Press · Santa Barbara, California, USA
Gunpowder Press
Gunpowder Press is a nonprofit poetry publisher founded in Santa Barbara in 2013 by David Starkey. It publishes books, bilingual chapbooks, anthologies and the online Anacapa Review. Its prizes support poets at different career stages and members of specific writing communities.
Open to poets
- Anacapa Review. Ongoing issue submissions; current 5.1 cutoff is November 30, 2026, with monthly decisions.. Fee: $3. Simultaneous submissions: simultaneous submissions accepted. withdraw all via submittable; for individual poems, use submittable messages. past contributors wait one year.. Up to 3 poems.
- John Ridland Poetry Prize. Annual September 1–December 31. Current 2026 route open until January 1, 2027 at 00:00 PST (December 31 final full day).. Fee: Conflicting official amounts: current manager label $20; guidelines say $25 entry only or $30 including book. Confirm before paying.. Pays: $1,000 (current manager increase from $500), publication and 10 copies..
- Alta California Chapbook Prize. Open announced October 12, 2026; final full day November 15 (closes at midnight starting November 16 PST).. Fee: $15 entry only or $20 with winning chapbook. Email gunpowderpoetry@gmail.com about financial hardship.. Pays: $1,000, bilingual publication, 10 copies and Santa Barbara reading; Letras Latinas funds travel and lodging.. Simultaneous submissions: welcome; notify immediately if accepted elsewhere..
- Barry Spacks Poetry Prize. Annual January 1–April 30; currently closed.. Pays: $1,000, publication and 20 author copies..
- Dryden–Vreeland Book Prize. Next confirmed opening May 1, 2027; closes August 30, 2027.. Pays: $1,000, publication and 10 author copies..
- Carol Decanio Abeles Emerging Poets Prize. No current application window verified; consult the press..
- Carol Decanio Abeles Young Poets Prize. No current application window verified; consult the press..
Official site: gunpowderpress.com. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
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