An independent, literary press devoted to discovering and publishing works of poetry, literary fiction, and creative nonfiction by emerging and established writers

Tupelo Press, Inc., which released its first five books in fall 2001, is an independent, literary press devoted to discovering and publishing works of poetry, literary fiction, and creative nonfiction by emerging and established writers. Tupelo Press is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit company.

Readers and writers alike have already come to recognize both the aesthetic appeal and unique literary merit of Tupelo publications. 

No other press in America approaches the production standards of Tupelo Press. Tupelo has quickly established itself as the new standard among independent literary presses.

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Submit a previously unpublished, chapbook-length poetry manuscript with a table of contents. There is no mandatory page count. Chapbook manuscripts should number between 20 and 36 pages, but no manuscript will be rejected simply because it’s a little bit shorter or longer.

Snowbound Chapbook Award

Berkshire Prize

We suggest in the area of 48 to 88 pages of poems, but all manuscripts will be read and considered with full respect.

Dorset Prize

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Submit a previously unpublished, full-length poetry manuscript with a table of contents. There is no mandatory page count. We suggest in the area of 48 to 88 pages of poems, but all manuscripts will be read and considered with full respect, regardless of length, and no manuscript will be rejected simply because it’s shorter or longer.

If you are submitting a manuscript online, within the document include a single cover page with the title of the manuscript only, so that your manuscript document remains anonymous. Submittable provides fields to fill in your contact information: name, address, telephone number, and email address.

Individual poems in a contest manuscript may have been previously published in magazines, journals, or anthologies, or chapbooks, but the work as a whole must be unpublished. If applicable, include with your manuscript an acknowledgments page for prior publications.

Simultaneous submissions to other publishers or contests are permitted, as long as you notify.

Berkshire Prize for a First or Second Book of Poetry

The Helena Whitehill Book Award includes a cash award of $1,000 in addition to publication by Tupelo Press, a book launch, national and international distribution by the University of Chicago Press, a one-week residence at Gentle House on the Olympic Peninsula.

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Helena Whitehill Book Award