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.
The entry period runs from April 1st to June 30th.
The submission fee is $15 to cover submission management.
We define hybrid as a collection that combines genres or defies classification. We will consider books that incorporate art. Chapbooks should be around 20-50 pages. Manuscripts should include a title page, table of contents, and a list of acknowledgments for previously published work. Individual work 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 The collection as a whole must be unpublished.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.
Include in your 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 hybrid 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 April 1st to June 30th.
We define hybrid as a collection that combines genres or defies classification. We will consider books that incorporate art. Chapbooks should be around 20-50 pages. Manuscripts should include a title page, table of contents, and a list of acknowledgments for previously published work. Individual work 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.
All fees are waived for BIPOC identifying writers, as well as previous finalists of the prize.
Include in your 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 hybrid 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 May 1st to July 31st.
The Washburn Chapbook Prize is named after the poet and professor Laura Lee Washburn whose dedication to teaching, mentoring, and the writing careers of her students is unparalleled. This prize is named after her in the spirit of further promoting the diversity of voices from women writers.
The prize is awarded once a year to a woman or non-binary writer for a micro chapbook. Our definition of woman includes all women, including transgender and all female-identifying individuals. Women of color and queer women are encouraged to apply.
Micro chapbooks should be exactly 10 poems long.
Manuscripts should include a title page, table of contents, and use 12 point font. Books centered around a unifying theme will be given preference.
Individual poems 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.
Current students, former students, former classmates, or friends of Harbor Review staff or of the final judge are disqualified from entering the contest.
All entries will be read by Harbor Review staff.
A selection of finalists will be judged anonymously by Laura Lee Washburn.
The submission fee is $10 to cover submission management. All fees are waived for BIPOC identifying writers. See other submission form for non-fee submissions.
Include in your cover letter your name, contact information, a brief bio, and a list of acknowledgments for previously published chapbook poems.
Please use the title of your micro chapbook as your document name.
The winner will receive $200 and publication of their micro chapbook online at Harbor Review. All rights revert to the author after publication.
All entrants will be notified about the status of their submission after the submission period.
The prize that's currently open for submissions is: The Washburn Prize.
The entry period runs from May 1st to July 31st.
The prize is awarded once a year for a micro chapbook, which Harbor Review will publish digitally on our website. People of color and marginalized folks are encouraged to apply.
Micro chapbooks should be exactly 10 poems long. Manuscripts over 10 poems will not be read.
Manuscripts should include a title page, table of contents, and use 12 point font. Individual poems 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’d love to see collaborations.
Current students, former students, former classmates, or friends of Harbor Review staff are disqualified from entering the contest.
All entries will be read by Harbor Review staff.
The submission fee is $15 to cover submission management. All fees are waived for BIPOC identifying writers, in a separate submission form than this one.
Include in your cover letter your name, contact information, a brief bio, and a list of acknowledgments for previously published chapbook poems. Your name, acknowledgments, or any identifying information should not appear in the manuscript or manuscript title.
Attach your manuscript as a word or pdf attachment. Please use the title of your micro chapbook as your document name.
The winner will receive $200 and publication of their micro chapbook online at Harbor Review. All rights revert to the author after publication.
All entrants will be notified about the status of their submission after the submission period.