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Lost Penny Press

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About

We're looking for poetry that is accessible and surprising. Poetry that we feel in our bodies as we read it. Poetry that makes us think differently about a thing we thought we knew. Poetry with a hinge line halfway through or near the end that blows the whole poem wide open again. Poetry that plays around in known narratives of myth, folklore, tradition, and superstition in surprising and curious ways. Poetry with a strong sense of place, or time. Your poetry, seriously. Just send it to us, we want to read it.

Submission Caps: They may close to submissions early if they reach their quota.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 2026

Publication Medium

Print Publication Print Publication

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

Statistics Synopsis

Faster
Lost Penny Press's overall average response time is faster than most publishers.
More Challenging
Lost Penny Press's overall acceptance rate is lower than most publishers.
More Responsive
Lost Penny Press's overall rate of non-response is lower than most publishers.

Poetry Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poetry Chapbook: No page limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Provides free copy/copies Unknown advance. Unknown royalties. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Lost Penny Press Submission Statistics

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Accuracy
We have received 52 reports from 51 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
11 min | 66.0 mean avg | 59.0 median | 119 max days (27.0 std dev)
Responses
88.47 %
Acceptances:
3.85 % of submissions accepted (102.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 3.92 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections:
84.62 % (67.5 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 100.0 % form, 0.0 % unspecified
Non-Responses
0.00 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawals
11.54 % (40.2 avg. days per withdrawal)

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 10 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 01 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 17 Sep 2026 23:37 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 27 Jul 2026

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