Founded in 2013 by David Starkey, Gunpowder Press is located in Santa Barbara, California. Our name is a nod to our city's namesake, Saint Barbara, the patron saint of gunpowder.
The press hosts several annual prizes including the annual Barry Spacks Poetry Prize for a full-length manuscript of original poetry. The Alta California Chapbook Prize, edited by Emma Trelles, publishes winning chapbooks by latinx poets in bilingual editions. The Dryden-Vreeland Prize is a book prize for poets working in K-12 education. Poets published by Gunpowder Press include Aaron Baker, Todd Copeland, Meghan Dunn, Michelle Bonczek Evory, David Allen Case, Nan Cohen, Meghan Dunn, Glenn Freeman, Catherine Abbey Hodges, Gabriel Ibarra, Florencia Milito, Kurt Olsson, Jim Peterson, Catherine Esposito Prescott, Peg Quinn, Nicolas Reiner, Crystal AC Salas, Barry Spacks, and Chryss Yost.
The press also publishes thematic anthologies of poems by central California coast poets in the Shoreline Voices Project series which have featured dozens of established and emerging poets. Two Shoreline Voices anthologies are available online: While You Wait, edited by Laure-Anne Bosselaar; and Big Enough for Words, edited by David Starkey, Chryss Yost, and George Yatchisin.
Gunpowder Press also publishes a monthly online journal, Anacapa Review.
Gunpowder Press invites all Latinx poets who are current residents of the United States (age 18+) to submit to the Alta California Chapbook Prize contest.
- Poems may be submitted in English or Spanish.
- Selected manuscripts will be published in both English and Spanish.
This contest is open to poets of all levels, published or unpublished, who self-identify as Latinx.
Two manuscripts will be selected for publication in bilingual editions. The winning poets will each receive $500.00, 10 copies of the published chapbook, and an invitation to read at the Mission Poetry Series in Santa Barbara in 2024.
About the judge: Alexandra Lytton Regalado is a Salvadoran-American author, editor, and translator. She is the author of Relinquenda, winner of the National Poetry Series (Beacon Press, 2022); the chapbook Piedra (La Chifurnia, 2022); and the poetry collection, Matria, the winner of the St. Lawrence Book Award (Black Lawrence Press, 2017). Alexandra holds fellowships at CantoMundo and Letras Latinas and her work has appeared in The Best American Poetry, poets.org, World Literature Today, Narrative, and The Poetry Foundation’s Harriet blog, among others. Her translations of contemporary Latin American poetry appear in Poetry International, FENCE, and Tupelo Quarterly and she is translator of Family or Oblivion by Elena Salamanca. She is co-founder of Kalina, a press that focuses on publishing bilingual, Central American-themed books. www.alexandralyttonregalado.com
About the series editor: Emma Trelles is the 9th poet laureate of Santa Barbara and the daughter of Cuban immigrants. She is the author of Tropicalia (U. of Notre Dame Press), winner of the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize, and a Poet Laureate Fellow at the Academy of American Poets. For more, visit emmatrelles.com
How to submit: Entry fee is $20 and includes copies of the selected chapbooks ($15 option for entry only). 8-12 pages of poetry (no more than one poem per page). Word .doc or .docx or .pdf. Entries must be sent through Submittable. Simultaneous submissions are welcome, and please notify us immediately if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere. Please include a table of contents and a page which acknowledges previous publication of individual poems. Your poems may be written in either English or Spanish. Gunpowder Press will provide translation for the manuscripts selected for publication. This contest is open to US residents only.
If the entry fee at Submittable presents a financial hardship, please email us at gunpowderpoetry@gmail.com.
About Gunpowder Press: Founded in 2013 by David Starkey and co-edited by David Starkey and Chryss Yost, Gunpowder Press is a small independent poetry press located in Santa Barbara, California. Our name honors our city's namesake, Saint Barbara, patron saint of gunpowder. For more information about the press, visit https://gunpowderpress.com.
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Gunpowder Press invita a los poetas Latinx que residen en los Estados Unidos (mayores de 18 años de edad) a participar en el segundo premio Alta California Plaquette de Poesía.
- Los poemas pueden estar escritos en inglés o español.
- Los manuscritos seleccionados se publicarán en formato bilingüe: en inglés y en español.
Este concurso está abierto a poetas de todos niveles, publicados o no publicados, que se autoindetifiquen como Latinx.
Se seleccionarán dos manuscritos para publicación en ediciones bilingües. Los poetas ganadores recibirán $500.00 cada uno, 10 copias del plaquette publicado, y una invitación para leer en la Mission Poetry Series en Santa Bárbara en 2024.
