Submissions

Please Note: Hiraeth Press will not be accepting unso­licited man­u­scripts until January 1, 2012. Our e-​​journal, Written River: A Journal of Eco-​​Poetics will con­tinue accepting essay and poetry sub­mis­sions; if you would like to bring your work to the atten­tion of our Press, con­sider sub­mit­ting to us via this avenue.

We pri­marily pub­lish full-​​length works of poetry and non­fic­tion (auto­bi­og­raphy and travel writing are accept­able as well).  Please be sure to review our cur­rent pub­li­ca­tions to ensure your sub­mis­sion is appro­priate to our press. Please also read these guide­lines in full.  We are only inter­ested in poetry and non-​​fiction projects which explore themes of ecology or con­tem­pla­tive works with an eco­log­ical sen­si­bility.

Although we appre­ciate hearing from our readers and prospec­tive authors, postal mail requires a lot of pack­aging, paper mailing mate­rials, and fossil fuel to ship.  If you absolutely need or want to send us some­thing through the post you may do so.  However, we strongly prefer elec­tronic sub­mis­sions and cor­re­spon­dence.  If it is absolutely nec­es­sary you may send your pro­posal by post to:

Hiraeth Press
P.O. Box 1442
Pawcatuck, CT 06379 – 1968

Please include in your poetry pro­posal:

  • A cover letter
  • The first 25 pages of your man­u­script
  • A brief bio­graph­ical state­ment and prior pub­li­ca­tions or rel­e­vant awards
  • Marketing out­line or letter of intent stating what steps you plan to take to aid in the pro­mo­tion of your book

Please include in your non­fic­tion pro­posal:

  • A cover letter
  • A com­plete syn­opsis (1 — 2 pages)
  • An out­line or table of con­tents with detailed chapter descrip­tions (5 – 10 pages)
  • Three sample chap­ters including any intro­duc­tion and two other chap­ters of your choosing (chap­ters need not be con­sec­u­tive)
  • A list of sim­ilar or com­peting books
  • A detailed bio­graph­ical state­ment including author cre­den­tials and prior pub­li­ca­tions (if any)
  • Marketing out­line or letter of intent stating what steps you plan to take to aid in the pro­mo­tion of your book

Submissions may be emailed to submissions@​hiraethpress.​com as a Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or PDF attach­ment.

Important! We accept sub­mis­sions during the fol­lowing months:

February
April
June
August
October
December

You can expect to hear back from us by the end of the month suc­ceeding the one in which you sub­mitted (if you submit in February we will respond by the end of March).  Any sub­mis­sions sent during our off-​​months will be deleted and you are wel­come to re-​​submit according to the cal­endar above.

The sub­mitted man­u­script should be pre­vi­ously unpub­lished. A lim­ited number of indi­vidual poems or excerpts may have appeared in print or online, but the poet must hold sole rights to the work.

Simultaneous sub­mis­sions are per­mitted.  However, we ask to be noti­fied promptly if your sub­mitted work is accepted else­where.