Category: Chapbooks/Books (Press)

NO FEE Poetry Book Contest, $250 Prize – Broken River Prize (Platypus Press), DEADLINE: July 31, 2020

Every once in a while a new press with new ideas and amazing projects appears on the literary scene. Platypus Press is one of those. I've been nothing but impressed with their creativity and professionalism. They are an independent press based in England and seek to unearth innovative […]

Chapbook contest ($11 fee) + editor interview – Paper Nautilus, DEADLINE: April 20, 2020

Paper Nautilus is a small press publishing chapbooks each year through two contests: the Vella Chapbook Prize, and the Debut Series Chapbook Prize. There is a reasonable fee for each contest, but if the fee is an economic hardship to an eligible submitter, please contact them, and they […]

The Book is Art – guest blog post by David Crews of Platform Review

A little over a year ago, I was living in a buddy's house, squatting, looking over the place while he was taking care of his elderly mother down in Meridian, Mississippi. Of course, I didn't mind because the rent was cheap and he had a nice place for […]

18 NO FEE Chapbook Publishers (UPDATED!)

UPDATED 11/25/2020 The individual listings below are the chapbook publishers I found which do not charge submission fees, reading fees, or contest fees. Several are currently open or always open, which I’ve noted below. Many chapbooks are published via contests and do typically require a fee from $10 […]

Trish Hopkinson