Broken Sleep Books are a working-class, small, innovative press, who publish a range of poetry and prose, from a range of writers. Our primary focus is in increasing access to the arts, in ensuring more people are able to engage with creativity regardless of their socioeconomic status. We particularly wish to dismantle the gentrification of creative arts, and we encourage more working-class, LGBTQ+, and POC writers to submit. Politically we are left wing, and have no interest in misogynists, racist, sexists, the alt-right, or dickheads in general.

SUBMISSION WINDOWS:

1st January - 28th February = Open for submissions of wildcard books (books that don't fit with our other submission windows) 

1st April - 31st May = Open for submissions of poetry collections (40 pages+)

1st July - 31st August = Open for submissions of non-fiction prose pamphets (up to 150 pages) 

1st October - 30th November = Open for submissions of poetry pamphlets (up to 40 pages)

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GUIDELINES:

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Pages:

• Poetry collections = 40+

• Poetry pamphlets = 15-40

Format:

• Please send as a Word document or PDF. Please do not put your work in the body of the email or send .pages, links to websites or file transfer sites - these will be deleted.

• Size 10 font for main text.

• Simultaneous submissions ok - but please indicate if this is the case in your email.

• All submissions considered, regardless of location. 

• Collaborative submissions are considered. 

• Wildcard submissions are intended for all books that don't fit into the other window specifications.

Submissions are made via email.