UNIVERSITY PRESSES

Association of American Publishers
http://www.publishers.org/

Association of American University Presses
http://aaupnet.org/membership/directory.html

Council of Literary Magazines and Presses
http://www.clmp.org/



Ahsahta Press (Boise State University)
Accepts manuscripts during open submission period and via the annual Sawtooth Poetry Prize contest.
http://www.boisestate.edu/english/ahsahta/index.htm

Arte Público Press (University of Houston)
Accepts submissions by query.
http://www.arte.uh.edu/

Ashland Poetry Press (Ashland University)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Richard Snyder Memorial Prize contest.
http://www.ashland.edu/aupoetry

BkMk Press (University of Missouri-Kansas City)
Accepts manuscripts during open submission period and via the annual John Ciardi Prize contest.
http://www.umkc.edu/bkmk/index-tt.html

Bluestem Press (Emporia State University)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Bluestem Award contest.
http://www.emporia.edu/bluestem/

Carnegie Mellon University Press (Carnegie Mellon University)
Accepts manuscripts during the month of October.
http://www.cmu.edu/universitypress/

Cleveland State University Press (Cleveland State University)
Accepts manuscripts from Ohio poets for the Cleveland Poets Series and from all poets via the annual CSU Poetry Center First Book and Open Book Prize contests.
http://www.csuohio.edu/poetrycenter/index.htm

Eastern Washington University Press (Eastern Washington University)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Blue Lynx Prize contest.
http://ewupress.ewu.edu/

Fordham University Press (Fordham University)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Poets Out Loud Prize contest.
http://www.fordhampress.com/

John Hopkins University Press (John Hopkins University)
Accepts manuscripts by invitation only.
http://www.press.jhu.edu/index.html

Kent State University Press (Kent State University)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize contest.
http://upress.kent.edu/

Logan House (Creighton University)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Holland Prize contest.
http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/ncw/logan-house.htm

Louisiana State University Press (Louisiana State University)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual National Poetry Series and Walt Whitman Award contests.
http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/
http://www.nationalpoetryseries.org/
http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/121

Mountain State Press (University of Charleston)
Accepts manuscripts from West Virginia poets through open submissions.
http://mountainstatepress.com/

New Issues Press (Western Michigan University)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Green Rose Prize and New Issues Poetry Prize contests.
http://www.wmich.edu/newissues/

New Rivers Press (Minnesota State University Moorhead)
Accepts manuscripts from Stonecoast alumni for the Stonecoast Book Prize and from regional poets via the annual New Rivers Press MVP Competition.
http://appserv.mnstate.edu/newriverspress/nrp-2/

Northeastern University Press (Northeastern University)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Samuel French Morse Prize contest.
http://www.nupress.neu.edu/index.htm

Northwestern University Press (Northwestern University)
Not currently accepting manuscripts.
http://www.nupress.northwestern.edu/

Oberlin College Press (Oberlin College)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual FIELD Poetry Prize contest.
http://www.oberlin.edu/ocpress/

Ohio State University Press (Ohio State University)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Journal Award contest.
http://www.ohiostatepress.org/

Ohio University Press (Ohio University)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Hollis Summers Poetry Prize contest.
http://www.ohiou.edu/oupress/

Pleiades Press (Central Missouri State University)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Lena-Miles Wever Todd Poetry Series contest.
http://www.cmsu.edu/englphil/pleiades/

Southern Illinois University Press (Southern Illinois University)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Crab Orchard Series in Poetry First Book Award and Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Open Book Award contests.
http://www.siu.edu/~siupress/
http://www.siu.edu/%7ecrborchd/

Steel Toe Books (Western Kentucky University)
Accepts manuscripts during open submission period.
http://www.steeltoebooks.com/

Texas A&M University Press (Texas A&M University)
A consortium that distributes poetry books from various Texas presses.
http://www.tamu.edu/upress

Texas Review Press (Sam Houston State University)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual X.J. Kennedy Prize contest.
http://www.shsu.edu/~www_trp/

Texas Tech University Press (Texas Tech University)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Walt McDonald Prize contest.
http://www.ttup.ttu.edu/

Truman State University Press (Truman State University)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual T.S. Eliot Prize contest.
https://tsup.truman.edu/

