Application Guidelines

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Eligibility

Membership is open primarily to English-language publishers who:

• are primarily literary in nature (over half the content of each issue or title consists of fiction, poetry, drama, literary reviews and/or essays);
• have published at least one issue or title prior to applying for membership;
• publish at least one issue or book title per year on an ongoing basis;
• have a minimum print run of 500 titles per issue (subject to approval);
• do not charge authors a fee to publish their works;
• are not primarily self-publishing;
• do not primarily publish children's or students'
(undergraduate/high school) work.

NB: Overall editorial, literary, design and production quality will also be considered. Applicants may either be not-for-profit or for-profit, and be located anywhere in the world.

Dues Structure

Membership dues are based on an organization's annual budget. Include payment with your application (pay by credit card using our secure server or print out an application and send with a check).

Annual Budget	Dues
$1 - $ 10,000	$ 75
$ 10,001 - $ 30,000	$ 90
$ 30,001 - $ 50,000	$ 125
$ 50,001 - $ 100,000	$ 175
$ 100,001 - $ 200,000	$ 225
$ 200,001 - $ 350,000	$ 350
$ 350,001 - $ 500,000	$ 450
$ 500,001 - $750,000	$ 600
$ 750,001 +	$ 750
Non-U.S. Publishers	$ 100*

• Complete application form and e-mail or mail print-out of application with dues payment.
• Mail one copy each of up to two issues or titles as well as one copy of a current catalogue (if applicable).

Publishers must complete and return the application form and return it to CLMP with:

• one copy each of up to two issues or titles (presses and magazines)
• one copy of a current catalogue (presses)
• promotional material or brochure and, if applicable, one copy of a print anthology or issue (online publishers)

For questions, or an application form, please contact the Membership Manager.