Sobre el jurado: Alexandra Lytton Regalado es una autora, editora y traductora salvadoreña-estadounidense. Es autora de Relinquenda, ganadora del National Poetry Series (Beacon Press, 2022); el plaquette Piedra (La Chifurnia, 2022); y la colección de poesía Matria, ganadora del St. Lawrence Book Award (Black Lawrence Press, 2017). Su obra ha sido publicada en The Best American Poetry, poets.org, World Literature Today, Narrative y el blog Harriet de The Poetry Foundation, entre otros. Sus traducciones de poesía latinoamericana contemporánea se encuentran en Poetry International, FENCE y Tupelo Quarterly y es traductora de Family or Oblivion de Elena Salamanca. Es cofundadora de Kalina Press, que se enfoca en la publicación de libros bilingües con temas centroamericanos. www.alexandralyttonregalado.com
Sobre la editora de la serie: Emma Trelles es la novena poeta laureada de Santa Bárbara e hija de inmigrantes cubanos. Es autora de Tropicalia (U. of Notre Dame Press), ganadora del Premio de Poesía de Andrés Montoya, y es poeta laureada becada por la Academy of American Poets. Para obtener más información, visite emmatrelles.com.
Cómo enviar: El costo para participar de $20 incluye copias de los dos plaquettes ganadores y hay otra opción de $15 que incluye sólo la participación en el concurso. Por favor enviar 8-12 páginas de poesía (no más de un poema por página) en formato Word .doc o .docx o .pdf. Los manuscritos deben enviarse a través de Submittable. Se permite participación simultánea en otras convocatorias pero si su manuscrito es aceptado por favor contáctenos inmediatamente para retirar su manuscrito. Por favor incluya índice y una página que indique la publicación previa de poemas individuales. Los poemas pueden estar escritos en inglés o en español. Gunpowder Press traducirá los manuscritos ganadores. Este concurso está abierto únicamente a los residentes de los Estados Unidos.
Si el costo para participar presenta una dificultad financiera, por favor envíenos un correo electrónico a gunpowderpoetry@gmail.com
Acerca de Gunpowder Press: Fundada en 2013 por David Starkey y con la co-dirección de editores David Starkey y Chryss Yost, Gunpowder Press es una pequeña editorial independiente de poesía situada en Santa Bárbara, California. El nombre de la editorial hace honor a Santa Bárbara, patrona de la pólvora. Para obtener más información, visite https://gunpowderpress.com.
Gunpowder Press invites all Latinx poets who are current residents of the United States (age 18+) to submit to the Alta California Chapbook Prize contest.
- Poems may be submitted in English or Spanish.
- Selected manuscripts will be published in both English and Spanish.
This contest is open to poets of all levels, published or unpublished, who self-identify as Latinx.
Two manuscripts will be selected for publication in bilingual editions. The winning poets will each receive $500.00, 10 copies of the published chapbook, and an invitation to read at the Mission Poetry Series in Santa Barbara in 2024.
About the judge: Alexandra Lytton Regalado is a Salvadoran-American author, editor, and translator. She is the author of Relinquenda, winner of the National Poetry Series (Beacon Press, 2022); the chapbook Piedra (La Chifurnia, 2022); and the poetry collection, Matria, the winner of the St. Lawrence Book Award (Black Lawrence Press, 2017). Alexandra holds fellowships at CantoMundo and Letras Latinas and her work has appeared in The Best American Poetry, poets.org, World Literature Today, Narrative, and The Poetry Foundation’s Harriet blog, among others. Her translations of contemporary Latin American poetry appear in Poetry International, FENCE, and Tupelo Quarterly and she is translator of Family or Oblivion by Elena Salamanca. She is co-founder of Kalina, a press that focuses on publishing bilingual, Central American-themed books. www.alexandralyttonregalado.com
About the series editor: Emma Trelles is the 9th poet laureate of Santa Barbara and the daughter of Cuban immigrants. She is the author of Tropicalia (U. of Notre Dame Press), winner of the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize, and a Poet Laureate Fellow at the Academy of American Poets. For more, visit emmatrelles.com
How to submit: Entry fee is waived by prior permission. 8-12 pages of poetry (no more than one poem per page). Word .doc or .docx or .pdf. Entries must be sent through Submittable. Simultaneous submissions are welcome, and please notify us immediately if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere. Please include a table of contents and a page which acknowledges previous publication of individual poems. Your poems may be written in either English or Spanish. Gunpowder Press will provide translation for the manuscripts selected for publication. This contest is open to US residents only.
If the entry fee at Submittable presents a financial hardship, please email us at gunpowderpoetry@gmail.com.
About Gunpowder Press: Founded in 2013 by David Starkey and co-edited by David Starkey and Chryss Yost, Gunpowder Press is a small independent poetry press located in Santa Barbara, California. Our name honors our city's namesake, Saint Barbara, patron saint of gunpowder. For more information about the press, visit https://gunpowderpress.com.
- - - - -
Gunpowder Press invita a los poetas Latinx que residen en los Estados Unidos (mayores de 18 años de edad) a participar en el segundo premio Alta California Plaquette de Poesía.
