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Pen and Anvil Press

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This project is believed to be defunct. (March 2026)

About

Pen & Anvil is a not-for-profit literary publishing operation founded in Boston and now based in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, on the grounds of Bonfire Bookshop. We were founded as a project of our parent company, the Boston Poetry Union, in order to facilitate publishing opportunities for members of the Union, and to support the publishing projects of those members.

Over time, Press staff and volunteers came to have a hand in the editorial, production or business affairs of more than two dozen literary magazines, some of which are wholly owned by the Union, and some of which we produce in cooperation with external organizations. Pen & Anvil now publishes books, journals, chapbooks, posters, and broadsides. A growing list of our publications and imprints can be found at our catalogue page.

Pen & Anvil is regional in that we promote the literary values of Boston and New England; among these are an abiding interest in education, nature and tradition. We feel successful when we've promoted a new author, re-published an out-of-print book, brought a work into English translation, or provided an author with a legitimate platform for his or her work. That said, our authors are not exclusively from this area. We are always interested in working with authors from far afield, especially with persons representing literary or cultural traditions which are under-represented in the English-language market.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium

Print Publication Print Publication

AI Policy

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Collapse section Fiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Children.

Genres:

General
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Fiction Collection: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Nature/Environment.
Society/Culture: Current events, See guidelines.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Nonfiction Collection: No specific word count limits known.
Book: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Nature/Environment.
Society/Culture: Current events, See guidelines.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Children.

Genres:

General
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Poetry Chapbook: No page limits known.
Poetry Collection: No page limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Nature/Environment.
Society/Culture: Current events, See guidelines.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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