Website
Type Of Publisher
Press
Genres Published
Poetry
Year Established
2018
Address
Newberg, OR
Name
Eric Muhr
Title
editor
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
Fernwood Press promotes poetry collections that speak to the human capacity for spiritual experience. A not-for-profit literary imprint, Fernwood Press is named for a one-acre plot of land overlooking a meandering creek in what was an unincorporated area of Yamhill County on the easterly boundary of Newberg, Oregon, site of the state’s first Quaker meeting. Four prominent headstones mark the graves of the Brutscher and Everest families in this Pioneer Cemetery. It adjoins Friends Cemetery, the burial ground of the community of Quakers drawn to Newberg following the platting of the town by Jesse Edwards in 1883. As the enclave of the area’s first Quaker families, Fernwood represents both our roots as a Quaker press and our aim to provide a home to all poets whose collections uphold and perpetuate the Quaker pursuit of corporate mysticism.
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
Yes
Submission Guidelines URL
Reading Period
Year round
Response Time
1 - 2 months
Charges Writers A Submission/Reading Fee
yes
Author Payments
royalties
Contests
yes
Distributors
Ingram
Do You Have Any Cover Letter Advice?
We do not need a cover letter or a full curriculum vitae. Instead, a brief author bio with publication credits is all we're looking for. Previous publication credits help us get a sense of where your work fits and need not be exhaustive.
What Advice Do You Have For First-time Submitters?
Don't apologize for your work, and don't be afraid to follow up from time to time. Writers who follow up and follow through help us to help them bring their book into the world.
Who Is Your Ideal Reader?
We are a small but mighty press bringing poems to people who don't think they're smart enough, educated enough, or sophisticated enough to appreciate verse. We work to make beautiful books for collections that make a difference in the world.
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