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YesYes Books holds an annual Open Reading Period for full-length poetry manuscripts. Collections by a single author as well as collaborative manuscripts are eligible for submission. Beginning November 1, 2026 you are invited to Submit here! Details and Instructions:• Submission period is November 1, 2026 through January 31, 2027.• All submissions must be made through our Submittable system.• The reading fee is $25. If your manuscript was on the short list or long list in the Open Reading Period in Poetry in a prior year, you are invited to email KMA at kmasullivan@yesyesbooks.com for a free submission link.• Manuscripts must include 48-120 numbered pages of poetry and a table of contents. An acknowledgments page is not required but can be included.• A brief bio in the cover letter is optional. • Manuscript revisions are not allowed during the Open Reading Period. You are welcome to withdraw and resubmit a revised manuscript but it will require an additional reading fee.• Simultaneous submissions are fine (of course!), just let us know if your manuscript is picked up elsewhere by withdrawing and offering a note in the Submittable system.Generative AI must not be used in the development of the submitted work beyond accessibility tools, basic research (independently verified by the author), spell check, and the like. If offered publication, you will be asked to guarantee that as part of the signed contract.Full Length publication with YYB comes with the following:$1000 advance toward royalties40 author copies15%-25% royalties$500 toward tour expenses$150 toward release party expenses Email us at info@yesyesbooks.com if you have additional questions.Thank you for considering YesYes Books for your work. We look forward to reading your manuscript! KMA SullivanPublisher, YesYes Books
The Vinyl 45 Chapbook Contest is open to poetry, prose, and mixed genre chapbook manuscripts, 20-25 pages in length including title page and table of contents. Collaborative manuscripts are eligible for submission. Submissions are open from May 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026 or until submission cap of 400 is reached. Submit here! Details:Entry fee is $20. If your manuscript was a semifinalist or finalist in the Vinyl 45 Contest in a prior year, you are invited to email KMA at kmasullivan@yesyesbooks.com for a free submission link.The manuscript may include pieces that have been published previously, but the manuscript as a whole must be unpublished.Simultaneous submissions are fine (indeed, expected), but entries should be withdrawn immediately if accepted elsewhere. The entry fee will not be refunded.Once submitted, manuscripts may not be revised during the reading period without a complete withdrawal and resubmission which would include the payment of a new entry fee. You may enter the contest as many times as you like, but each entry will require its own separate entry fee.Your manuscript must be a single Word doc, docx, or PDF. Please include a title page and table of contents (if applicable). We prefer paginated submissions. Please check that your name, email address, and other contact information does not appear anywhere in the document, including on the title page. Do not include publication acknowledgments. Winner will receive the following:Publication by YesYes BooksA limited edition print run of 400$500 prize50 author copiesAn additional $250 toward tour expenses Additionally, at least 2 Finalists will receive the following:Much sincere public congratulations for being finalistsPossible publication by YesYes Books (if a Finalist is chosen for publication the contestant will receive all of the items listed above except for the $500 prize). YesYes Books does not guarantee publication of any Finalists.The Winner and Finalists will be chosen by KMA Sullivan, YesYes Books Publisher, and the fantastic YesYes Books editorial staff. Email me at kmasullivan@yesyesbooks.com if you have additional questions. Thank you for considering YesYes Books. We look forward to reading your submissions! KMA Sullivan,Publisher, YesYes Books
YesYes Books will open the Open Reading Period in Fiction on June 1st, 2027! This year we are looking exclusively for short story collections (150-250 pages) and novellas (60-120 page). Collaborative manuscripts are eligible for submission. We consider manuscripts in a broad range of genre and narrative style but in general we desire fiction of strong voice and ebullient ingenious imagination. Think Kelly Link, N.K. Jemisin, Noy Holland, Michael Cunningham, Terry Pratchett, Nnedi Okorafor, and Shirley Jackson. We reserve the right not to choose a manuscript but plan to publish at least one fiction manuscript from each ORP. Submit here! Details and Instructions:• Submission period is June 1, 2027 through July 31, 2027 or sooner if submission cap of 300 is reached.• All submissions must be made through our Submittable system.• The Reading Fee is $25. If your manuscript was included on the short list or long list in the Open Reading Period in Fiction in a prior year, you are invited to email KMA at kmasullivan@yesyesbooks.com for a free submission link.• Submit an excerpt consisting of up to 30 pages of your novella or short story collection. You may include a cover letter with a summary of the project as a whole (not more than two pages) but such a cover letter is not required. Revisions are not allowed during submission period. You are welcome to withdraw and resubmit a revised sample but it will require an additional submission fee.• A brief bio in the cover letter is optional. • Simultaneous submissions are fine (of course!), just let us know if your manuscript is picked up elsewhere by putting a note in the Submittable system and withdrawing though the system.• Longlisted manuscripts will be identified in the early fall and those authors will be given two months to submit full manuscripts. Publication offers will be determined after this point.Publication with YYB comes with the following:$1000 advance toward royalties40 author copies15%-25% royalties$500 toward tour expense Email me at kmasullivan@yesyesbooks.com if you have additional questions.Thank you for considering YesYes Books for your work. We look forward to reading your manuscript! KMA SullivanPublisher, YesYes Books
Our 2027 Submission Calendar has begun! The ORP in Poetry is now open. More announcements around the corner. We look forward to reading your work!
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