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It’s that time of year again. The new 2015 Poet’s Market is hitting bookshelves, which means it’s time for me to start figuring out the 2016 Poet’s Market–and I need your help!

Running until 11:59 p.m. (Atlanta, Georgia time) on October 15, 2014, I’ll be accepting pitches for articles and poems in the 2016 Poet’s Market. Sometime soon after, I’ll start making assignments. If you’re interested in pitching an article idea or three (or a poem!), read on.

What I Like

For the Poet’s Market book, I’m interested in instructional articles for the following three categories:

• Craft of Poetry. Articles on creation, revision, meter, etc.
• Business of Poetry. Articles on submitting poems, reading poems, etc.
• Promotion of Poetry. Articles on finding and connecting with readers.

If you have something outside these areas, feel free to pitch that too. If interested, I’m sure I can slot it into one of these sections. Feel encouraged to take chances.

One note: I’m not interested in folks pitching interviews with poets (unless you’re pitching an interview with a super high profile poet). The reason for this is that I often interview poets myself.

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2015 Poet’s Market

Publish Your Poetry!

Learn how to get your poetry published with the latest (and greatest) edition of Poet’s Market. The 2015 Poet’s Market is filled with articles on the craft, business, and promotion of poetry, in addition to poet interviews and original poetry by contemporary poets.

Plus, the book is filled with hundreds of listings for poetry book publishers, chapbook publishers, magazines, journals, contests, grants, conferences, and more!

Click to continue.

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How to Submit Articles

Here are some guidelines on submitting articles (guidelines for poems are below):

• Submit your pitch via e-mail in the body of the e-mail. I don’t like attachments.
• Send your pitch to [email protected] with the subject line: 2016 Poet’s Market Pitch
• Begin with your pitch (or pitches) before introducing yourself through your bio. While you may have an impressive bio, I’m most interested in your article idea(s).
• If you have more than one pitch, include them all in one e-mail. My inbox is crowded; please avoid sending me several e-mail messages.
• Deadline: October 15, 2014–11:59 p.m. (Atlanta, GA time).

How to Submit Poems

Here are guidelines for submitting poems:

• Submit your poems in the body of the e-mail (unless there is some formatting issue). In instances that formatting is a concern, use a common file type (doc, txt, pdf) and explain your reasoning.
• Submit up to 5 previously unpublished poems.
• Submit the poems to [email protected] with the subject line: Poems for Poet’s Market
• Include your name, a brief bio note (up to 50 words), and your e-mail.
• Deadline: October 15, 2014–11:59 p.m. (Atlanta, GA time).

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Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Content Editor of the Writer’s Digest Writing Community and author of the poetry collection, Solving the World’s Problems (Press 53). He edits Poet’s Market, Writer’s Market, and Guide to Self-Publishing, in addition to writing a free weekly WritersMarket.com newsletter and poetry column for Writer’s Digest magazine.

He enjoys all forms of poetry, including traditional forms, free verse, prose, experimental, rhymes, no-rhymes, and so on. What he really appreciates is poetry that surprises and interests, which may be serious in one poem and silly in another. All subject matter and tones welcome and encouraged. Just be yourself and let your poetry shine.

Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.

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Check out more poetic stuff here:

• Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 278.
• Rosemary Rhodes Royston: Poet Interview.
• List of 50 Poetic Forms for Poets.

When I started writing poetry more than 20 years ago, I didn’t have ambitions of publication or poetic greatness, but I did have a target audience: originally, a girl to impress. Later on, I became my own target audience. Eventually, I yearned to share my words with others and had no idea how to do it. Plus, I had no comprehension of what contemporary poets and poetry meant.

2015 Poet’s Market

Trying to demystify and enlighten the poetic process has been one of my goals with this blog, but it’s also a driving force behind my editorial strategy with the Poet’s Market. While the book lists hundreds of poetry publishing opportunities, the 2015 Poet’s Market is more than a straight directory; it’s a guidebook to the poetry universe as it stands today.

The 2015 Poet’s Market includes more than 20 articles, including “The Habits of Highly Productive Poets,” by Scott Owens; “Six Ways to Promote Your New Book,” by Jeannine Hall Gailey; “The Usefulness of Silence,” by Susan Laughter Meyers; “Writing Poems From Prompts,” by Amorak Huey; and more!

The 2015 Poet’s Market includes a description of poetic forms, interviews with poets, and new poems by contemporary poets.

The 2015 Poet’s Market includes listings for magazines and journals, book and chapbook publishers, contests and awards, grants, conferences and workshops, and organizations.

The 2015 Poet’s Market includes a webinar on how to build an audience for your poetry.

The 2015 Poet’s Market includes an activation code good for a one-year subscription to the poetry slice of WritersMarket.com.

The 2015 Poet’s Market is essentially what I could’ve really used 20 years ago when I was still trying to stumble my way into connecting with other poets and readers of poetry. And it’s made to be a practical resource for today’s poets who want to feel connected to the world of poetry and get their own poetry published and be part of the poetry world themselves.

Click here to order your copy of the 2015 Poet’s Market today!

-Robert Lee Brewer, editor of Poet’s Market