Book Publishers Directory

April is National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world with schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets celebrating poetry’s vital place in our culture. Get in the mood by checking out our HUGE list of publishers of books, chapbooks and anthologies of poetry. If you are a poet, why not consider submitting your verse to one or more of the publishers on the list, or to a few poetry contests?
We hope you can celebrate the month by taking in a Poetry event near you, or by simply taking the time to discover a poet new to you.
.Recent Category Additions:
University of Hell Press
University of Hell Press promotes artists who are creating irreverent and thought-provoking works in quiet corners of their worlds. Specializing ...
Portland, OR US [Read More]
Venture Capital Press
Venture Capital Press is a boutique publishing house focused on providing entrepreneurs with cutting edge advice on starting, financing and selli...
Encino, CA US [Read More]
Two Lines Press
Two Lines Press also publishes book-length single author works of contemporary literary fiction and creative non-fiction in translation. Manuscri...
San Francisco, CA US [Read More]
Ottawa International Writers Festival (Spring)
Ottawa's Festival of Ideas since 1997. We believe that a love of reading and learning should be nurtured throughout our lives and that literacy i...
Starts: 2018-04-27 [Read More]
Sydney Writers' Festival
Australia's largest celebration of literature, stories, and ideas. Many events take place at Pier 4/5 and Sydney Theatre at Walsh Bay. We also us...
Starts: 2018-04-30 [Read More]
Strokestown International Poetry Festival
The festival consists of readings from poets across the spectrum, well-known and new voices – approximately twenty-four readings over three day...
Starts: 2018-05-03 [Read More]
Anthony Awards
The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention since 1986. The awards are named for ...
Deadline: 2018-04-30
Mystery & Mayhem Awards
The M&M Awards reward independently published books and unpublished manuscripts in the following categories: Amateur Sleuth,
Romance,
Animals,
Hob...
Deadline: 2018-04-30
Exeter Story Prize
The Exeter Story Prize is for a story of up to ten thousand words. There is no minimum word count. Authors must be over 18 years old, and stories sho...
Deadline: 2018-04-30
Canada-Japan Literary Awards
The Canada-Japan Literary Awards recognize literary excellence by Canadian writers writing on the subject of Japan, or Japanese culture.
These awa...
Deadline: 2018-04-30
Red Shed Open Poetry Competition
This open poetry competition to anyone aged 16 and over. Entries should be unpublished poems up to 50 lines in length....
Deadline: 2018-04-30
Kindle Book Awards
The Kindle Book Review’s Best Indie Book Awards is co-sponsored by book sites like Kindle Boards, Digital Book Today, World Literary Cafe, and ...
Deadline: 2018-05-01
Albert B. Corey Prize in Canadian-American Relations
The Albert B. Corey Prize in Canadian-American Relations, jointly sponsored by the Canadian Historical Association and the American Historical Associa...
Deadline: 2018-05-15
World Fantasy Awards
The World Fantasy Awards, established in 1975, are presented annually at the World Fantasy Convention. The World Fantasy Award has been described as ...
Deadline: 2018-05-31
WoW CreativeWritingMatters Short Story Competition
The 2015 Wow! One Thousand Words competition is for stories in English of 1,000 words, not including the title. We will allow up to fifty words over ...
Deadline: 2018-05-31
The Black Orchid Novella Award
The Black Orchid Novella Award offers a $1,000 prize to the best original, unpublished novella that conforms to the tradition of the Nero Wolfe serie...
Deadline: 2018-05-31
The Killer Nashville Claymore Award
Every year, the Killer Nashville Claymore Award assists new and rebranding English-language fiction authors get published, including possible age...
Deadline: 2018-04-01 [Read More]
Maine Literary Awards
The 2018 Maine Literary Awards are open to all current Maine residents, including seasonal residents. All nominations to the Book Awards, regardl...
Deadline: 2018-02-01 [Read More]
The Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award
The Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award seeks to
discover and honor the best books of the previous year....
Deadline: 2018-06-01 [Read More]
Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction
The Alberta Literary Awards were created by the Writers' Guild of Alberta in 1982 to recognize excellence in writing by Alberta authors.
T...
Deadline: 2017-12-31 [Read More]
Irish Writers Lost Gatos Writing Contests
Writing contests open till 21 September 2017. Short Stories $10 per story, $1000 prize. Poetry $10 per poem $600 prize. Youth Poetry (under 18...
Deadline: 2017-10-21 [Read More]