Post by shayepoet on Oct 9, 2008 9:11:45 GMT 2
Concrete Wolf
ConcreteWolf.com
Description of the press and its mission:
We prefer chapbooks that have a theme, either obvious (i.e. chapbook about a divorce) or understated (i.e. all the poems mention the color blue). We like a collection that feels more like a whole than a sampling of work. We have no preference as to formal or free verse. We probably slightly favor lyric and narrative poetry to language and concrete, but excellent examples of any style get our attention.
Year press began:
2001
Awards received by your press and its authors:
Poems by all Concrete Wolf authors have been nominated for Pushcarts. Poems by Jessica Goodfellow have been read on the Writers Almanac by Garrison Keillor. Jessica Goodfellow won a Best New Poets Award last year. Nearly all our authors have gone on to win book awards.
Open to unsolicited submissions?
Annual contest only.
Submission period:
November 3rd postmark.
Guidelines for submitting:
16 to 26 pages of poetry, plus a table of contents and acknowledgments (if applicable).
Please number all your poem pages.
Include 2 cover sheets, one with title, author information (including email and phone), and one just with the title.
Reading Fee: $20, checks payable to Concrete Wolf.
SASE for results only. Manuscripts cannot be returned.
Include a 6.5" by 9.5" postage-paid envelope stamped with $1.99 postage, if you'd like a copy of the winning chapbook.
Simultaneous and multiple submissions okay. Notify us by email if you need to remove your chapbook from consideration.
Winner will be announced in February 2009 and published Summer 2009.
Let us know if you need additional info: concretewolf@yahoo.com
For a copies of our previous publications, see our publications page.
Mail to:Concrete Wolf
PO Box 1808
Kingston, WA 98346
**Please note this is a new address.**
What the press really wants to see in manuscripts:
Cohesiveness. Poems we want to read again and again.
What makes the press cringe?
Lengthy cover letters that explain the poems.
Contest:
2008 Chapbook Contest
Postmark Deadline: November 3, 2008
Prize: 100 Copies of a perfect-bound chapbook
Reading Fee: $20, checks payable to Concrete Wolf.
Final Judge: Elizabeth Austen
concretewolf.com/current/contest.htm
Number of books published in past year:
1
Average press run:
250
Distributor:
Concrete Wolf
Book Promotions:
Provides review copies. Arranges reading in Seattle area. Nominates for Pushcart. Sends copies to Poets House. Submits to Poetry Daily, Verse Daily and Writers Almanac.
Lana Ayers
LanaAyers.com