Inaugural Poetry Open Reading - Submissions Welcome!

Poetry manuscripts now under consideration for our first fine-edition publications.

We’re delighted to share that Ink & Ribbon Press is now officially open for submissions.

This marks the beginning of our first open reading period and the true start of the work we set out to do: discovering poets whose work is attentive, brave, and made with care.

[Submit your manuscript →] Submissions Start Here

We’re looking for manuscripts that feel necessary. Poems that hold tension. Language that knows why it exists on the page.

Ink & Ribbon Press publishes poetry as art. We produce small-run, finely crafted books designed to last, and we read submissions with that same sense of intention.

Submission guidelines

• Submit a full manuscript (60–100 pages) or a selection of 15–25 poems (20–40 pages)

• Include a short bio or artist statement (250 words max)

• Simultaneous submissions are welcome; please withdraw accepted work

• A $15 reading fee supports our nonprofit mission and helps fund editorial and printing costs. Additional tips are always appreciated and can be added as tips or you can donate directly to our nonprofit here. All donations through that link are tax deductible in the US as we are a 501c3.

• Responses are typically sent within 6–10 weeks of the reading period’s close

• Accepted poets receive contributor copies and publication credit in our catalog

If your work aligns with a belief in poetry as something made, held, and preserved, we would be honored to read it.

If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to send work into the world, this is your invitation.

We use Subfolio (vs. Submittable due to the egregious fees Submittable charges publishers!)

[Submit your manuscript →] Submissions Start Here

Thank you for trusting us with your poems. We’re honored to read them.

—
G. K. Allum
Founding Editor, Ink & Ribbon Press