Submissions - Please Read Carefully
- Do not send us your manuscript unless you have been previously published in a trade book, chapbook or literary journal.
- POETRY:
We will only consider manuscripts where at least 50% of the material is new.
- SHORT STORIES: All material submitted must be previously unpublished.
- You must be a Canadian resident - no exceptions.
If you require further information, please email us.
Occasional Books:
Poetry & short Fiction
PLEASE READ THE ABOVE BEFORE PROCEEDING.
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EMAIL us with a brief description of your work and include:
- the five best poems or a section of your short story from the work you plan to submit;
- a short bibliography of previous publications;
- a brief biography.
We will contact you by email after reading this abbreviated submission and let you know if we'd like to see more.
Please do not email a full submission unless invited to do so.
We prefer electronic submissions but will accept mailed ones as well - only those with a SASE will be returned.
Contemporary Canadian Poets Series:
This series features the work of established Canadian writers in limited edition, small book formats (100 pages or less);
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Volume one: David Solway, editor, Demilunes: little windows on Quebec
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Volume two: A.F. Moritz, Now That You Revive
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Volume three: Sharon McCartney, Against
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Volume four: Shane Neilson, Exterminate My Heart
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Volume five: Wayne Clifford, Learning to Dance
with a Peg Leg: three dozen tunes for a third mate
- 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.
Canadian Masters Series:
This series features the writing of deceased Canadian poets, as introduced by a younger generation of contemporary writers.
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Volume one: Alden Nowlan & Illness, ed. Shane Neilson
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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.
Contact information:
Frog Hollow Press
1758 Armstrong Avenue
Victoria, BC V8R 5S6
Canada
Email proposals or queries (and submissions if requested) to:
carylpeters@telus.net