Website
Type Of Organization
Press
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
Founded in 2006, Rose Metal Press is an independent, not-for-profit publisher of hybrid genres specializing in the publication of short short, flash, and micro-fiction; prose poetry; novels-in-verse or book-length linked narrative poems; and other literary works that move beyond the traditional genres of poetry, fiction, and essay to find new forms of expression.
Social Media Platforms Used
Twitter, Facebook
Is Your Group Affiliated With A University, Portal Or Other Agency?
no
Primary Editor/Contact Person
Abigail Beckel & Kathleen Rooney
Contact Title
Cofounders/Editors
Publishes
essays, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art
Recent Awards Received
National Endowment for the Arts grant, New England Book Show design awards, ForeWord IndieFab Book of the Year, IPPY awards
Representative Authors
Nicelle Davis, Kelcey Parker Ervick, Anthony Michael Morena
Submissions Policy
Please see our website to learn when we are accepting manuscript queries. http://www.rosemetalpress.com/Submit/Submit.html We have an annual chapbook contest for flash fiction/nonfiction. The reading period of the contest is Nov. 1 to Dec. 1 each year. Open reading periods vary. See website for details.
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
Yes
Submission Guidelines URL
Simultaneous Submissions Accepted
yes
Reading Period
Varies
Reporting Time
1 - 3 months
Author Payments
royalties, copies
Contests
The annual Rose Metal Press Short Short Chapbook Contest runs each year from November 1st through December 1st.
Number Of Paid Staff
1
Number Of Unpaid Staff
4
Year Founded
2006
Distributors
Small Press Distribution
E-distributors
Kindle, Nook, Kobo
Number Of Books Published Per Year
2
Titles In Print
39
Percentage Of Above Available Digitally
25%
Paperback
67
Chapbook
33
Average Price Per Book
varies
Average Price Per E-Book
varies
Number Of Issues Per Year
1
Back Issues Available
yes
Unsolicited Manuscripts Accepted
yes
Format
perfect
Publish Print Anthology?
yes
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