Call for Poetry Collections

– Free Open Reading January 1 - March 31

Serving House Books is seeking poetry collections. 

International writers of English welcome. Translations also welcome. 

Manuscripts should be 80 pages +, excluding front and back matter.

These manuscripts should be unpublished as a collection. 

Simultaneous submissions are acceptable. Please withdraw your work immediately if it is accepted elsewhere, should you wish to accept the other publication.

Manuscript Guidelines:

· Human-produced art with a soul only. NO AI AT ALL. 

- Please remove your name from the manuscript

· Please submit as a Word or pdf file

· Include a Table of Contents

· Number the pages

· Include an acknowledgements page

· In a separate upload, please include a brief cover letter with a brief bio in third person (no more than a page total)

About Serving House Books:

Publishers of international prose, poetry, and art. Our roster includes a diversity of authors from around the world.

It's always a smart idea to get to know the press you're submitting to. Have a look at our previously published books. Read a few of them!

Serving House Books is proud to have published award-winning international writers with a catalogue of over 129 books and counting.  Please read about the history of our press on our website.

We are an international press, founded in Denmark and the United States, so we naturally welcome English writing authors from around the world.

We are committed to publishing accepted titles within four to ten months of acceptance in paperback and ebook formats. Poetry collections will be published in 5 x 8 format and will be distributed worldwide.

 We offer a standard contract, a small number of author copies, a substantial discount on additional copies purchased by the author, and an annual royalty payment.​ There are NO fees to publish your book once accepted; however, we do offer an optional fee-based marketing plan. 

 Visit our site here to learn more: www.servinghousebooks.com