Sundress Publications

Open now for poetry and nonfiction.

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Sundress Publications is an independent literary press accepting poetry, prose, chapbook, contest, and book-review submissions through recurring calls.

Submission calls

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Nov 30Pays: Winner receives $200 and 20 copies of the broadside.

Open to: Poems translated from another language are not accepted; the fee is waived for all writers of color.

Annual poetry broadside contest, open September 1 through November 30, 2026; submit up to three poems, no longer than 28 lines each (line limit excludes titles). Previously published work is welcome if the submitter retains rights; translated poems are not accepted. The page inconsistently gives a…

nonfictionEligibility requirements

Open to: authors or publishers of books published or to be published in 2026 or 2027 may submit, and the books must be published by independent presses, university presses, or small presses; self-published collections and Big 5 publications are not accepted.

Sundress Reads accepts books, chapbooks, or anthologies published or to be published in 2026 or 2027 for review on a rolling basis; submissions are open to any genre. Books must be from independent presses, university presses, or small presses, not the Big 5 or self-published collections.

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