THE WORK OF BLACK CAT
A small independent press. We make nice books.
We publish first collections, pamphlets and anthologies.
If you'd like to get in touch email us on contact@blackcatpress.co.uk
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NEW RELEASE
How to Shape Our Mouths
“Claire Walker works with the most urgent feminine archetypes – the muse and the martyr; the mother and daughter; the artist and writer – whether neglected, wilfully misunderstood or ultimately defiant, she meets her subjects with a rare dignity and articulation, reconfiguring the past through the lyric and the artful case-study. How to Shape Our Mouths is a visionary encounter, deeply and exuberantly well-crafted. Not to be missed.”
Luke Kennard
SUBMISSIONS
Our next submission window will open for the month of March 2027 for publication in 2029. We will accept submissions of pamphlets (15-35 poems) and first collections (41-60 poems). Please send us a sample of ten poems from your manuscript as well as an introduction to yourself and your book. We ask that you purchase a book from our shop on submission. This will help us cover our costs as well as help you familiarise yourself with the types of poetry we like to publish. When submitting your manuscript please confirm the book you have bought and what you thought of it. If buying a book will preclude you from submitting due to being on a low income please let us know on submission and we'll be happy to waive the requirement.
We pay real artists to work with us, we do not and will not use AI generated design for our books. We ask that you confirm you have written the work you submit to us yourself.
We are not interested in reading poetry that is bigoted in any way. We have a preference for ecopoetry but we are interested in all subjects.