Driftwood Press

Driftwood Press is excited to announce that we are accepting submissions for full-length poetry collections! See below for guidelines, timeline, and award information. We cannot wait to read your phenomenal poems!

TIMELINE

• Submissions are open September 1st 2022 - March 31st 2023.
• Winners will be notified in May 2023.
• Winning collection(s) will be published in 2024 and/or 2025.

GUIDELINES

• 40 - 100 pages of poetry (if you are a few pages under or over, no problem).
• Experimental poetry, hybrid work, poetry with a visual element, prose poetry, and any avant-garde poetry are welcomed! We love work that thoughtfully pushes poetry into new realms and realities.
• Submissions should be primarily in English, but collections with a moderate bilingual component will of course be considered.
• A standard, 12-point font is preferred.
• Please submit your manuscript in a .doc, .docx, or PDF format.
• We read submissions blindly, so please do not include your name, email, or any identifying information within the manuscript itself.
• Please include a Table of Contents page.
• Individual poems from your manuscript may have been previously published in magazines, journals, anthologies, or chapbooks, but the collection as a whole must be unpublished.
• You may include an Acknowledgements page, but none is necessary.

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AWARDS

• 1 - 3 collections will be chosen for publication during this submission period.
• Each winner will receive: $500 USD, 20 copies of their collection, and a standard royalties package.
• Winning collections will be sold online, in bookstores, at events, and distributed through IngramSpark.
• Depending upon scheduling and availability, winners may also have the opportunity to take part in an author signing & reading at a future AWP convention.