Poetry Submission Guidelines
The submission period is currently closed.
Submissions for Full-length & Chapbook Poetry Open between April 1st and August 31st each year.
If you've read our mission and it feels right to submit, please adhere
to the following guidelines:
• Submissions are taken via Submishmash.
• If your manuscript is accepted elsewhere, please withdraw it from Cooper Dillon through Submishmash.
• For each submission, we require either a reading fee* of $10 or you may buy a Cooper Dillon book. Please order a book from the Cooper Dillon store, the Submishmash login page, or enter the $10 fee upon submission by selecting the appropriate option. If you're submitting more than one manuscript, you can group a book for each into one order.
• Cooper Dillon is a poetry press, and cannot consider manuscripts of fiction, nonfiction, scholarship, illustration, etc. All non-poetry submissions will be declined.
To order a book, visit the Cooper Dillon Store.
Click here to submit to Cooper Dillon Books via Submishmash (please make sure you have read the guidelines above).
Send any questions regarding the reading period or submission process to submit@cooperdillon. Manuscripts are considered carefully and we reply within 6 – 8 weeks. If you do not hear from us within 2 months of your submission, please feel free to email.
*At least 10% of all reading fees will be donated to a local San Diego charity.
Visual Art Submission Guidelines
We believe in the poetry we present, and feel the art associated with our books should reflect the same quality and intention. If you are a visual artist (traditional or photographer - no digital paintings or collage, please) and would like us to look at your work when we think about the cover art of a future publication, please:
• Send us a note via email, subject line formatted like "[medium] by [your name]." (i.e. Oil/Latex on Canvas by Daniel Thedell).
• Include a link to where we can view your work.
• Address it to artdirector@cooperdillon.com
Please take the time to familiarize yourself with our books and the aesthetics of the press (take a look at the artblog). If our design appeals to you, we'd love to see your work.