Press · Cincinnati, OH, USA
Milk & Cake Press
Milk & Cake Press is a volunteer-run nonprofit literary press based in Cincinnati, Ohio, publishing poetry chapbooks, full-length collections, hybrid books, and anthologies. The press prioritizes outward-facing, politically or socioeconomically engaged work and formal experimentation, strongly encouraging BIPOC, LGBTQIA, neurodivergent, and disabled writers. Submissions reopen via Duosuma from February 1 to March 31, 2027, with fees of $10 for chapbooks and $25 for full-length manuscripts (waivers available upon request) and payment of 25 author copies.
Open to poets
- Book manuscripts. Reopens February 1 to March 31, 2027 (currently closed). Fee: $10 for chapbooks; $25 for full-length manuscripts (fee waivers available via kim@milkandcakepress.com). Pays: 25 author copies; no royalties or advance. Simultaneous submissions: accepted; notify if accepted elsewhere.
Official site: milkandcakepress.com. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
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