Keystone Series selections: Gouirand, Skinner

We’re so happy to announce the selection of two manuscripts for publication in our Keystone Chapbook Series: Rough Sequence by Rae Gouirand and Blue Book by Jeffrey Skinner. Both chapbooks will be published in summer of 2023.

Please join us in congratulating these poets and their work!

Call for poetry manuscripts: The Summer Kitchen Series

We welcome poetry manuscripts during the month of January for our annual Summer Kitchen Series. This series publishes three to five chapbooks in a limited-edition print run of 49 copies, half of which go to the author. Two manuscripts will be selected from the January entries. Find full guidelines here.

Rane Arroyo Series selections: Beaven, Gearen, Moder

We are thrilled to announce the selection of three manuscripts for publication in our Rane Arroyo Series. From over sixty entries, we have chosen In Arcadia by Craig Beaven, Sorry, Wept the Littered Riverbed by Cameron Gearen, and American Parade Routes by Tim Moder. All three chapbooks will be published in summer of 2023.

Please join us in congratulating these poets and their work!

New chapbook release: Lee Peterson, The Needles Road [Editor’s Series]

We’re delighted to announce our sixteenth title this year: The Needles Road by Lee Peterson is Number 7 in Volume 5 of our Editor’s Series and features gorgeous original artwork by Kiki Smith. Please join us in welcoming Lee to the Seven Kitchens Press table!

Winter fundraiser: Catches & Stays by Ron Mohring

Catches & Stays is a limited-edition chapbook of 13 poems, signed and numbered by Ron Mohring. Each poem begins with a line borrowed from another Seven Kitchens chapbook. Published in November 2022 in a set of 49 copies, this ephemeral collection is part of a larger ongoing work-in-progress. All proceeds will help cap our 2023 ISBN fund.

Order your copy here. Thanks for your support!

New chapbook release: Kelly Rowe, Child Bed Fever [Rane Arroyo Series]

We’re proud to release our fifteenth title this year: Child Bed Fever by Kelly Rowe is Number 16 in our Rane Arroyo Series. Please join us in welcoming Kelly to the Seven Kitchens Press table!

New chapbooks released: Bancroft, Thomas: A.V. Christie Series

We’re proud to release both titles in our A.V. Christie Series today: The Square Where Ariadne Sleeps by Catherine Bancroft and Trail of Roots by Gail Thomas were both selected by guest judge Nathalie Anderson. Please join us in celebrating their publication.

Gratitude

We are so thankful to Poets & Writers Magazine for showcasing Seven Kitchens Press in their current Small Press Points feature. It’s a huge step forward in recognition for this kitchen-table venture. We hope you find some new favorite poets in our catalog!