Publishers of Poetry

This page contains links to the on-line presence of print publishers. Generally, they post samples of their publications and guidelines for submission.

Unfortunately, there are many literary scams on the internet. Please see Charlie Hughes' excellent page on bogus literary contests here on wind.org for more information.

• Abbey Press, Irish Poetry and Prose published out of Newry. Information about the books and authors they publish.
• ABRAXAS Press publishes contemporary poetry, with a special emphasis on the lyric mode.
• American Literary Review
• The Antigonish Review is a quarterly literary journal published by St. Francis Xavier University.
• Ars Interpres Russian-American Publishers based in New York. Bilingual books of poetry.
• Arte Publico Press the oldest and largest publisher of U.S. Hispanic literature.
• Ash Canyon Review, biannual poetry magazine partial to rich imagery and metaphor shedding light on familiar ground. Submissions, contests and events.
• Ascent Aspirations Press, publishers of Ascent Aspriations Magazine (on-line) and
• The Atlantic Monthly, an excellent companion to the journal. The poetry pages are here.
• The Astrophysicist's Tango Partner Speaks is certainly a mouthful. Their site features the work of one poet, and also includes submission guidelines and a list of links.
• Aurelius Publishing, a Flemish publisher, presents some poems and stories in English.
• Autonomedia/Semiotext(e), on-line catalog and reviews.
• Barrow Street, the home page of the New York City literary magazine and reading series.
• Be-Mused Publications, publishers of books and a journal
• The Bellingham Review table of contents for current issue, submission guidelines.
• The Beloit Poetry Journal, samples, guidelines for submission, information on contests they sponsor.
• Between the Lines - Interviews with Poets, a publisher of interviews with established poets. Excerpts available on-line.
• Bloodaxe Books U.K.-based publisher of poetry, fiction, photography and education.
• Boston Review, a political and literary forum. Their site made Lycos top 5%.
• BOA Editions Limited, publishes volumes of poetry by many prominent authors, including Lucille Clifton, Li-Young Lee
• Biographical Publshing Company, a press that offers services to authors who would like to self-publish.
• Brooklyn Review Online, submission information and samples of recent issues are available.
• Capilano Review, Vancouver, B.C. based literary magazine.
• Carcanet in Manchester, U.K., their site has a searchable catalog of books they publish.
• The Chicago Review an international journal of writing and critical exchange published quarterly. Samples and guidelines for submission are on their site.
• The Circle, "where culture and subculture meet."
• Clackamas Review, semi-annual journal edited and published at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, Oregon.
• Colorado Review, samples, guidelines, and information on the Evil Companions Literary Award.
• Consortium Book Sales & Distribution Links to over 65 small presses distributed by Constortium. Their site has sections for booksellers, individuals, and publishers.
• Copper Canyon Press has a searchable online catalog of books they publish, contact information. Also features a calendar section listing poetry readings and booksignings, and sections for press releases, and links.
• Crab Orchard Review, a biannual published out of Souther Illinois University Carbondale.
• Cream City Review -publishes fiction, non-fiction, poetry.
• Creative Communication, publishers of Poetic Power, promotes contests through primary and secondary schools and publishes anthologies of young writers.
• Crowd a new print magazine featuring poetry, fiction, non-fiction, photography.
• Curbstone Press is a non-profit publishing house dedicated to literature that reflects a commitment to social change, with an emphasis on writing from Latin America and Latino communities in the United States.
• Cyberwit, publishers of the Taj Mahal Review and some anthologies of poetry.
• Doubletake, a journal of literature and photography. Their site has an area for teachers.
• Drowningman.net, an excellent site containing links to over 300 literary publications.
• dPress, a small press operating out of Alaska.
• Enitharmon Press, an independed London-based publisher of poetry.
• Ephraksis, a print journal published out of Sacremnto, CA.
• Fence Magazine, an independent journal based in New York City.
• Fine Madness, samples of work in past issues, subscription information, guidelines.
• Firstwriter.com, a site and publication for beginning poets and writers.
• Five Leaves Publications, a small press based in Nottingham, UK specializing in secular Jewish literature.
• The Florida Review, published twice yearly. Each issue includes fiction, poetry, and literary nonfiction.
• Forklift, Ohio, a Journal of Poetry, Cooking, and Light Industrial Safety, a journal of poetry edited by Matt Hart and Eric Appleby
• Georgia Review samples of work, submission guidelines, and information on the reading series run by the magazine.
• Graywolf Pressis a non-profit, literary publisher located in St. Paul, Minnesota that specializes in poetry, fiction, and cultural criticism.
• hardPressed poetry, publisher and distributor of Irish poetry.
• Hollow Hills Publishing, a British publisher of electronic books. They publish fiction and poetry
• Hunger Magazine, bi-annual, international magazine of poetry and prose. Past contributors have included Antonin Artaud and Anne Waldman.
• Ice Floe Press, a journal and press focusing on work from the far North, but on all sides of the Pole.
• Indiana Review, a biannual literary review managed by Indiana University graduate students
• Interactive Publishing, an Australian print and electronic publishing company that also offers self-publishing services to authors.
• Island Hills Books, a publisher of poetry and prose focusing on books with "a spirit of the place."
• Katabasis, a London-based publisher of poetry and prose from Britain and Latin America.
• The Kenyon Review highlights from the magazine, events, summer writing programs, and submission guidelines.
• Klang, a Seattle-based magazine. Their site has samples from previous issues.
• Light and Dust, from here you can go to their online exhibit of poets, or to their backlist catalog. Recommended.