University of Akron Press (University of Akron)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Akron Poetry Prize contest.
http://www3.uakron.edu/uapress/

University of Arizona Press (University of Arizona)
Accepts manuscripts by query.
http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/

University of Arkansas Press (University of Arkansas)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Arkansas Poetry Series contest.
http://www.uapress.com/

University of California Pres (University of California)
Accepts manuscripts by query for the New California Poetry Series.
http://www.ucpress.edu/

University of Chicago Press (University of Chicago)
Accepts manuscripts by invitation only.
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/

University of Evansville Press (University of Evansville)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Richard Wilbur Award contest.
http://english.evansville.edu/WilburAwardGuidelines.htm

University of Georgia Press (University of Georgia)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Cave Canem Prize contest. The Contemporary Poetry Series has been retired. Check back for a new poetry series to take its place.
http://www.ugapress.org/
http://www.cavecanempoets.org/pages/prize.html#judge

University of Hawaii Press (University of Hawaii)
Not currently accepting manuscripts.
http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/

University of Illinois Press (University of Illinois)
Accepts manuscripts during the month of February.
http://www.press.uillinois.edu/

University of Iowa Press (University of Iowa)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Iowa Poetry Prize contest.
http://www.uiowa.edu/uiowapress/

University of Massachusetts Press (University of Massachusetts)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Juniper Prize contest.
http://www.umass.edu/umpress/

University of Nebraska Press (University of Nebraska)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Prairie Schooner Prize contest.
http://nebraskapress.unl.edu/
http://prairieschooner.unl.edu/html/book%20series.html

University of Nevada Press (University of Nevada)
Accepts manuscripts by query.
http://www.nvbooks.nevada.edu/by/poetry.html

University of New Mexico Press (University of New Mexico)
Accepts manuscripts by query.
http://www.unmpress.com/

University of North Texas Press (University of North Texas)
Accepts submissions via the annual Vassar Miller Prize contest.
http://web2.unt.edu/untpress/index.cfm

University of Notre Dame Press (University of Notre Dame)
Accepts manuscripts via the biennial Ernest Sandeen Prize and Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize contests.
http://www.undpress.nd.edu/
http://www.nd.edu/~alcwp/sandeen.html
http://www.nd.edu/~latino/poetry_prize/index.htm

University of Pittsburgh Press (University of Pittsburgh)
Accepts first-book manuscripts via the annual Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize contest and manuscripts
from previously-published poets during September and October.
http://www.pitt.edu/~press/

University of South Carolina Press (University of South Carolina)
Accepts manuscripts by query.
http://www.sc.edu/uscpress/

University of Tampa Press (University of Tampa)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Tampa Review Prize contest.
http://utpress.ut.edu/index.cfm/fuseaction/homeSplash
http://tampareview.ut.edu/tr_prize.html

University of Utah Press (University of Utah)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Agha Shahid Ali Prize contest.
http://www.upress.utah.edu/

University of Washington Press (University of Washington)
Accepts manuscripts by query. Publishes the University of Washington Press Pacific Northwest Poetry Series
http://www.washington.edu/uwpress

University of Wisconsin Press (University of Wisconsin)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Brittingham Prize and Felix Pollak Prize contests.
http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/

University Press of Colorado (University of Colorado)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Colorado Prize contest.
http://www.upcolorado.com/
http://coloradoreview.com/

University Press of Florida (University of Florida)
Accepts manuscripts by query.
http://www.upf.com/index.shtml

University Press of Kentucky (University of Kentucky)
Accepts manuscripts by invitation only.
http://www.kentuckypress.com/

University Press of New England
A consortium that distributes poetry books from various New England presses.
http://www.upne.com/

Utah State University Press (Utah State University)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual May Swenson Poetry Award contest.
http://www.usu.edu/usupress

Washington State University Press (Washington State University)
Not currently accepting manuscripts.
http://www.wsupress.wsu.edu/

Wesleyan University Press (Wesleyan University)
Accepts manuscripts by invitation only.
http://www.wesleyan.edu/wespress/

Yale University Press (Yale University)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Yale Series of Younger Poets contest.
http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/home.asp

Zone 3 Press (Austin Peay State University)
Accepts manuscripts via the annual Zone 3 First Book Prize contest.
http://www.apsu.edu/zone3/prizeinfo.html