Ornithopter Press will consider submissions of book-length poetry manuscripts received between September 22 and November 30, 2020. If you haven’t already done so, please investigate the work of the authors the press has published. Further information about Ornithopter Press can be found online and through social media, etc. An independent publisher of poetry that runs counter to the mainstream . . . yes, that will remain true.
Does your work challenge literary norms? Are you inspired by experimentation, inclusiveness, diversity? Do you have a manuscript that's moved beyond the draft stage and feels complete? If so, Ornithopter Press might be right for you. Please refer to the following guidelines in preparing your submission. There is no fee. Every manuscript received will be considered with care. Interest in an open call can be hard to predict. Reading might take three months, although response times could be longer.
(Writers have inquired about submitting chapbook manuscripts. While a submission window for chapbooks is planned, no schedule has been set. This call is for longer work, as described below.)
Submission Guidelines
- Ornithopter Press accepts manuscript submissions in PDF form only.
- Suggested manuscript length: 70 to 100 pages.
- Please do not submit illustrated works.
- Submit no more than one manuscript during this reading period.
- While individual poems (or other text passages) will ideally have been published in journals, anthologies, chapbooks, etc., the manuscript itself must be a new and unpublished work.
- Simultaneous submissions are okay. Please promptly send notification if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere.
- Send your submission to: ornithopterpress@gmail.com
- Write “Submission from (insert your name)” in the subject line.
- Please do not include any material in the body of the email other than a note to say who you are and whether yours is a simultaneous submission.
- Attach one file (PDF only) to your email that includes:
Does your work challenge literary norms? Are you inspired by experimentation, inclusiveness, diversity? Do you have a manuscript that's moved beyond the draft stage and feels complete? If so, Ornithopter Press might be right for you. Please refer to the following guidelines in preparing your submission. There is no fee. Every manuscript received will be considered with care. Interest in an open call can be hard to predict. Reading might take three months, although response times could be longer.
(Writers have inquired about submitting chapbook manuscripts. While a submission window for chapbooks is planned, no schedule has been set. This call is for longer work, as described below.)
Submission Guidelines
- Ornithopter Press accepts manuscript submissions in PDF form only.
- Suggested manuscript length: 70 to 100 pages.
- Please do not submit illustrated works.
- Submit no more than one manuscript during this reading period.
- While individual poems (or other text passages) will ideally have been published in journals, anthologies, chapbooks, etc., the manuscript itself must be a new and unpublished work.
- Simultaneous submissions are okay. Please promptly send notification if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere.
- Send your submission to: ornithopterpress@gmail.com
- Write “Submission from (insert your name)” in the subject line.
- Please do not include any material in the body of the email other than a note to say who you are and whether yours is a simultaneous submission.
- Attach one file (PDF only) to your email that includes:
- A cover letter with a brief bio and a description of your manuscript
- Your name and contact information
- The complete manuscript
- An acknowledgements page that lists individual publication credits