SUBMISSIONS
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At Whittle Micro-Press, we are seeking contemporary, compact collections that are heavily themed. We are not a journal and do not accept individual poem or flash fiction piece submissions.
Collections should be 8-12 pages of poetry or flash/hybrid work. Please include a title page in addition to those 8-12 pages.
No more than one piece per page, though we are willing to consider long poems that span 8 - 12 pages.
Simultaneous submissions are welcome.
Previously published poems are allowed. There is no limit on how many pieces have appeared in journals.
That being said, please do not include previous publication history upon submitting; this is not important to us in our consideration of your manuscript and in fact we find it distracting. We will ask for this information should we publish your collection.
Do not submit cover artwork; we have an in-house illustrator and design team.
Submit to whittlesubmissions [at] gmail [dot] com as a docx file, with “Submission” as the subject line. Be sure to add our email address as an approved sender.
Please be advised we publish as downloadable PDFs.
POLICIES
Please submit only one manuscript at a time; you may send another after receiving a response. For authors published by Whittle, please wait one year to resubmit.
If your manuscript is accepted elsewhere before we have a chance to respond, congratulations! Let us know as soon as possible via your original email thread, and edit your subject line to include the word “Withdrawal.”
Refrain from submitting work that features anything that may be reasonably perceived as hate speech or violence for the sake of violence. We support diversity, equity, and inclusion and operate under feminist and humanist principles.
It is advisable to purchase one or more of our titles to assist you in understanding our style preferences, and if you would like to support our administrative costs, we welcome donations to the press. We do not charge submission fees and monetary support will not affect the outcome of your submission.
PREFERENCES
We like things spare, whittled, culled, sharp. Terse and haunting. Theme is of the utmost importance.
Found poems are welcome (provided they give painstaking credit), as are collaborations between authors. Pop culture and fan culture surely have a place in publishing: show it to us. We also adore persona and ekphrastic work.
We are open to traditional form poems if the poems have not been forced into shape, but please be judicious re: end rhymes. We are unlikely to become attached to inspirational, religious, or comedic poetry.
Download one or more of our published titles (some are free!) for a clearer picture of what we find attractive.
PAYMENT AND RESPONSE
Authors are paid all proceeds minus transaction processing fees. We try to keep prices low for accessibility, but authors may also choose to release their book at no cost for further reach.
Response time will vary from a few days to six months. If you receive a swift rejection, please do not take it to mean your work was not considered carefully.
Should you be offered publication, we engage in a workshop/collaborative experience. Edits will be provided pre-contract so that you can decide if our editorial style faithfully represents your intentions.
