Submissions

PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY

We are NOT accepting unsolicited submissions at the moment.

For those who insist on emailing for guidance, please note that there is not time in the day for my full-time day job and answering hundreds of queries a week as well as running this press, so please don't be upset if you don't get a reply.

If you really insist on submitting, please do it by normal (snail) mail. If there is no stamped SAE with the manuscript, don't expect a response or return of the items submitted. Please include a BRIEF biography and publishing history if you do submit. I will try to respond to submissions that include return postage and SAE within a few weeks, but don't hold your breath.

Basically it is a complete waste of your money and my time if you have not previously had your work published by several reputable magazines and possibly had a pamphlet published. (NOT vanity press publications. i.e. If you paid someone to publish it, it doesn't count!)

Most areas of the UK have local writers' groups led by well-known and published poets who will happily give guidance to beginners; this is not the function of publishers.

Recommended Reading for Submitting Poets

From the editor of Salt Publishing, especially see 50 Dos and Don'ts