[Alternating Current Press]: Book-Length Poetry Manuscripts (free form)

This is a book-length open-reading period of Alternating Current Press. Please know what it is before submitting.

We’re seeking book-length manuscripts of poetry, experimental, prose poems, or hybrid poetry. We especially want to hear from marginalized and underrepresented authors, and we are an LGBTQUIA2+ safe-space.

Selected manuscripts receive book publication on Alternating Current Press, which includes distribution through Ingram, Asterism, and all major online retailers.

Submissions open: July 1, 2025

Submissions close: July 31, 2025

Selections made: Within 4 months

Publication: 2026/2027

• Manuscripts may be in any poetry style.
• Manuscripts must be geared toward an adult readership. We are not interested in books for children.
• All work must be in English and must be the author’s own. Single work by multiple authors considered. We do not consider A.I.-generated work.
• These manuscripts are not read incognito. It doesn’t matter if your identifying information is (or isn’t) inside your submission file, as long as your Submittable contact information is correct.
• If you need to adjust a submission, please use the Request to Edit option through Submittable. Please don’t request to edit for minor flaws, however—all accepted work will go through an editing process and will have the chance to be updated before publication, and your work will not be disqualified for a missing comma.
• All authors must be at least 18 to submit.
• Simultaneous submissions allowed. Please withdraw your manuscript through Submittable if it is accepted elsewhere.
• Collections that contain previously published pieces are considered.
• Submit via Submittable only. We do not accept email submissions.
• This is a free form that is unique to you and shouldn't be shared with others. There is a $7.99 fee for each manuscript submitted for anyone able to pay.
• Each paid submission comes with a digital copy of our latest poetry book, currently Fish Love by Bryanna Licciardi ($7.99 value).
• We will send a response to every submission within 4 months. Form response only, unless we are interested in publishing your book. We are regretfully unable to provide feedback. If you have not heard back after 4 months, please feel free to follow up (kindly), but more than likely, we’re just running behind, so thank you for your patience.

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