Bass Clef Books

George Drew Chapbook Contest
Feb. 15-June 15, 2026
Now Open!
$500
First Prize
+12 copies

General Submissions Fee: usd $12.00 Open

Closes on Monday, February 15, 2027 11:59 PM EST (in 156 days).

Bass Clef Books reads general submissions June 15-Feb. 15.

Poets should send no more than 30 pages. Manuscripts must be submitted in as a .doc or .docx file, Courier or Times New Roman, 12 point font. Please include a cover page with the author's contact information, biography and list of acknowledgements for pieces previously published.

We ask that the manuscript does not include multiple tabulation or other fancy inserts. Doing so, impedes prompt publication.

Poets should not submit multiple manuscripts at one time--wait until you hear from us before sending another book. BCB hopes to respond in 1-2 months depending on the volume of submissions.

Simultaneous submissions are allowed; please contact BCB asap if book is taken elsewhere. A reading fee of only $12 is required.

We pay 10 author copies + royalties. Poets may purchase more copies at 1/2 price.

Bass Clef Books may consider individual poem(s) from each submitted manuscript to be included in an anthology series which will be published at certain intervals. Publication of these poems may take up to one year.

Bass Clef Books retains North American First Serial Rights and reserves the right to use part of all publications to promote this press and its authors.

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George Drew Chapbook Contest Temp Closed

Deadline: June 15, 2026

See: https://www.bassclefbooks.org/chapbook-contest

Send no more than 30 pages of your best original poetry. Manuscripts should be submitted as a Word file (.doc or .docx), 12 point Courier or Times New Roman font.

Please include a cover page with the author's contact information and biography and an acknowledgments page listing previous publications.

The poet does not need previous publications.

Bass Clef Books asks for a $20 reading fee to help fund the contest, publication of the winning manuscript and promotion.

Winner receives $500 dollars and 12 copies.

All finalists will be published by BCB.

We will accept only one entry from a poet. We attain North American First Serial Rights and reserve the right to use part of all publications to promote this press.

Simultaneous submissions are permitted, but entrants are asked to withdraw immediately if a manuscript is accepted elsewhere.

We publish in a 5.5 X 8.5 inch format.

Manuscript revisions are not permitted after submission unless warranted.

We ask that the manuscript does not include multiple tabulation or other nifty formatting--doing so makes publication difficult. We do not accept manuscripts that contain visual art.

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