Goose River Press seeks selections of fine poetry, essays, and short stories (3,000 words or fewer—double-spaced) for the 21st annual Goose River Anthology. Deadline for submissions is April 30 (postmarked). Publication will be in the fall of 2023. The book will be beautifully produced with full color cover in paperback and hardcover.

Guidelines are as follows: Submit clean, typed copy by snail mail—mandatory; email a Word, rtf, or pdf file to us (If possible—at the same time you mail hard copy; author’s name and address at top of each page of paper copy and first page of emailed copies. Mandatory: #10 or larger SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope for notification (one forever stamp); essays and short stories should be double-spaced;  do not put two poems on the same page and must be single column only; reading fee: $1 per page. Include additional postage for possible return of submission if you want rejected work returned. Please supply us with your email address if you have one and we do not already have it.

In order for us to publish this title as efficiently and quickly as possible, we ask that everyone adhere to the guidelines. Failure to comply may result in automatic rejection. If you have any questions about the guidelines, please email for clarification.

Submit to Goose River Anthology 2023, 3400 Friendship Road, Waldoboro, ME 04572-6337. Contact us: 207-832-6665; gooseriverpress@gmail.com;  www.gooseriverpress.com

No purchase is required and nothing is required of the author for publication. Goose River Press retains one-time publishing rights only.  Earn cash royalties: author will receive a 10% royalty on the amount received by the publisher for all sales that he or she generates.

If you have a full-length manuscript, you’d like considered for publication by Goose River Press, please request guidelines for submission.