We’re thrilled to announce the release of our third title from RJ Gibson. white noise :: something is Number 2 in Volume 6 of our Editor’s Series, and our 15th chapbook of 2024. Please join us in celebrating RJ and his poems, and then click here to read a sample poem and order your copy!
We’re so happy to announce the publication of Animal Grace by Gloria Heffernan as Number 28 in our Keystone Series, selected by series editors Karen J. Weyant and Jeff Walt. Please join us in welcoming Gloria to the Seven Kitchens family, and then click here to read a sample poem and order your copy!
We read annually for the Keystone Series during the month of June. Full guidelines may be found here.
We’re so happy to announce the publication of Night Swimmers by Jody Winer as Number 5 in our A.V. Christie Series. Please join us in welcoming Jody to the Seven Kitchens family, and then click here to read a sample poem and order your copy!
We will reopen the reading window for this series in February.
We’re thrilled to announce our selections for this year’s Rane Arroyo Series:
Cicada Song by Marzelle Robertson of Mount Vernon, Texas was selected as #24 in our series and is scheduled for publication in April. Bliss Road by Joshua Zeitler of Alma, Michigan was selected as #25 in our series and is scheduled for publication in May.
Readers for this year’s series were Kate Caraballo (thank you, Kate) and Ron Mohring. Manuscripts are considered for the Rane Arroyo Series annually during the month of October.
Please join us in welcoming Marzelle and Joshua to the Seven Kitchens family.
It’s always an embarrassment of riches when nom-time comes around. Above are this year’s Pushcart nominations. We appreciate all our poets, and wish the folks above a little extra luck.
We’re thrilled to announce the publication of The Orchid in Lieu of a Horse by Jon Riccio as Number 31 in our Robin Becker Series. Please join us in welcoming Jon to the Seven Kitchens family, and then click here to read a sample poem and order your copy!
The next reading period for the Robin Becker Series will be in April.
We are eager to read your poetry manuscripts during the month of November, when we welcome work by BIPOC women writers for the annual Allison Joseph Series. Poets selected for this series present a wide range of voices, and we are super excited to add new work to the chorus. If you identify as a BIPOC woman, please send your chapbooks. Previous authors in this series are Paloma Martínez-Cruz, Asani Charles, Sheila Carter-Jones, and Fia Montero. Full guidelines may be found here.
Seven Kitchens Press is heading out to the LIT Youngstown Festival, October 17-19. We’ll be taking part in a group reading celebrating WPSU’s Poetry Moment on Saturday at 10:45 and the Small Press Editors Panel on Saturday at 2:30 pm. Stop by our table at the bookfair!
We’re thrilled to announce the publication of Elegy-ish by Sheila Carter-Jones as Number Three in our Allison Joseph Series. Please join us in welcoming Sheila to the Seven Kitchens family, and then click here to read a sample poem and order your copy!
The next reading period for the Allison Joseph Series will be in November.
We’re very happy to announce the results of this year’s Keystone Chapbook Series: Series Editors Karen J. Weyant and Jeff Walt have selected Sing, Dark Times by Brian Patrick Heston of Kirksville, Missouri as the 29th title in our longest-running series. Brian’s chapbook has been scheduled for publication in spring of 2025.
Please join us in welcoming Brian to the Seven Kitchens family.
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