Submission Call for
Poetry from the Rock
Engen Books is now accepting submissions to the latest From the Rock anthology, for release in 2025.
Editors Hannah Jenkins and Samm Joyy are accepting submissions for poetry for the first Poetry from the Rock collection..
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As always, the From the Rock collections are intended to highlight the fantastic, varied writers Newfoundland and Labrador has fostered. When submitting, we request that authors indicate if they are current or former residents of the province, and if their poems are linked to the province in any way (though they need not be). While we will accept submissions from across Canada and internationally, authors with a connection to the province are given preference for this series, and this information will be given to editors during the jurying process.
As with all content at Engen Books, misogynistic, racist, ethnocentric, homophobic, or transphobic messaging will result in the submission being rejected and may result in the author being barred from future submissions. Authors should take care to avoid cultural appropriation or fetishization of historically marginalized and underrepresented groups and are responsible for avoiding the use of harmful stereotypes in their submissions. In an effort to support diverse voices and counteract the rise in culturally appropriative content being submitted, authors are invited to indicate if their work is representative of their lived experience or culture. While submissions are judged blind of name, editors will receive this information during the jurying process.
In an effort to streamline the review process, we ask that authors submit their poems by email to submissions@engenbooks.com as a .doc or .docx file, careful to adhere to the following guidelines. The email should include the author’s name and reliable contact information, relevant information regarding the author’s connection to Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as relevant information regarding lived experience or culture. We request that the poet's name not appear in the document, including in headers or footers, or in the name of the document. Submissions are juried blind, and the editors are only given information regarding representation where provided by the author.
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No more that ten (10) entries per poet, please.
Submissions will be accepted until January 31st, 2025, at midnight Newfoundland Standard Time. We thank all interested authors in advance for their submissions.
Frequently Asked Questions
​What does it pay?
Poems will be divided into three categories based on final page count in the anthology: short, medium, and long. Short poems will receive $25 per poem, medium poems $50 per poem, and long poems $75 per poem.
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​Can someone submit more than one poem?
Of course! We may take up to three! We have had the same author in the same collection multiple times in the past. Please for this collection, submit up to only ten (10) poems.
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Who can submit?
Any Canadian author looking to celebrate great Canadian poetry! There is also no age restriction. Anyone over Canadian Age-of-Consent (16 years of age) can submit and sign the print release on their own. Entrants younger than that will have to sign the print release with a parent or guardian.🙂
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Who keeps the printing rights?
You do! Engen Books Ltd merely gains the right to print your poem in this one collection. You keep the rights to your poem and property: so if it takes off and becomes a huge hit, you keep all the benefits!
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Do you accept reprints?
Yes, so long as you hold the copyright to allow us to publish it in the collection and the other criteria for the collection are met. Please tell us if you are submitting a reprint. We do give priority to new poems except in extreme cases.
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How do I submit?
All submissions should be directed to submissions@engenbooks.com and should be sent from a reliable email address that you check regularly (we will contact all applicants through email with the status of their submission once the deadline has passed).
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When do submissions close?
January 31, 2025 11:59 PM Newfoundland Standard Time.
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Do you have questions?
Email them to submissions@engenbooks.com with the words FTR QUESTION in the subject line, we will answer you post haste!🙂
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Happy Writing!
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We regret that due to the volume of submissions we receive we will be unable to acknowledge receipt of entries. We will contact you after submissions close, usually within 30 days, to let you know if we accepted your work or not.