• Literal Latte a literary journal available for free in many NYC coffee houses. "I'll have a Venti."
• Litline, a non-profit web site for the independent literary community. Includes links to many small presses. Highly recommended as a reference for ordering books and submitting works.
• Many Mountains Moving features fiction, poetry, essays, and art by contributors worldwide.
• The Many Press has published around eighty separate items ­ books, pamphlets and broadsheets, as well as two magazines.
• Marlboro Review fiction, poetry, translations and essays.
• Matter is an annual collection of fiction, poems and screenplays, from established guest authors and the best of the writing MA at Sheffield Hallam University.
• Mélange, both an on-line and print journal of poetry and prose published out of Pennsylvania.
• Michigan Quarterly Review, University of Michigan's flagship journal.
• Milkweed Editions is an award-winning, nonprofit literary publisher of high-quality books that places an emphasis on cultural diversity, environmental stewardship, exceptionally crafted poetry, and insightful literature for adults and children in the middle grades.
• Mississippi Review posts samples from current and back issues, submission guidelines.
• The Missouri Review, a highly-regarded magazine published out of the University of Missouri.
• Mr. Cogito an on-line journal of poetry and press.
• The Modern Review, a new quarterly journal appearing in September 2005.
• New Delta Review, a journal of fiction, poetry and essays affiliated with the MFA program at Louisana State University.
• New England Review, published out of Middlebury college, posts samples and submission guidelines.
• New York Quarterly, literary magazine established 1969 by William Packard. They also have a reading series at Cornelia Street Cafe in NYC.
• Orchises Press is a small literary and general publisher located outside of Washington, D.C. that publishes five to eight books a year and has currently a list of roughly sixty titles. Editor, Roger Lathbury.
• Pen & Inc, a new UK-based independent publisher of poetry and fiction.
• The People's Poet, a collective of poets from around the globe. They publish two magazines and recently issued an anthology.
• Plougshares, a magazine of poetry and fiction. Each issue is guest-edited by a prominent writer.
• Poetic Legacy, an online poetry ezine, editor Michael Lee Johnson, author of The Lost  American
• The Poetry Business publishes contemporary poetry books, cassettes, and a literary magazine, The North
• Poetry International is an annual journal of poetry published out of San Diego University.
• Poetry Life, on-line presence of the UK journal. Their site has winners of their annual contests.
• Poetry Salzburg, poetry books in English published at the University of Salzburg. They also publish the Poetry Salzburg Review.
• jo, publisher of poetry and fiction.
• Potato Hill Poetry publishes books poetry books for the educational market.
• Prairie Schooner a magazine of poetry and fiction. Sponsors many prizes for works published in their magazine.
• Quarterly Review of Literature Poetry Series publishes from four to six new books of poetry--collections, long poems, poetic plays, and translations--in each volume.
• Quarterly West a nationally distributed literary magazine which publishes fiction, poetry, reviews, creative nonfiction and art.
• Rattapallax, the on-line presence of the journal and press of the same name. A catalog of books they publish and information on their published poets.
• Re-invention UK, Ltd, a new British based publishing company, which specializes in charity anthologies.
• Red Crane Books publishes a few poetry titles every year along with cookbooks, literature, art, essays, Native American, gardening, etc.
• The Richmond Review publishes poetry, fiction, essays, and writing on film.
• Sewanee Review guidelines, submission information, samples.
• Shambhala Publications a publisher of titles in a varietry of categories, espcially Eastern philosophy. They also publish poetry. Their site has an online, searchable catalog, and a links page.
• Shenandoah, includes samples from the journal, a history, writers' guidelines, and more.
• A Small Garlic Press a publisher of chapbooks based in Illinois, US. Their site has an on-line catalog and submission information.
• Story Line Pressis an independent, non-profit literary press publishing Rita Dove, Louis Simpson, Donald Justice, and others. They award the Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize for a first book.
• Stride Publicationsa literary book publisher that grew out of the magazine of the same name.
• Sub-terrain, a literary magazine out of Vancouver Canada
• Sun & Moon Press This site has a complete catalog along with contest information. An interesting division of S&MP is Green Integer, which publishes more obscure titles by well-known authors.
• Sycamore Review a nonprofit journal for the artspublished twice annually.
• Teen Writer's Dream, the on-line presence of the magazine of the same name. Geared toward the 13-20 age group, they have theme-based contests and a lively message board.
• The Threepenny Review samples of current and past issues, submission guidelines.
• Tampa Review, the literary journal of the University of Tampa, a biannual hardcover publication. Their site has samples from prvious issues, and subscription information
• Time Being Books, publishing books of poetry since 1988, including works by Albert Goldbarth and Charles Muñoz
• TriQuarterly, the international literary magazine at Northwestern University.
• Two Rivers Press, an independent co-operative press publishing poetry, prose and environmental writing.
• Wake Forest Press, an American-based non-profit publisher focusing on Irish Poetry
• White Pine Press is a non-profit literary press established in 1973, publishing literature from around the world. They publish poetry, fiction, essays, short stories and literature in translation.
• Winedark Sea, a new journal of seeking "surreal, fantastic" poetry and prose.
• Word Riot Press, publishers of poetry and fiction based in New Hampshire.
• WORDSANDPOETRY.COM, a subsidy publisher offering manuscript review, critiquing and a monthly poetry contest.
• Wordworks a nonprofit literary organization founded in 1974, publishes contemporary poetry in collector's editions.
• Zoo Press, publishes several volumes of poetry a year and sponsors the annual Paris Review Prize.