Poetry Submissions
Please note: we are no longer publishing short fiction.
Occasional Books — trade paper and chapbooks
1. RESIDENCY:
- You must be a Canadian resident — no exceptions.
2. PREVIOUS PUBLICATION:
- Do not send us your manuscript unless you have been previously published in a trade book, chapbook or a recognized literary journal.
3. EMAIL THE FOLLOWING:
(please do not MAIL submissions)
- A short bibliography of your previously published work.
- A 5-page sample from your manuscript. Do not email a full submission unless you have been invited to do so.
- At least 50% of your manuscript must be new work (previously unpublished).
- Kindly inform us if this is a serial submission.
If you require further information please email us.
Series
1 — Contemporary Canadian Poets Series:
This series features the work of established Canadian writers in limited edition, small book formats (100 pages or less);
- Volume one: David Solway, editor, Demilunes: little windows on Quebec
- Volume two: A.F. Moritz, Now That You Revive
- Volume three: Sharon McCartney, Against
- Volume four: Shane Neilson, Exterminate My Heart
- Volume five: Wayne Clifford, Learning to Dance
with a Peg Leg: three dozen tunes for a third mate - Volume six: M.Travis Lane, The Book of Widows
- Volume seven: David Helwig, Seawrack
The work in question can be completely new material (as in the case of A.F. Moritz’s Now That You Revive);
material previously published in another format (as in David Solway's translations in Demilunes);
or it can be a new thematic selection of poetry by a living author chosen and introduced by a second party.
We will accept proposals from writers with published trade books or other publications. Your proposal should include: your name, the name of the poet whose work would be featured (if different), a possible theme for the book and some information about yourself.
2 — Canadian Masters Series:
This series features the writing of deceased Canadian poets, as introduced by a younger generation of contemporary writers.
- Volume one: Alden Nowlan & Illness, ed. Shane Neilson
- Volume two: John Glassco and the Other Montreal, ed. Carmine Starnino
We will accept proposals from established writers.
Please email us, giving a brief description of your proposal, your own publication history and a brief biography.
3 — Literary Criticism Monographs:
- 1. Fatherhood: The Poetry of Wayne Clifford
- 2. Proofs & Equational Love: The Poetry of Jim Johnstone
- 3. Dr. Acorn or: How I Joined the Canadian Liberation Movement and Learned to Love the Stern Nurse Fusion Bomb Sun, Due Summer 2013
Please email us with your proposal only.
Contact information:
Frog Hollow Press
1758 Armstrong Avenue
Victoria, BC V8R 5S6
Canada
carylpeters@telus.net