Trio House Press publishes literary poetry and creative nonfiction that moves, inspires, and encourages connection, empathy, and understanding.

Trio House Press publishes 10 - 15 books of poetry and creative nonfiction per year, which are acquired through contests, an open reading period, and agent queries.

The Trio Award for a First or Second Book of Poetry has been awarded each year since 2012. Submissions are open November 1 - March 31.

The Louise Bogan Award for Excellence in Poetry is open to all US based poets and has been awarded each year since 2012. Submissions are open November 1 - March 31.

The Aurora Polaris Award in Creative Nonfiction is open to all creative nonfiction writers; it has been awarded each year since 2023.

The Scott King Award in Eco-Poetry is open to all poets writing in the eco-poetry genre. The first award will be in 2026.

Open Submissions occur each June. Poetry, creative nonfiction, and translation manuscripts may be submitted at that time.

Agents may submit in any genre except fiction at any time.

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The Louise Bogan Award for Artistic Merit and Excellence includes $1,000, publication, and twenty books.  The Louise Bogan Award for Artistic Merit and Excellence is open to ALL poets, regardless of publication history. 

Author must live in the US, and continue to live in the US for the year following publication.

Louise Bogan Award

for a first or second book of poetry; prize includes $1,000 and publication.

Author must live in the US, and continue to live in the US for the year following publication.

This contest is for publication of a first or second book of poetry; books are defined as published if they have an ISBN, regardless of length. If an author has published in other genres but not poetry, those books are not counted towards the total.

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Trio House Press editors Kris Bigalk and Natasha Kane have extensive experience editing poetry collections and creative nonfiction for Trio House Press and others. Kris has edited poetry collections, including but not limited to  Dressing the Bear and More Flowers by Susan L. Leary; Live in Suspense by David Groff; Glassful of Prayer by Anthony Ceballos, Material by Ana Maria Caballero, The Cosmos and Me by Lucille Lang Day, and Public House by Dylan Weir. She has also edited creative nonfiction works, including Sing Me a Circle, the celebrated essay collection by Samina Najmi, and assisted with developmental editing for Lynette Reini-Grandell's Wild Things: A Trans-Glam-Punk-Rock Love Story (Minnesota Historical Society Press). Natasha has edited Unceded Land by Issam Zineh; The Bamboo Wife by Leona Sevick; Four Fields by Dorinda Wegener; Rooms for the Dead and the Not Yet by Rhoni Blankenhorn, Girl in a Forest by Elline Lipkin, and the forthcoming My Wise Little Ghost by Emily Hyland, Continental Drift by Mai-Linh Hong, Daughter of Salt by Leila Farjami, and Mother Wound by Gauri Awasthi.
We are pleased to offer poets and creative nonfiction writers consultations on full-length and chapbook manuscripts. To avoid conflict of interest, we will not consult on manuscripts under active consideration by Trio House Press.
Manuscript Consultations include the following:
* A careful reading of the manuscript as a whole, with global comments and suggestions for revision
* Poem-level or chapter-level comments where revisions are suggested or errors are found
* Suggestions on possible places to submit the work
* Suggestions for improving or growing a platform to receive more attention for the work
* A 30 - 45 minute Zoom call to go over suggestions, answer questions, etc.
Pricing is as follows:
poetry or creative nonfiction chapbooks or manuscripts up to 50 pages:  $500
poetry manuscripts 50 - 120 pages: $1000
creative nonfiction manuscripts 150 - 400 pages: $1200
We do not automatically accept every manuscript submitted for possible review, as we want to ensure that we review manuscripts we feel we can offer meaningful feedback on. If you would like to submit your manuscript for consideration for a manuscript review, please send it our way! We would love to see it.

Manuscript Consultations — Nonfiction

Manuscript Consultations — Poetry

June Open Reading

Memoir, researched CNF, or other CNF book-length manuscripts

Open to any genre of literary creative nonfiction

Aurora Polaris Award in Creative Nonfiction

Awarded to a full-length poetry manuscript focusing on eco-poetry, nature, and/or rural themes.

Scott King Award in Eco-Poetry

Awarded to a manuscript for a novel-length work.

Author must live in the United States and continue to live in the US during the year after the book is published.

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