Press · Kansas City, MO
BkMk Press
BkMk Press is a nonprofit small literary press affiliated with the University of Missouri-Kansas City since 1983, originally founded in 1971. Based in Kansas City, Missouri, the press publishes four to six titles a year, focusing on full-length collections of poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction. It seeks engaging contemporary work from writers across the United States and abroad. Editorial operations are paired on campus with New Letters magazine.
Open to poets
- Book manuscripts. Currently closed; reopening to be announced.
Official site: bkmkpress.org. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
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