We are accepting manuscripts from May 15 through June 30.
Slate Roof Press announces its Annual Poetry Chapbook Contest.
The winner will be granted the 2026 Elyse Wolf Prize of $500 and will become an active member of the press. Runner up receives $100. Slate Roof’s award-winning bookmaker produces beautiful books with letterpress covers and high-quality papers. Based in Greenfield, MA, Slate Roof is a member-run, not-for- profit collaborative, which has published the best new voices in poetry in art-quality chapbooks since 2004.
This year's contest is open to all poets in the United States writing in English, regardless of citizenship. Note that prior members of Slate Roof Press are not eligible to apply. Elyse Wolf Prize winners become active members of the press, making a three-year commitment, gaining valuable experience in publishing, and participating in monthly meetings and the tasks of running the press. To review membership requirements, please see our website.
Prepare your submission:
- A title page with title of the manuscript only; a table of contents; no more than 28 pages of poems; 12 pt. Times (or equivalent), 8.5 x 11 paper, 1” margins, pages numbered. No identifying information on any pages.
- A separate cover sheet with title of manuscript, your name, address, telephone number, email address, and a short bio. Please also tell us what attracts you about joining a collaborative press.
- Note that while individual poems may have been published, the collection as a whole must be unpublished, including self-publication.
Determine your method of submission:
If submitting online (preferred method), go here . Paste cover sheet into text box. Upload title page, table of contents, and manuscript (all three as a single document, no identifying information); pdf format strongly preferred; doc, docx, txt, or rtf acceptable; other formats will not be accepted. See full instructions online.
If submitting hard copies, mail two copies of all materials to the Slate Roof address below by June 30, 2026 (postmark).
- No staples.
- Confirmation and contest notification will be by email unless you include SASE postcard and envelope.
Submit $10 reading fee.
If submitting online, make payment via credit card. If submitting by post, make check out to Slate Roof Press and send with submission to:
Sliding scale: If the reading fee presents a hardship, please 1) email us your manuscript at:
info@slateroofpress.com; and 2) go to:
http://slateroofpress.com/about.html
to make a donation in an amount that feels accessible. If you feel you are in a position to make a donation exceeding the $10 reading fee in support of a fellow poet, we welcome your generosity. Your manuscript submission will be considered complete once both the text and the donation have been received.
All entries will be considered complete once payment is received.
A winning manuscript will be chosen by the press via a blind review. In addition, we may offer publication and membership to finalists. For additional information on Slate Roof Press, contact us here, or email us at:
We reserve the right not to select a winner, in which case entry fees will be refunded. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but please notify us immediately if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere.
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