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Publishers with chapbook contests (as of June 2006) are indicated by two asterisks (**).

A-G / H-M / N-T / U-Z

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Backwaters Press / Operating out of Omaha, Nebraska, Backwaters Press no longer publishes The Weldon Kees Award, however, they now consider chapbook & full length poetry manuscripts via open submissions.

** Bright Hill Press / Bright Hill Press, a New York state based press, publishes the work of early and contemporary writers, storytellers, and artists.

** The Center for Book Arts / NYC-based Center for Book Arts publishes several limited-edition poetry chapbooks and broadsides each year and offers lectures, exhibits, and classes.

dancing girl press / dancing girl press, an independent publisher, was founded in 2004 to publish and promote the work of women poets through chapbooks, journals, and anthologies. Formed as a print subsidiary of the online zine wicked alice, we seek to publish work that bridges the gaps between schools and poetic techniques - work that's fresh, innovative, and exciting.

** Delirium Press / This Montreal-based press publishes several hand-sewn chapbooks and silkscreened broadsides each year, including poetry and fiction.

** Diagram/New Michigan Press / The New Michigan Press, publishing broadsides and chapbooks since 1999, runs a yearly chapbook competition in collusion with the print anthology, DIAGRAM.

** Dream Horse Press / DHP sponsors three annual poetry contests, including the Dream Horse Press Poetry Chapbook Prize.

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Hollyridge Press / Hollyridge Press, a small literary publisher located in Venice, California, uses Print-On-Demand technology to keep its chapbooks always in print, always in stock.

Ibbetson Street Press / Ibbetson Press was founded in 1998 in Somvervile, Mass. We publish chapbooks and a twice-a-year journal.

** Momotombo Press / Named after the volcano in Nicaragua and housed at the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame, Momotombo Press strives to publish and promote new voices in Latino literature in the chapbook format - specifically those writers who have yet to publish a full-length collection of their work.

Moon Pie Press / Moon Pie Press, based in Maine, started publishing quality poetry chapbooks in 2003.

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** North Carolina Writers' Network / Founded in 1985, the nonprofit North Carolina Writers' Network is one of the largest statewide literary service organizations in the country.

** Plan B Press / Plan B Press’s mission is to explore, promote and present the work of under-published authors, primarily poets; introduce new voices to the literary community; and strengthen ties between language and image.

** Poetry Society of America / PSA Chapbook Fellowships: Four renowned poets each choose a winning chapbook manuscript for publication and distribution by the Poetry Society of America.

Q Ave Press / Q Ave Press publishes hand-sewn chapbooks of new writing, writing in translation and writing that incorporates visual art. We wish to create a place in the world for good writers whose work has been ignored or hasn’t received the attention we think it deserves. For information about the press and our titles, please write Curtis Bauer.

Rain Taxi / Rain Taxi is a quarterly publication that publishes reviews of literary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. The Brainstorm Series brings you limited edition chapbooks by accomplished writers, each limited to 300 copies or less.

Sarabande Books / A nonprofit literary press located in Louisville, Kentucky, Sarabande Books publishes quality poetry, essays, and short fiction.

** Shadow Poetry / Shadow Poetry/Shadows Ink Publications, a small press based in Excelsior Springs, Missouri dedicated to printing quality material from today's rising poets and authors. We make the publication process easy and affordable. Sponsors a bi-annual chapbook competition.

** Slapering Hol / Slapering Hol, the small press imprint of The Hudson Valley Writer’s Center, celebrates some of the best new poets by presenting their work in finely crafted chapbooks and volumes.

Tameme / Founded by writer and translator C.M. Mayo, Tameme, Inc. is a nonprofit foundation registered in the state of California. Its mission is to promote English-to-Spanish and Spanish-to-English literary translation by publishing new writing from North America— Canada, the U.S., and Mexico.

** Thorngate Road / Publisher of the Frank O'Hara Award Chapbook Competition. Questions and queries may be sent to Jim Elledge, editor.

Tin Fish / Hawai`i based Tin Fish, in addition to the journal, produces chapbooks of poetry and experimental prose, some of it written in Hawai`i Creole English (Pidgin). Tinfish uses recycled materials, including tarpaper, weather maps, proof sheets, and hamburger sleeves to cover its always un-recycled poetry and prose.

Toadlilly Press / Committed to the chapbook, Toadlily Press' books juxtapose multiple voices in dialogue with one another and the reader.

** Tupelo Press / Tupelo Press is an independent, literary press devoted to discovering and publishing works of poetry and literary fiction by emerging and established writers. Annual Snowbound Series Chapbook Award.

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Ugly Duckling Presse / Ugly Duckling Presse is a nonprofit art & publishing collective producing small to mid-size editions of new poetry, translations, lost works, and artist's books. The Presse maintains a small workshop and letterpress studio on the waterfront in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Wild Honey Press / Wild Honey Press from County Wicklow, Ireland publishes an international line-up of authors.

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