Cornerstone Press Seeks Midwest Poetry and Prose
Lexie Neeley
October 25, 2020
Cornerstone Press seeks book-length manuscripts in any genre with a special interest in elevating voices and experiences of diverse backgrounds in the Midwest.
1) Please indicate either in your cover letter or email submission which series your work will be considered for: Portage Poetry Series (Poetry), Legacy Series (Fiction/Nonfiction), or Back Home Series (Nonfiction). If your work falls outside of those series, please indicate why you have chosen to submit your work to the Cornerstone Press.
2) A one-page, single-spaced cover letter. Recommended content includes a paragraph describing the manuscript you are submitting, a second paragraph describing your writing experience, and a final paragraph containing any additional information relevant to the work submitted. Please address your letter to: Dr. Ross K. Tangedal, Cornerstone Press. Within your letter, please include your mailing address, email address, and phone number.
3) A synopsis (1-2 pages double-spaced) of the work submitted.
4) A complete manuscript that is typed, double-spaced, and includes page numbers, along with your name and the manuscript title on the first page.
Submit the cover letter, synopsis, and manuscript digitally to:
[email protected]
Additional Guidelines:
- Manuscript should be a maximum of 70,000 words.
- Poetry submissions for the Portage Series may include a thematic overview in lieu of a synopsis.
Cornerstone Press typically on up-and-coming Midwest authors, but we are open to all original, well-written, and polished submissions. We edit using the Chicago Manual of Style, so please keep this format in mind when submitting your manuscript. If your manuscript is accepted by another publisher, please inform us via email. We look forward to reading your work. You may contact us at [email protected]
About us:
The Cornerstone Press is a small, independent publishing house and teaching press. As the only press of its kind in the University of Wisconsin system, and one of four undergraduate, student-staffed presses in the United States, the Press operates with the support of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Department of English, the School of Humanities and Global Studies, and the College of Letters and Science.