Fifth Stanza Press

• Writers must fit within the Fifth Stanza niche of being in mid-life or later (40 and older) and must not have published more than one full-length collection of poems. (Chapbook publications are fine.)
• Manuscripts must be the original work of one author
• Work should be in English and in no part generated using AI
• Individual poems may have been published but not the manuscript in its entirety. In fact, it would be great to know if you have had some success submitting poems to literary magazines, so please include an acknowledgements page, if applicable. If you are unpublished, we are still interested in reading your manuscript.
• Ideal manuscript length is 48-100 pages of poems
• Submissions should include a table of contents and page numbers and follow standard MS Word formatting with margins of at least 1" and 10-, 11-, or 12-pt. font.
• Simultaneous submissions are encouraged, but please let us know if your manuscript has been accepted elsewhere by adding a note in Duosoma.

While your manuscript is under review, we may select individual poems for potential inclusion in our online anthology. If we are interested in publishing any of your work, we will reach out to discuss details. Participation in the anthology is entirely optional, and you may decline if you prefer.

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