Check Out our Chapbook Opportunities
Each year we hold two Chapbook Competitions published in the Spring and Fall. We began our chapbook competitions in 2022 and have had a beautiful response! It went so well that we decided to continue the competition throughout the year, allowing two rounds and up to 3 winners per submission window. That is a potential of six chapbooks a year. We take great care and pride in this program, providing the same high echelon of service to our chapbooks as our traditional publishing projects. Many chapbook competitions print a limited number of books, and once they are all sold and gone, so is the publisher's support to the author. That is not the case with Quillkeepers Press (QKP). Chapbook winners receive a standard traditional publishing contract, complimentary copies, and continued support for the contract duration. ***Please read and follow the FAQ and submission guidelines for consideration. Failure to follow the directions will automatically disqualify the manuscript.
2024 Fall Chapbook Competition
Quillkeepers Press, LLC is holding a poetry chapbook competition to be released by Fall 2024. We will choose 1-3 winners. Those selected will be given 5 free copies of the chapbook, as well as a standard publishing contract. We do not have a specific theme in mind, we just want something that grabs us by the throat and dares to never let go. Captivate us with your words! Please keep in mind that while we are not looking for a designated theme, your work should have a central theme to it. For example, please do not send a manuscript that includes love poetry and mental health poetry. We set a deadline of March 30th, 2024 for the submission window, but will close early if we find the ideal manuscript, or extend the deadline if we do not. Our goal release dates for these collections will be Sept-Oct 2024.
*PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WORK IS NOT ACCEPTED FOR OUR TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES. WHETHER IT BE SINGULAR PIECES IN THE COLLECTION OR THE ENTIRE MANUSCRIPT. PLEASE READ OUR GUIDELINES THOROUGHLY. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL DISQUALIFY YOUR SUBMISSION.
*** 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.
Chapbook Competition
Spring 2025
Quillkeepers Press, LLC is holding a poetry chapbook competition to be released in Spring 2025. We will choose 1-3 winners. Those selected will be given 5 free copies of the chapbook, as well as a standard publishing contract. We do not have a specific theme in mind, we just want something that grabs us by the throat and dares to never let go. Captivate us with your words! Please keep in mind that while we are not looking for a designated theme, your work should have a central theme to it. For example, please do not send a manuscript that includes love poetry and mental health poetry. We set a deadline of September 1, 2024, for the submission window, but we will close early if we find the ideal manuscript or extend the deadline if we do not. Our goal release dates for these collections will be March-April 2025.
We do not accept previously published work for our traditional publishing opportunities. Please read the guidelines thoroughly before submitting. (We do not consider pieces posted to social media as previously published.)
Submissions Close 9/1/2024
Chapbook Submission FAQ and Specifications:
FAQ’s - Please read through these diligently before submitting:
General Guidelines
You must be 18+ years of age to submit
We DO NOT accept previously published work for our Chapbook publishing opportunity.
We DO NOT accept children's book manuscripts
We will contact you about developments via the email you have listed on your submittable account.
If you need to withdraw a submission, please notify us through submittable via the message portal linked to your submission as soon as possible.
Contributor or Publisher may withdraw the offer of publication at any time before the ISBN is assigned
Edit your work before submitting it.
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.
Please only include a short 3rd person bio starting with your name in the application part of the submission. DO NOT include them in the body of your document. 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 four weeks after the submission deadline date to receive a response
Reader fees cover this ad space and other overhead costs associated with the project.
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.
Chapbook Submission Specifics
Must be 18+ years to submit
Manuscript should be 30-40 pages
Please submit the entire manuscript.
We DO NOT accept previously published work for our traditional publishing opportunity (this applies to the entire collection and includes singular pieces in magazines, anthologies, online, or any other means of publishing)
We DO NOT accept co-author collections
We only accept work in English.
We will contact you about developments via Submittable
Our traditional publishing opportunities are paid as a percentage of royalties from sales. Payable 3 months from the last day of the month in which the sale was made 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 through Submittable
Contributor or Publisher may withdraw the offer of publication at any time before the ISBN number is purchased.
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
Please use 12pt, any Serif font type, standard-size print paper (8.5x11), and 1.5 or double spacing.
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:
Use the "submit here" button above for consideration
If you have a question about the submission process, please use our main email