CPR General Submission Guidelines
Cider Press Review, a journal of contemporary poetry, seeks to discover and publish the best of new poetry written in English. CPR actively seeks new original work and translations into English from both established and emerging poets. Our only criterion is excellence.
The editors read submissions of individual poems from January 1 to May 31 each year, and full manuscripts (in conjunction with the CPR Annual Book Award and Editors Prize) between September 1 and November 30 and again between April 1 and June 30 each calendar year. Please Click here for CPR Book Award Guidelines and Jounral Submission Guidelines. Short reviews are considered year-round.
Cider Press Review publishes online issues four times per year–January, April, July, and October. Issues may be periodically compiled into ebook volumes.
CPR considers only poetry or translations of poetry in English, and reviews of poetry books of approx. 500 words. CPR accepts simultaneous submissions so long as we are notified. CPR does not accept emailed submissions.
Submit up to 5 poems at a time during the open submission period (between January 1 and May 31). Writers can submit using submittable [or use button below]. Beggining in 2019, we will no longer accept postal mail submissions. There is no reading fee for individual poem submission for the CPR journal.
Cider Press Review publishes online issues four times per year–January, April, July, and October. Issues may be periodically compiled into ebook volumes.
We welcome reviews of full-length books of poetry in English in approximately 500 words. We do not consider reviews of chapbooks. Reviews will be considered year-round. Writers can submit using submittable. Beginning in 2019, we will no longer accept postal mail submissions. There is no reading fee for reviews or individual poem submissions for the CPR journal.
The annual Cider Press Review Editors' Prize Book Award offers a $1,000 prize, publication, and 25 author’s copies of a book length collection of poetry. Author receives a standard publishing contract. Initial print run is not less than 1,000 copies. Cider Press accepts submissions for the Editors' Prize Book Award between April 1 and June 30 annually. The winning manuscript is selected by tthe editors of Cider Press Review.
Submit 48-80 pages of original poetry in English not previously published in book form (individual poems may have been previously published in journals, anthologies, and chapbooks). $26 entry fee required. BY SUBMITTING A MANUSCRIPT TO THE CIDER PRESS REVIEW BOOK AWARD AND REMITTING ENTRY FEE, THE AUTHOR AGREES TO BE BOUND BY OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS.