Small Harbor Publishing is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Our goal is to publish unique and diverse voices. We are a feminist press, and we are committed to diversity and inclusion. We strive to fiercely promote the work of our authors and to bring new voices to a devoted and expanding readership.
Small Harbor Publishing began in 2018 with the first issue of Harbor Review. The magazine is an online space where poetry and art converse. Harbor Review quickly grew and now publishes two digital poetry and art issues, reviews, and runs two micro chapbook competitions (the Washburn Prize and the Editor’s Prize) annually.
In July 2020, Small Harbor Publishing was officially incorporated and began Harbor Editions. Harbor Editions accepts submissions through a chapbook open reading period, a hybrid chapbook open reading period, the Marginalia Series, and the Laureate Prize.
We offer poetry and manuscript feedback at:
We provide poem critique services on a sliding scale to help support Small Harbor Publishing entities and continue to pay our writers and artists.
- For Harbor Editions press questions, please email harboreditions
- For Harbor Review Magazine questions, please email harborreviewmag
Send 1-3 poems in one document as a pdf or word document. Include a short bio in your cover letter. Submissions are free.
Harbor Review is a paying market. We pay poets $10 per published poem upon release of the online issue in which the poem appears.
Send 1-3 poems in one document as a pdf or word document during our submission window. Include a short bio in your cover letter.
The submission fee for expedited submissions is $8. Regular submissions are free.
You will receive a response within 14 days.
Send 1-3 high resolution images with titles (minimum 2000 pixels on the longest side). Include in your cover letter an image list, short bio, and short artist statement. There is no theme. Harbor Review is a paying market. We pay artists $10 per published piece upon release of the online issue in which the piece appears.
The entry period runs from July 1st to September 30th.
Chapbooks should be between 20-40 pages of poetry or 20-50 pages of prose. Manuscripts should include a title page, table of contents, and a list of acknowledgments for previously published work. Individual pieces from the manuscript may have been published previously in magazines but not books or chapbooks. The collection as a whole must be unpublished.
Simultaneous submissions are permitted. Please let us know immediately if your manuscript is accepted by another publisher while under our consideration. We do not accept translations.
We encourage submissions from traditionally marginalized writers. Women, people of color, members of the LGBT community, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to submit. Current students, former students, former classmates, or friends of Small Harbor Publishing, Harbor Editions, or Harbor Review staff are disqualified from entering the contest.
All entries will be read by Harbor Editions staff.
The submission fee is $15 to cover submission management. All fees are waived for BIPOC identifying writers.
Include in your email cover letter your name, contact information, and a brief bio. Attach your manuscript as a word or pdf attachment. Please use the title of your chapbook as your document name.
Harbor Editions will publish 1-2 books from the open reading period. Those selected will receive a standard publishing contract and 20 copies of their book. All entrants will be notified about the status of their submission after the submission period.
The entry period runs from July 1st to September 30th.
Chapbooks should be between 20-40 pages of poetry or 20-50 pages of prose. Manuscripts should include a title page, table of contents, and a list of acknowledgments for previously published work. Individual pieces from the manuscript may have been published previously in magazines but not books or chapbooks. The collection as a whole must be unpublished.
Simultaneous submissions are permitted. Please let us know immediately if your manuscript is accepted by another publisher while under our consideration. We do not accept translations.
We encourage submissions from traditionally marginalized writers. Women, people of color, members of the LGBT community, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to submit. Current students, former students, former classmates, or friends of Small Harbor Publishing, Harbor Editions, or Harbor Review staff are disqualified from entering the contest.
All entries will be read by Harbor Editions staff.
The submission fee is $15 to cover submission management. All fees are waived for BIPOC identifying writers.
Include in your email cover letter your name, contact information, and a brief bio. Attach your manuscript as a word or pdf attachment. Please use the title of your chapbook as your document name.
Harbor Editions will publish 1-2 books from the open reading period. Those selected will receive a standard publishing contract and 20 copies of their book. All entrants will be notified about the status of their submission after the submission period.