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Nine Arches Press
Poetry, Diverse and BIPOC voices, Independent
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About Nine Arches Press
Nine Arches Press is open to full poetry collections until midnight GMT on 31 October 2026, through Submittable only. Send a sample of twenty poems in one document and a short bio. There is no fee. Replies come at least 12 weeks after the window closes, and simultaneous submissions are not allowed.
Nine Arches Press is an independent poetry publisher and poetry development organization in the West Midlands, founded in 2008. It publishes full collections by debut and established poets and actively welcomes diverse submissions. It also publishes Under the Radar magazine.
Collections are read only during open windows on Submittable. The current window runs from 1 to 31 October 2026. Poets should have a track record of publication in magazines or anthologies, and the press suggests reading its recent books first. It charges no submission fee.
What Nine Arches Press is looking for
- Full-length poetry collections
- Debut and established poets with a publication record
- Diverse voices
Publishes
- Diverse and BIPOC voices
- Independent
- Poetry
Readers
- Adult
How to submit to Nine Arches Press
From its own guidelines- Check that the current Submittable window is open; it closes at midnight GMT on 31 October 2026.
- Prepare a sample of twenty poems from the full collection in one document.
- Add a short bio listing previous or forthcoming publications.
- Submit through Submittable and allow at least 12 weeks after the window closes.
Is Nine Arches Press right for your book?
A good fit if
Poets with a full collection ready and poems already published in magazines or anthologies.
Look elsewhere if
Pamphlets, children's poetry, illustrated books, translations, collaborations and collections already published in full.
Questions about Nine Arches Press
Is Nine Arches Press open to submissions?
Yes, until midnight GMT on 31 October 2026. Nine Arches Press is reading full poetry collections through Submittable only. Send a sample of twenty poems in one document with a short bio. After this window closes, check its submissions page for the next one, since it runs regular windows without a fixed schedule.
Does Nine Arches Press charge a submission fee?
No. Nine Arches Press says it does not charge for submissions. That matters in poetry, where many presses charge reading fees. It asks for a sample of twenty poems and a bio, and it does not accept simultaneous or multiple submissions, so send your collection to one press at a time.
What does Nine Arches Press not publish?
Nine Arches Press does not take poetry pamphlets, children's poetry, illustrated books, collaborations or manuscripts by more than one author. Its Submittable call also excludes translations and posthumous work. Collections already published in full, in print or online, are not eligible either.
Listing history
- Checked on the publisher's own site
