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he Subbed In Chapbook Prize is open for submissions! After the success of last year’s publications, we’re casting our manuscript callout Australia-wide.

MARGINALISED VOICES TO THE FRONT We wish to amplify the voices of those most underrepresented. We strongly encourage trans people, people of colour, non-binary people, women, people with a disability, queer people, First Nations People, sex workers, survivors, working class people, and anyone who finds themselves on the margins of the supremely white, cis, heteronormative, capitalist, colonial, ableist, patriarchal hellscape to submit their manuscripts. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR The Subbed In Chapbook Prize is as much a development opportunity as it is a publishing project. As such, we’d love to support and work with emerging writers and/or writers who have not previously published a book. In terms of form, we’re interested in poetry, collections of micro fiction/nonfiction, or a blend of these mediums. In terms of spirit, we’re interested in publishing writing that quietly(/loudly) shatters universes(/hellscapes), robs us of breath (also known as 'breath burgulars'), sets hearts chortling, devastates and destroys and rebuilds, stuff that’s weird but not experimental, stuff that’s experimental but not avant garde. Writing against the times. Work from the upside down. Writing that comes straight from the heart to land in between. We urge folks to read the books Subbed In has previously published before submitting. We believe this is the best way to gain a sense of what we are interested in publishing. WHAT WE’RE NOT LOOKING FOR Novels. We are currently not interested in novels. Please don’t send us novels or novellas. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Submissions will be open from 25 January 2018 - 1 July 2018 (closing midnight AEST).

Submissions must be submitted via Submittable. Manuscripts submitted via email or other means will not be read or considered.

There is no reading fee and it is free to submit. As we are a small operation, we currently don’t have the resources to offer complimentary personalised feedback on manuscripts.

Authors must be based in Australia.

Simultaneous submissions are a-okay with us (we’re not monsters) but please inform us if your work is accepted elsewhere.

We recommend potential submitters to read the books currently in Subbed In’s catalogue to gauge an idea of what we are looking for.

Manuscripts can include works that have been previously published. Please include an acknowledgments page for work previously published in your manuscript.

It is expected that you will be willing to engage in promotional opportunities for your book. This includes being involved in readings organised by Subbed In and other organisations.

Anyone who submits work to Subbed In will be automatically subscribed to our emailing list. We assume you are submitting to Subbed In because you interested in our work and the goings-on of Subbed In. You can expect emails from us about one to four times per month and it’s super easy to unsubscribe.

Subbed In reserves the right not to award a prize.