Sundress Publications

Annual poetry broadside contest accepting up to three poems of no more than 28 lines each. The contest runs September 1 through November 30, 2026; the winner receives $200 and 20 copies. Submissions are free for the first submission through September 14, then $10 per batch, waived with a Sundress title purchase or for writers of color.

Open to: Black and/or Indigenous identifying writers with a chapbook in progress.

Light Bill Incubator Microgrant applications close December 1, 2026. Applicants may propose a chapbook-length project in any genre, fewer than 48 pages, and must submit a sample plus an artist or personal statement of no more than 500 words. The grant awards $500.

Residency applications are open year-round.

Sundress Reads accepts books, chapbooks, or anthologies published or forthcoming in 2026 or 2027 for consideration as reviews on a rolling basis. Submissions must come from independent, university, or small presses, not the Big 5 or self-published collections.

Open reading period for prose manuscripts runs annually from December through February.

Open reading period for prose manuscripts runs annually from December through February.

Chapbook contests are open annually from March through May.

Open reading period for full-length poetry manuscripts runs annually from June through August.