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About Girls on Key Press
Girls on Key Press was established in 2017 to champion the voices of women and gender non-conforming poets. Since that time we have published 20 titles and run hundreds of poetry events. You can read more about the press and view our titles here.
Reading Periods
We are officially CLOSED for submissions but we are open to talking to you about your book and the possibilities if it is a good fit.
What we offer
Each poet receives:
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One month of editorial guidance with an experienced, professional editor (we have POC and gender diverse editors on request)
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Collaboration on cover design
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A video trailer
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Typesetting and layout and publishing through print on demand
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5 x complimentary author copies
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Author discount on printing
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Discount on all Girls on Key products and books in the Poetry Portal Bookshop
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Some distribution and promotion (TBA)
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A launch event (details TBA)
What we are looking for
We are after:
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Poets who have not published a collection of poetry, (either self-published or commercially)
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Collections of 100 pages minimum
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Women poets and poets of diverse genders. CALD and First nations poets are encouraged to submit.
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Original poetry in any style and on any topic that moves us and language that delights and surprises, avoiding cliché.
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Please note that we are not accepting concrete poetry or illustrations at this time. We do accept prose poetry.
How to Submit
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Complete the form below in the open submission period
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Include a manuscript formatted in A4, Times New Roman (do not include images - we are not accepting illustrated manuscripts at this time.)
Please note, we do not provide editorial feedback on submitted manuscripts that are not selected. We will contact all applicants after the submission period has ended.
Pay What you Feel
We believe that publishing poetry should be accessible to everyone. We work on a pay what you feel model. When nominating a price, make sure you look at what we offer and take that into consideration. Payment enables us to offer more services and to employ proof readers and editors.