Submission Guidelines

Hiraeth Press is now open for sub­mis­sions!

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.

Poetry Submissions

Starting in 2012  Hiraeth Press will only be accepting poetry sub­mis­sions via our Wild Earth Poetry Prize. If you are an author who has recently penned a book-​​length poetry col­lec­tion and are inter­ested in sub­mit­ting your man­u­script to Hiraeth Press we wel­come you to submit to us via this avenue.

A prize of pub­li­ca­tion, 10 com­pli­men­tary author copies and a gen­erous 30% roy­alty con­tract are given annu­ally for two poetry col­lec­tions. To enter submit a copy of your man­u­script of 50 to 125 pages by December 1st, 2012. The entry fee is $10. The win­ning man­u­scripts will be announced in Late December and pub­lished in 2013. The win­ning authors will each receive a fea­ture spread in Hiraeth Press’ bian­nual journal,Written River: A Journal of Eco-​​​​Poetics.

Click here for more infor­ma­tion on the guide­lines. »

Non-​​fiction Submissions

We are cur­rently accepting unso­licited full-​​length non-​​fiction sub­mis­sions!

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

You can expect to hear back from us within 8 weeks. The sub­mitted man­u­script should be pre­vi­ously unpub­lished.

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