From July 1 through July 31, we are seeking full-length manuscripts from poets who reside in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska) who are willing and able to commit to a three-year term of doing the shared work of running a collective press. Entries are accepted via Submittable. 

Airlie now accepts submissions from poets previously published by Airlie. In 2025, poets published before 2022 are encouraged to submit a manuscript during our summer submission period. All submissions will be judged alongside those from new poets. Returning poets must commit to a standard three-year agreement.

Members are expected to attend monthly meetings—usually held virtually via Zoom, although we sometimes meet in person for readings and other events. Each member’s book is published in the second year of their term. Authors have the final say about the content and presentation of their books. All profits from the sale of books are returned to the collective for the production and promotion of future books.

We are actively seeking collections from writers of color, trans and nonbinary writers, disabled writers, and others whose voices are underrepresented in literary publishing. As our membership changes continuously, we are open to a wide range of aesthetics in our publications.

Guidelines:

• Manuscripts should be 48 to 90 pages of original poetry in English, excluding front and end matter. No more than one poem should appear on a page. Translations are not eligible.
• Ensure that pages are numbered.
• Include a table of contents.
• Use a standard, easy-to-read font such as Times New Roman in twelve-point size.
• Poems included in the submission may have appeared previously in magazines or anthologies but may not have been previously published in a book-length collection of the author’s own work.
• If your manuscript contains images, you must submit it as a PDF and not a .doc file. If this presents a problem for you, please contact the press directly, and we’ll work to find a solution.
• We accept simultaneous submissions but kindly ask that you notify us and withdraw your manuscript from Submittable if it is accepted by another publisher. 

If we are interested in publishing your manuscript, we will invite you to a meeting to discuss how the group works and answer your questions. The meeting is a chance for both you and the Press to decide if our collaborative approach is right for you at this point in your writing life.  We’ll announce our decision as soon as possible.

Stipend Available!

Airlie strives to be a supportive and inclusive editorial community. We value excellent poetry and seek collaborators with a diverse range of backgrounds and lived experiences. As we survey the history of our press (and literary publishing more generally), we recognize how white supremacy culture, in particular, has created unequal access to publishing opportunities. In response, we are actively engaged in making all aspects of our press accessible and equitable. 

As part of this work, we are pleased to offer two one-time stipends for writers who join our editorial collective: 

• One $1,000 stipend is available to anyone for whom the time and duties associated with serving on our editorial board would present a financial hardship. 
• One $1,000 stipend is open to anyone who identifies as BIPOC.

To be considered for one of these stipends, please note your interest on the Submittable form. 

To find out more about Airlie Press, please visit airliepress.org.