More often than not, the poetry community prioritizes diversity by publishing and promoting minority and female writers, while disabled poets do not receive similar attention. The Propel Disability Poetry Book Series remedies that gap. This series is a new imprint publishing poetry written by disabled poets, edited by disabled poets, produced by Nine Mile and underwritten with generous support from Propel and the Poetry Foundation. We use the term disability to mean any physical, mental, sensory, or developmental difference that limits full participation in life activities, including barriers that stem from a lack of understanding, accessibility, and equality within society and its institutions.
Submissions by crip/disabled writers at any career stage are welcome for the next volume and award. We welcome full-length collections (48-95 pages) and recognize how the diverse experiences of disabled poets shape the structure, form, and length of their work.
The Propel Disability Poetry Book Series call for manuscripts will be open from March 1, 2026 to August 31, 2026, for publication in 2027.
We anticipate publishing and marketing two books per year, including the Propel Disability Poetry Award winner, who will receive a $2,000 prize.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
