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      • NEW--The Curator's Notes, by Robin Rosen Chang
      • NEW--A Cartography of Home, by Hayden Saunier
      • NEW--Tell Me How You Got Here, by Emily Franklin
      • NEW--Self-Portrait with a Million Dollars, by Patricia Clark
      • NEW—A Kinship with Ash, by Heather Swan
      • NEW—Kissing the Long Face of the Greyhound, by Yvonne Zipter
      • NEW—Somatic, by Ann Keniston
      • NEW—Ghost Dogs, by Dion O'Reilly
      • Sugar Fix, by Kory Wells
      • The Honey of Earth, by David Graham
      • The Davids Inside David, by Sarah Wetzel
      • The Bones of Winter Birds, by Ann Fisher-Wirth
      • Strange What Rises, by Gary Whitehead
      • Suspension, by Paige Riehl
      • The Northway, by Lisa Bellamy
      • The Infinite Doctrine of Water, by Michael T. Young
      • Aileron, by Geraldine Connolly
      • No Such Thing As Distance, by Karen Paul Holmes
      • Leaves Surface Like Skin, by Michelle Menting
      • How to Wear This Body, by Hayden Saunier
      • Travel Notes from the River Styx, by Susanna Lang
      • Route 66 and Its Sorrows, by Carolyn Miller
      • The Canopy, by Patricia Clark
      • Bluewords Greening, by Christine Stewart-Nunez
      • Cutting Room, by Jessica de Koninck
      • The Persistence of Longing, by Lynne Knight
      • Confessions of a Captured Angel, by Neil Carpathios
    • Craft Books >
      • The Practicing Poet: Writing Beyond the Basics
      • The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop
      • The Crafty Poet II: A Portable Workshop
    • Anthologies >
      • NEW—A Constellation of Kisses
      • The Book of Donuts, edited by Jason Lee Brown and Shanie Latham
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Call for Submissions of Full-Length Poetry Collections

We will be open for submissions of full-length poetry manuscripts from January 24, 2021 thru February 28, 2021.

We plan to select 2-4 manuscripts each submission period.
​All submissions must go through Submittable.
Please read our FAQs page before submitting.
Any questions, please use the email address or the Contact Form on the Contact page.
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Guidelines are as follows:
A manuscript of approximately 40-55 poems. This will produce a book of approximately 90-110 pages. (Please note that your book will always be more pages than your manuscript. Page count for the book includes poems, front and back matter, blank pages, and section dividers).

Include contact information on title page (we do not read anonymous submissions)

One inch margins all around

Do not use all caps for poem titles

Include Table of Contents

Include page numbers

Include Acknowledgments Page
  • List poems and journal titles rather than just a list of journal titles. Format as a list, not as a paragraph.
  • Please note that we allow a maximum of 6 poems from a previously published chapbook. Regardless of the number of chapbooks, it’s no more than 6 chapbook poems. Poems previously published in a chapbook should be indicated as such on the Acknowledgments page. Include title of poem and title of chapbook.
In cover letter area include a brief bio and a 4-6 sentence description of your manuscript—in your own words, not a blurb
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We recommend that 25-50% of the poems have been previously published. More than that is fine.

Simultaneous submission is acceptable but please immediately withdraw your manuscript if it's accepted elsewhere.

Please note that there is a minimal $12 reading fee to help cover our costs.
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​We strongly suggest that you peruse at least one book from Terrapin Books before submitting. We suggest that you peruse the work of any press before you submit.

​Please note that at this time we are unable to accept manuscripts from outside of the US.
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Terrapin Books is committed to publishing outstanding books of poetry by outstanding poets. We intend to fully support our poets. We will edit your manuscript and work with you on revisions. We expect our poets to actively engage in promoting their books. We require our poets to maintain a dedicated website and to be a member of Facebook.

Our books are 6 x 9, paperback, perfect bound, color cover, with printed spine (poet's name, title, press).

We are committed to publishing accepted titles within six months of acceptance. We do not maintain a long list of books-in-waiting.
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We offer a standard contract, a generous number of author copies, a substantial discount on additional copies purchased by the author, and an annual royalty payment.
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Terrapin Books
4 Midvale Ave.
West Caldwell,
New Jersey 07006

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  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Forthcoming
    • These Few Seeds, by Meghan Sterling
    • The Feast Delayed, by Diane LeBlanc
    • Wind Apples, by Jeff Ewing
    • The Poet & The Architect, by Christine Stewart-Nunez
  • Redux Series
  • Our Titles
    • Poetry Books >
      • NEW--The Curator's Notes, by Robin Rosen Chang
      • NEW--A Cartography of Home, by Hayden Saunier
      • NEW--Tell Me How You Got Here, by Emily Franklin
      • NEW--Self-Portrait with a Million Dollars, by Patricia Clark
      • NEW—A Kinship with Ash, by Heather Swan
      • NEW—Kissing the Long Face of the Greyhound, by Yvonne Zipter
      • NEW—Somatic, by Ann Keniston
      • NEW—Ghost Dogs, by Dion O'Reilly
      • Sugar Fix, by Kory Wells
      • The Honey of Earth, by David Graham
      • The Davids Inside David, by Sarah Wetzel
      • The Bones of Winter Birds, by Ann Fisher-Wirth
      • Strange What Rises, by Gary Whitehead
      • Suspension, by Paige Riehl
      • The Northway, by Lisa Bellamy
      • The Infinite Doctrine of Water, by Michael T. Young
      • Aileron, by Geraldine Connolly
      • No Such Thing As Distance, by Karen Paul Holmes
      • Leaves Surface Like Skin, by Michelle Menting
      • How to Wear This Body, by Hayden Saunier
      • Travel Notes from the River Styx, by Susanna Lang
      • Route 66 and Its Sorrows, by Carolyn Miller
      • The Canopy, by Patricia Clark
      • Bluewords Greening, by Christine Stewart-Nunez
      • Cutting Room, by Jessica de Koninck
      • The Persistence of Longing, by Lynne Knight
      • Confessions of a Captured Angel, by Neil Carpathios
    • Craft Books >
      • The Practicing Poet: Writing Beyond the Basics
      • The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop
      • The Crafty Poet II: A Portable Workshop
    • Anthologies >
      • NEW—A Constellation of Kisses
      • The Book of Donuts, edited by Jason Lee Brown and Shanie Latham
      • The Doll Collection
  • Submissions
    • Guidelines
  • FAQs
  • Poetry Salon
  • Store
    • Poetry Books
    • Craft Books
    • Anthologies