- Los poemas pueden estar escritos en inglés o español.
- Los manuscritos seleccionados se publicarán en formato bilingüe: en inglés y en español.
Este concurso está abierto a poetas de todos niveles, publicados o no publicados, que se autoindetifiquen como Latinx.
Se seleccionarán dos manuscritos para publicación en ediciones bilingües. Los poetas ganadores recibirán $500.00 cada uno, 10 copias del plaquette publicado, y una invitación para leer en la Mission Poetry Series en Santa Bárbara en 2024.
Sobre el jurado: Alexandra Lytton Regalado es una autora, editora y traductora salvadoreña-estadounidense. Es autora de Relinquenda, ganadora del National Poetry Series (Beacon Press, 2022); el plaquette Piedra (La Chifurnia, 2022); y la colección de poesía Matria, ganadora del St. Lawrence Book Award (Black Lawrence Press, 2017). Su obra ha sido publicada en The Best American Poetry, poets.org, World Literature Today, Narrative y el blog Harriet de The Poetry Foundation, entre otros. Sus traducciones de poesía latinoamericana contemporánea se encuentran en Poetry International, FENCE y Tupelo Quarterly y es traductora de Family or Oblivion de Elena Salamanca. Es cofundadora de Kalina Press, que se enfoca en la publicación de libros bilingües con temas centroamericanos. www.alexandralyttonregalado.com
Sobre la editora de la serie: Emma Trelles es la novena poeta laureada de Santa Bárbara e hija de inmigrantes cubanos. Es autora de Tropicalia (U. of Notre Dame Press), ganadora del Premio de Poesía de Andrés Montoya, y es poeta laureada becada por la Academy of American Poets. Para obtener más información, visite emmatrelles.com.
Cómo enviar: Por favor enviar 8-12 páginas de poesía (no más de un poema por página) en formato Word .doc o .docx o .pdf. Los manuscritos deben enviarse a través de Submittable. Se permite participación simultánea en otras convocatorias pero si su manuscrito es aceptado por favor contáctenos inmediatamente para retirar su manuscrito. Por favor incluya índice y una página que indique la publicación previa de poemas individuales. Los poemas pueden estar escritos en inglés o en español. Gunpowder Press traducirá los manuscritos ganadores. Este concurso está abierto únicamente a los residentes de los Estados Unidos.
Si el costo para participar presenta una dificultad financiera, por favor envíenos un correo electrónico a gunpowderpoetry@gmail.com
Acerca de Gunpowder Press: Fundada en 2013 por David Starkey y con la co-dirección de editores David Starkey y Chryss Yost, Gunpowder Press es una pequeña editorial independiente de poesía situada en Santa Bárbara, California. El nombre de la editorial hace honor a Santa Bárbara, patrona de la pólvora. Para obtener más información, visite https://gunpowderpress.com.
Anacapa Review considers poems in any style. You may submit up to 3 poems per submission. When selecting which poems to submit, please keep in mind that Anacapa Review is an online publication, and viewers may be reading your poems on a range of devices; concrete poems or poems with very long line may display differently for some readers.
In submitting your work you agree that the poems submitted have not been previously published online or in print. We consider simultaneous submissions with the understanding that if your poems are accepted elsewhere you will promptly notify Anacapa Review by either withdrawing your entire submission in Submittable, or, if not all of the poems have been accepted elsewhere, by indicating in Submittable Messages which poems are still available. For example, poems submitted in October will be considered during November for publication in the December issue. We make decisions on all submissions each month--no poems are held back for future issues. In short, you will hear from us promptly, and if your work is accepted, it will be published soon afterwards.
Previously published in Anacapa Review? Thank you! Your poems are what make Anacapa Review successful. Please wait one year before submitting again—diversity of voices is important to us.
Need to withdrawn one of your poems? Congratulations on having your work published elsewhere! Please use the Submittable messaging feature to let us know which poem(s) you'd like to withdraw, and we will keep the others in our consideration.
NEW! The John Ridland Poetry Prize will be awarded annually for an unpublished book-length manuscript of 48-100 pages. This prize is open to poets 55 years and older. The Ridland Prize honors poet, professor, and translator John Ridland, who continued to create meaningful and elegantly-crafted work throughout his life.
Submissions are accepted until December 31. The prize includes $500 and publication by Gunpowder Press with 10 author copies.
How to Submit: Entry fee is $20. $25 includes entry and copy of the winning book ($15 cover price). Word .doc or .docx preferred. Please include a table of contents and a page which acknowledges previous publication of individual poems. We ask that close friends or students of the editors refrain from submitting work for this award. Due to our desire to respect international copyright, submissions are accepted from poets within the United States only.
About Gunpowder Press: Founded in 2013 by David Starkey and co-edited by David Starkey and Chryss Yost, Gunpowder Press is an independent poetry press located in Santa Barbara, California.