Check Out Our Anthology and Journal Opportunities
We can not thank you enough for all our submissions over the last few years. Anthologies put Quillkeepers Press on the map. They are a cornerstone of our organization. Our purpose has always been to uplift writers, help broaden their audiences, and help guide them toward their goals. Over the years, our anthologies have changed. They now include a small submission fee to help cover the cost of production. We also have around 3 opportunities a year versus our older style of 6. This creates room for other traditional, hybrid, and self-publishing projects. However, staying true to our mission and purpose, we will always reserve space for our beloved anthologies.
The Aerial Perspective Journal
We are now accepting submissions for our next issue of The Aerial Perspective. We are looking for poetry, short stories, original photography, and copyright-free literary articles.
*** It is very important to read the FAQ's on this project. We have to put this together in a very specific manner due to time restraints and the programs we are using, if the submission doesn't follow the guidelines it will be rejected. You can find the FAQ's in the "submit here" link below.
Grief Anthology 2024
In 2021, our EIC lost her 20-year-old son and her stepmother only a day apart. She then lost her younger brother at the beginning of 2022. Realizing that grief and loss are human conditions we all must face, she wanted to find a way to honor the loved ones we've lost as a collective. Our hope for this collection is to honor those we've lost and comfort those still grieving. Send you essays, memoirs, short stories, and poetry about grief for consideration.
Mythology Anthology 2024
We seek essays, memoirs, short stories, and poetry inspired by your favorite mythological story, character, beast, plant, planet, or inanimate object. Tell us about Cronus swallowing his children, Icarus flying too close to the sun, and Persephone's rule as Queen of the Underworld. Tell us about the Phoenix, Chimera, Minotaur, Pegasus, the Tree of Life, or any other mythologically based folklore your imagination can conjure up.
Submissions Closed
Anthology Submission FAQ and Specifications:
General Guidelines
You must be 18+ years of age to submit
We accept previously published work for our anthology and journal opportunities. Given the previous publishers allows it.
We do not accept previously published work for our traditional and chapbook publishing opportunities
Once accepted, you will be added to our email newsletter, and we will contact you about developments via the email you have listed on your submittable account. You are welcome to unsubscribe at any time.
Please send any follow-up inquiries through your Submittable submissions portal.
We are not yet a paying market for our anthology opportunities. Contributors will receive a PDF version of anthology collections unless otherwise indicated.
If you need to withdraw submission, please notify us through submittable.
Contributor or Publisher may withdraw the offer of publication at any time before print
By submitting your work, you are agreeing to give us non-exclusive rights to publish it/them, if selected, in the anthology described above. Traditional publishing of full collections or novels requires exclusive rights.
You may submit to more than one genre, but please do so in separate submissions. Multiple files or subs will be automatically rejected.
Edit your work before submitting it. Make sure the line breaks, stanza breaks, spelling, and grammar are EXACTLY how you want it. We will publish it as it is (except for glaring mistakes). We want to stay true to your formatting as best we can, and will assume small variations are for artistic flare. There will not be an opportunity to make changes. Should you need to change something, please request we open the submission for editing through your submissions portal on Submittable. This also prevents you from having to withdraw the submission to edit and saves you a 2nd submission fee.
Quillkeepers Press has the right to make any revisions to the work in the interest of uniformity and style (this includes capitalization of titles). However, we will solicit the Contributor’s approval for any major changes.
We are not babysitters. Please watch your email for updates, release letters, etc. If we don't receive the release letter back by the date listed on the document, we will assume you no longer want to be a part of the anthology and your work will not be included in the manuscript.
Fee waivers are not something we are able to do without convoluting our submission and project process so we do not honor those requests. We are truly sorry.
Submission Specifications:
1 story, essay, or memoir up to 4k words.
Up to 5 poems or prose poetry in a single document. Each selection starting on a new page. Anything over those numbers will not be read
Please use a 12pt, serif family font, standard size print paper (8.5x11), and 1.5 or double spaced.
Please only include a short 3rd person bio starting with your name in the application part of the submission. Include any information you would like the readers to know about you, including any previous publications (this will not hinder nor increase your chances of acceptance. We just enjoy celebrating your wins in our publication)
Please include an author picture (if you want it in the anthology)
Allow 4-8 weeks after the submission deadline date to receive a response.
Reader fees cover this ad space and other overhead costs associated with the project
Traditional Publishing Query and Chapbook Submission FAQ and Specifications:
FAQ’s - Please read through these diligently before submitting:
You must be 18+ years old to be published by Quilllkeepers Press
We DO NOT accept previously published work for our traditional publishing opportunity.
We DO NOT accept children's book manuscripts
We DO NOT accept co-author collections
We only accept work in English.
Please indicate what type of work you are submitting on the subject line of your email. (I.E. Love poetry, YA novel, etc.)
We will contact you about developments via the email you sent your query and sample submission from
Our traditional publishing opportunities are paid as a percentage of royalties from sales. Payable three months from the time of sale to allow time for returns/exchanges/refunds unless otherwise stated in the contract
If selected, you will receive a standard industry contract
If you need to withdraw your submission, please notify us as soon as possible by email
Contributor or Publisher may withdraw offer of publication at any time before the ISBN number is purchased.
Please submit the entire manuscript
Edit your work before submitting it. We don't expect it to be perfect, but we do expect it to be professional and a reflection of you as a creative.
We accept .doc, .docx, and PDF.
Please use a 12pt, serif family font, standard size print paper (8.5x11), and 1.5 or double spaced.
Fee waivers are not something we are able to do without convoluting our submission and project process so we do not honor those requests. We are truly sorry.
Where to submit:
Please send query, synopsis, and sample by email here (subs@quillkeeperspress.com)
The above email is only for submissions, if you have a question about the submission process, please use our main email
Critique Reviews
Our critique reviews are a paid service for the up and coming author whose work needs a little finesse, who's getting their manuscript print ready, or who wants an honest opinion of their manuscript. With this review we will provide honest feedback of your manuscript and where your strengths and weaknesses lie in your work. With this service you will get detailed suggestions on how to strengthen your weak points to tighten up your manuscript and get it ready for the next step of your writing career. We are a traditional publisher as well as self-publishing services group, and polishing manuscripts is our forte. We take great pride and care in all our projects, treating yours with the professionalism and attentiveness it deserves, providing you with quality service. With a plethora of resources at our disposal we are willing and able to help get your manuscript where you desire it to be.
This service is for up to the first 3 chapters (10k word limit) of a novel or up to 10k words of poetry. Submit here
If you would like us to review more than that, please contact us via email to discuss your needs.
For Chapbook and Journal FAQ and Specifications:
Please visit our listing and submission form on Submittable (link here)
if you have additional questions please email us here