Submissions and Guidelines
Submissions to Trio House Press are accepted during our awards
reading period or during our open reading period. Trio House Press
gives two awards annually: the Trio Award for First or Second Book for
emerging poets, and the Louise Bogan Award for Artistic Merit and
Excellence for a book of poems contributing in an innovative and
distinct way to American poetry. Each award winner receives $1000 and
twenty copies of his or her book. Additionally, each winner must serve
as a Collective Member of Trio House Press for twenty-four months
after publication in order to assist with the press and bringing more
Trio books into print.
We are an environmentally conscious press and only accept manuscripts
through our online submissions manager below
Notification of our winners and finalists is posted on our web page
and announced through social media. Please check our website for
results. If you are a finalist, semi-finalist, or the winner, you will
be personally notified.
Our reading period for both awards is November 1st through April
30th. Manuscripts received outside of this reading period will not be
considered. Our submissions fee is $25 per manuscript for all award
reading periods.
PLEASE DO NOT UPLOAD YOUR COVER LETTER AND BIO WITH YOUR MANUSCRIPT
AND DO NOT INCLUDE ANY IDENTIFYING MATERIALS, INCLUDING YOUR NAME OR
CONTACT INFORMATION, ON THE ACTUAL MANUSCRIPT. YOU MAY INCLUDE AN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PAGE IN THE MANUSCRIPT. UPLOAD YOUR COVER LETTER AND
BIO IN THE COVER LETTER OPTION AREA.
Our open reading period, for which no award is given, is July 1-
August 1. Poets chosen for publication during our open reading period
must serve as a Collective Member of Trio House Press for twenty-four
months. Please DO include a detailed cover letter approximately two
pages in length with your bio, publishing history, and marketing plan
along with your manuscript for the open reading period. Manuscripts
received outside of this period will not be considered. Our open
reading period fee is $20.00. Use our online submissions manager
below.
Our submissions process adheres to and supports all ethical standards
and guidelines outlined by the CLMP. Judges are forwarded unmarked
manuscripts for consideration. Relatives and current or former
students of judges are not eligible for publication.
The Trio Award for First or Second Book is only open to poets with
less than two books published.
The Louise Bogan Award for Artistic Merit and Excellence is open to
ALL poets, regardless of publication history.
Manuscripts must be between 48-70 pages of poetry, written in English
by a poet residing within the U.S.AGAIN, WHEN SUBMITTING YOUR
WORK DURING THE AWARDS READING PERIOD, PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE ANY
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION IN THE UPLOADED MANUSCRIPT. YOUR TITLE PAGE
SHOULD ONLY DISPLAY YOUR TITLE AND NO CONTACT INFORMATION. PLACE
YOUR NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION IN YOUR COVER LETTER ONLY AND DO NOT
UPLOAD YOUR COVER LETTER WITH YOUR MANUSCRIPT.
Translations are not eligible for publication.
Manuscripts must be sent in a single word doc. or docx. file.
Include a cover letter with your bio in the cover letter option area.
Include an acknowledgement page of individual poems published within
the manuscript. The manuscript as a whole must not be previously
published.
Your name or other identifying materials must not appear anywhere else
upon your manuscript for the award submissions.
Payment of $25 is required for all submissions during our award
submissions period.
Multiple award submissions are accepted as long as a $25 fee
accompanies each award submission.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted as long as we are notified
immediately if your manuscript is chosen elsewhere.
Relatives and current or former students of judges are not eligible
for awards or publication during our contest submissions period.
Open reading period submissions must include a detailed two page
cover letter outlining your bio, publishing history, and marketing
plan along with your manuscript. You may insert this cover letter at
the beginning of your file in front of your manuscript. Our open
reading period fee is $20.00.
No edits can be made to manuscripts after you submit your manuscript.
However, if chosen for award or publication, edits can be made prior
to final proofs.
In the unlikely event that, due to unexpected illness or life events,
a judge is unable to select an award winner, a member of the Trio
House Press Editorial staff will select the award winner.
All award winners and poets published must serve as a Collective
Member of Trio House Press for twenty-four months after publication.
They must assist with the press and bringing more Trio books into
print. They must work on the Production and Design Committee, the
Distribution and Sales Committee, or the Fundraising and Marketing
Committee.
Your submission acknowledges that you understand and agree to all
guidelines.
