Independent publisher of chapbooks

Submissions

Manuscript Submissions
J. Graham Publishing
 

You OWN the copyright to your chapbooks!

Manuscript must include:
         Cover Title & Sub Title (if you have one)

   1.  Title Page with Poet’s Full Name  & birth year (Necessary for credentials & ISBN)
   2.  Table of Contents
   3.  Short Bio (photo – optional)
   4.  Dedication  (optional)
   5.  Feedback / comments obtained from friends, family or poets 
                   may be added to the back cover of your chapbook. 
                   Check the ones that are a 'must' - otherwise we choose.   :- )
   A)  Do you wish to add a price on the back of your chapbook?  How much?
                (Chapbooks do not have a ‘bar code’)
    B)  Acknowledgements Page
                 (for previously published poems / chapbooks)

Chapbooks may be published in 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, and 40 pages
(not including introduction pages).


The details of the chapbook breaks down thus:

     The cover - front Title Page & Sub Title + Your Name
                           Inside:  Title Page
                                       Copyright Page
                                       Dedication Page
                                       Table of Contents
                                        Short Bio
                                        Back cover - Feedback / comments ( & price? optional)

Chapbooks are 5.5" wide by 8.5" length with a card stock cover
      and therefore:  55 characters per line,
                               35 lines max (or it will overflow onto next page -
                                   one line or two on next page not ideal, but
                                   overflow of 1/2 page or  3/4 of next page is OK
                   
       Poems Pages:
                            Page length poems (1 poem per page )
                             for any poem longer than 1 page, it will take 2 pages.

                             Maximum line length per poem is 35 lines.
                            The spaces between the stanzas count as lines.

                             Line width should be restricted to 55 characters
                             (includes word spaces)

Any questions or problem, email  info@jgrahampublishing.com