Please mail your entry and fee to:
Grayson Books
P.O. Box 270549
West Hartford, CT 06127-0549Poetry Books
Currently Grayson Books is not accepting unsolicited manuscripts. Occasionally books are published as a cooperative venture between author and publisher. These are books that fit in with the themes and general excellence associated with our small press. If you have an idea for such a book to be published cooperatively, send a proposal including your qualifications and publication credits, expected audience and promotion ideas, and a sample of 6-10 pages of the manuscript.
You will receive feedback on your proposal within two months. If your proposal seems promising, we will ask for more details and a complete manuscript so we can give it more thorough evaluation.
