Octopus Books will hold an open reading period for full-length poetry manuscripts in April of 2011. Manuscripts must be submitted between April Fools day and April 30, 2011. We prefer you submit your manuscripts electronically. To submit, purchase the $10 reading fee through paypal from the button below, then attach your manuscript in an email to octopusbooks@gmail.com. In the subject line of the email write your name and "Manuscript Submission." There is no need to introduce yourself in the body of the email. Your email will be handled anonymously by an intern. Your manuscript will be forwarded in a different file without any identifying markers and read blindly by the editors and other readers. Do not include your name on the manuscript at all.

April Reading Period:

OR: With the purchase of an April Reading Fee, you are welcome to one of our previously published titles for only $6. Buy a reading fee and a book for $16 total. Be sure to indicate which title you would like sent to you in the comment field.

April Reading Period + Book:

If you choose to submit by mail, send manuscript to:

Octopus Books
1110 Clarkston St. #6
Denver, CO 80218

Include a $10 check made to Octopus Books and your email address. We will still notify you by email. Also, include your name on the packaging, but not on the manuscript itself.

OR bring your manuscript to us personally at the Octopus Books table at the AWP bookfair in Washington DC. If you choose this method of submission, we will offer you one free book with the purchase of another.