Submissions and Guidelines
We are an environmentally conscious press and only accept manuscripts through our online submissions manager below. Submissions to Trio House Press are currently accepted during our awards reading periods listed below.
Trio House Press gives two awards annually: the Trio Award for First or Second Book for emerging poets, and the Louise Bogan Award for Artistic Merit and Excellence for a book of poems contributing in an innovative and distinct way to American poetry. Each award winner receives $1000 and twenty copies of their book.
In 2023, Trio House Press launched its first creative nonfiction manuscript conference: The Aurora Polaris Creative Nonfiction Award. Award winners receive $1,000 and twenty copies of their book.
SUBMISSION PERIODS:
Our reading period for both poetry awards is November 1 through April 30. Manuscripts received outside of this reading period will not be considered. Our reading period for the Aurora Polaris Award is February 1 - August 30. Our submissions fee is $25 per manuscript for all award reading periods.
Please do not upload your cover letter and bio with your manuscript and do not include any identifying materials, including your name or contact information, on the actual manuscript. You may include an acknowledgements page in the manuscript. Upload your cover letter and bio in the cover letter option area..
The Trio Award for First or Second Book is only open to poets with fewer than two books of poetry published. The Louise Bogan Award for Artistic Merit and Excellence is open to ALL poets, regardless of publication history. The Aurora Polaris Award is open to all authors, regardless of publication history, but agented submissions cannot be accepted for publication.
Judges are forwarded unmarked manuscripts for consideration. Relatives, close friends, and current or former students of judges are not eligible for publication. Information on our current judges can be found at our website: http://www.triohousepress.org
Our submissions process adheres to and supports all ethical standards and guidelines outlined by the CLMP.
All manuscripts must be written primarily in English. We do not accept fiction.
Poetry manuscripts must be between 48-70 pages of poetry, written in English. Creative nonfiction manuscripts must not exceed 80,000 words.
Translations are not eligible for publication.
Manuscripts must be sent in a single word doc. or docx. file.
Include a cover letter with your bio in the cover letter option area.
Include an acknowledgement page of individual poems published within the manuscript. The manuscript as a whole must not be previously published. If you are submitting an essay collection for the creative nonfiction contest, please do the same with any essays that have been previously published.
Your name or other identifying materials must not appear anywhere else upon your manuscript for the award submissions.
Multiple submissions are accepted as long as a fee accompanies each submission.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted as long as we are notified immediately if your manuscript is chosen elsewhere.
Manuscripts may not be represented by an agent, and must be submitted by the author.
No edits can be made to manuscripts after you submit your manuscript. However, if chosen for award or publication, edits can be made prior to final proofs.
In the unlikely event that, due to unexpected illness or life events, a judge is unable to select an award winner, a member of the Trio House Press Editorial staff will select the award winner of the poetry awards. Trio House Press editors select all winners of the Aurora Polaris Award.
Your submission acknowledges that you understand and agree to all guidelines.
When you join our Trio House Press Patreon at any level, you receive free access to all four yearly editor chats. You also receive free e-book copies of all upcoming titles, and depending on the level you choose, at least one free, signed copy of one of our upcoming titles. You also get discounts on online and in-person events, manuscript conferences, and, of course, books! If you'd like to register for this editor chat by joining us on Patreon, all you have to do is join our Patreon account by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84453247
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If you'd like to just register for this one Editor Chat, please click on the form below and we will e-mail you the link to the Editor Chat one week before the event.
Thanks! We look forward to seeing you.
To apply for the conference, participants must have a manuscript close to final draft length. Here are some general guidelines:
Poetry manuscripts should include at least 45 poems.
Memoir and novel manuscripts should be at least 55,000 words.
CNF essay collections should have at least 30,000 words.
Fees and Due Dates:
* The total cost of the conference is $600. Patreon members receive discounts based on their level of membership:
- Student and Friends level members pay $540
- Associate and Pillar members pay $450
- Cornerstone supporters pay $300
* There is a $5 submission fee. If accepted into the conference, this fee will be deducted from your tuition.
* Within seven days of acceptance into the conference, applicants must put down a $100 nonrefundable deposit.
* By Friday, May 14, the remainder of their tuition is due.
The Aurora Polaris Creative Nonfiction Award is open to ALL authors, regardless of publication history. Manuscripts may be any type of creative nonfiction, up to 80,000 words.
Please do not include any identifying information in your uploaded manuscript. Your title page should only display your title and no contact information. Place your name and contact information in your cover letter only and do not upload your cover letter in the same document with your manuscript.
Notification of our winners and finalists is posted on our web page and announced through social media during the summer months. Please check our website for results. If you are a finalist, semi-finalist, or the winner, you will be personally notified.
The Louise Bogan Award for Artistic Merit and Excellence is open to ALL poets, regardless of publication history.
Please do not include any identifying information in your uploaded manuscript. Your title page should only display your title and no contact information. Place your name and contact information in your cover letter only and do not upload your cover letter with your manuscript.
Notification of our winners and finalists is posted on our web page and announced through social media during the summer months. Please check our website for results. If you are a finalist, semi-finalist, or the winner, you will be personally notified.
The Trio Award for First or Second Book is only open to poets with less than two books published.
Please do not include any identifying information in the uploaded manuscript. Your title page should only display your title and not your name and contact information. Place your name and contact information in your cover letter only and do not upload your cover letter with your manuscript.
Notification of our winners and finalists is posted on our web page and announced through social media during the summer months. Please check our website for results. If you are a finalist, semi-finalist, or the winner, you will be personally notified.