What Tigerpetal Press is Looking For

Tigerpetal Press publishes single-signature chapbooks containing poetry or short stories. Four times per year, we accept submissions from BC-local authors and poets to be granted a publishing contract, fulfilled within 6-12 months of acceptance.

Average print run: 100 hand-crafted books.

Acceptance and rejection emails will be sent out within the first two weeks following the submission period.

How to Submit Your Work

All submissions are FREE.

Incorrectly submitted works will not be considered. Please read the guidelines carefully.

First, check whether submissions are being accepted (February, May, August, November) and if the main focus of the month matches your work (short story/poetry). It helps your chances of being selected if your work lines up with the requested theme.

Ensure that your work matches the submission guidelines. It should be in a PDF or Word format with a title page including the following information:

Name of author/poet
Address of author/poet (must be a BC local!)
Preferred contact method (phone number/email address)
Title of work
Word count/line count
Overarching theme of the work

The work text should begin on the following page.

Format short stories in Times New Roman, 12 pt, double-spaced with a 0.25 inch indent.
Format poetry in Times New Roman, 12 pt as well. Format the poems’ spacing as you desire.

If you are submitting a short story, please keep it within the preferred word count of 2500 to 7500. You may submit one long story or a collection of similarly-themed stories.
If you are submitting poetry, limits are looser, but a recommended length is 10 to 40 poems, or what you believe would fit within a book of maximum 40 pages.

Submission Schedule

Terms & Conditions of Publication

(a condensed version)

Author/Poet Rights

The author/poet grants Tigerpetal Press the non-exclusive rights to publish their work in the formats agreed upon within the contract. This right includes the power to incorporate the work into other pre-existing compositions, and to use the work in future compilations.
The author/poet retains all other rights to their work and is free to submit excerpts of the work elsewhere after 6 months of publication with the stipulation that first publication by Tigerpetal Press must be acknowledged in all online or other reprints.

Use of Author/Poet Information

Tigerpetal Press agrees not to voluntarily disclose any private, confidential, or personal information the author/poet has provided, without author/poet’s prior consent.
Tigerpetal Press will be sharing promotional material of the work prior to publication, including without limitation:

announcement of chosen submission,
cover reveal,
in-progress designing or stitching, and
book launch and event dates.

Modifications of the Work

The author/poet agrees to allow Tigerpetal Press to modify or edit the work in cooperation with the author/poet. Such changes include, without limitation:

grammar, syntax, spelling, and/or punctuation corrections;
removal of any material that encourages or advocates violence or terrorism, racial or religious hatred, or criminal activity; and
modification for the purpose of improving the overall quality of the work.

Royalty Payments

The author/poet will receive a small honorarium according to discussed print run, upon publication.
The author/poet will receive 10% of the full print run as discussed in lieu of further payment.