CLMP SUBMISSION PORTAL
The Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) ensures a vibrant, diverse literary landscape by helping small literary publishers work better. We communicate the art of literary publishing to readers, writers, booksellers, librarians, educators, funders and other literary stakeholders, and work to bring all of these communities together. CLMP carries out this mission so that essential literary voices from all corners can make their way from writers to readers.
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A One-Time Opportunity for Small Presses Formerly Distributed by Small Press Distribution
On March 28, 2024, Small Press Distribution (SPD), the country’s only nonprofit distributor of literary publishers that had been in operation for 55 years, abruptly closed, leaving over 300 small presses without distribution for their books. The Small Press Future Fund aims to support those presses negatively impacted by SPD’s closure by providing funding for projects that will strengthen operations and distribution efforts as they recover.
Through the Small Press Future Fund, publishers distributed by SPD at the time of its closure may apply for one-year grants of $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000 to implement projects that will help stabilize and strengthen their operations during this transition, as they recover inventory, secure new distribution and warehousing solutions, and implement improved internal systems and publicity/marketing strategies. This funding opportunity aims to ensure that former SPD presses have a bright future ahead and are able to continue their essential publishing efforts. Applications to directly reimburse losses related to SPD’s closure will not be considered. All grant recipients will also receive a free one-year membership to CLMP, providing them with additional resources and support.
The deadline to submit applications is December 2, 2024, 5 p.m. ET. For more information about eligibility and guidelines, please visit the CLMP website.
Novels, novellas, short story collections, and fiction chapbooks published by independent presses during the 2024 calendar year are eligible. Additional guidelines and eligibility requirements are available on the CLMP website.
The entry fee to submit a single title to the Firecracker Awards is $65 ($55 for CLMP Members). To submit a single book, select Single Entry Submission Fee (or Single Entry Submission Fee - CLMP Member). Please verify your CLMP membership status before submitting at the CLMP Member price.
Additional titles may be submitted for $45 ($35 for CLMP Members) each. Please be sure you have submitted one title in any genre at the Single Entry Submission Fee price; subsequent titles may be submitted in any genre using the Additional Entry Submission Fee (or Additional Entry Submission Fee - CLMP Member).
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Memoirs, essay collections, and other literary nonfiction books published by independent presses during the 2024 calendar year are eligible. Additional guidelines and eligibility requirements are available on the CLMP website.
The entry fee to submit a single title to the Firecracker Awards is $65 ($55 for CLMP Members). To submit a single book, select Single Entry Submission Fee (or Single Entry Submission Fee - CLMP Member). Please verify your CLMP membership status before submitting at the CLMP Member price.
Additional titles may be submitted for $45 ($35 for CLMP Members) each. Please be sure you have submitted one title in any genre at the Single Entry Submission Fee price; subsequent titles may be submitted in any genre using the Additional Entry Submission Fee (or Additional Entry Submission Fee - CLMP Member).
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Poetry collections and chapbooks published by independent presses during the 2024 calendar year are eligible. Additional guidelines and eligibility requirements are available on the CLMP website.
The entry fee to submit a single title to the Firecracker Awards is $65 ($55 for CLMP Members). To submit a single book, select Single Entry Submission Fee (or Single Entry Submission Fee - CLMP Member). Please verify your CLMP membership status before submitting at the CLMP Member price.
Additional titles may be submitted for $45 ($35 for CLMP Members) each. Please be sure you have submitted one title in any genre at the Single Entry Submission Fee price; subsequent titles may be submitted in any genre using the Additional Entry Submission Fee (or Additional Entry Submission Fee - CLMP Member).
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Print and digital magazines that have published regularly for at least the past two years are eligible. Additional guidelines and eligibility requirements are available on the CLMP website.
Print magazines must upload a single PDF containing up to three issues published during the 2024 calendar year. Digital magazines must submit a web address, and if the magazine is organized in issues, submissions may also include up to three additional links that correspond to issues published in 2024.
The entry fee is $65 ($55 for CLMP Members). Please verify your CLMP membership status before submitting at the CLMP Member price.
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Magazines submitting in the Best Debut category must have launched during the 2023 or 2024 calendar year. Additional guidelines and eligibility requirements are available on the CLMP website.
Please upload a single PDF containing up to three issues of the magazine published in the 2024 calendar year. Digital magazines must submit a web address, and if the magazine is organized in issues, submissions may also include up to three additional links that correspond to issues published in 2024.
The entry fee to submit a single magazine to the Firecracker Awards is $65 ($55 for CLMP Members). Please verify your CLMP membership status before submitting at the CLMP Member price.
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