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**Our first submission period will open from January-February 2026**
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What we publish?

Three Pillars Press publishes poetry pamphlets from emerging poets currently living in Ireland or with Irish heritage. Each pamphlet conists of 20-25 pages of poetry. Ours poets will not have published a full collection before publication by Three Pillars Press. We are looking for new and innovative approaches to both theme and form. We believe that a proactive approach to diversity and inclusivity is important. As such, we strongly encourage submissions by writers from every background, and especially encourage those from underrepresented areas of society to submit their work for consideration.

The Publication Process

  1. Each pamphlet will consist of 20-25 pages of poetry.

  2. There will be two submission periods per years - Jan-Feb, and Jul-Aug. As 2026 is the press's first year, there will only be one, in Jan-Feb 2026.

  3. Three Pillar Press editors will blind-read all submissions and create a shortlist of ten.

  4. The shortlist of ten will be judged by an established poet of international reputation.

  5. The judge will select an overall winner, and a runner-up. Both of these will be published by the Press.

  6. The winner will receive a prize of €250 and 10 copies of their manuscript. Additional copies will be available to the author at a discounted rate.

  7. The runner-up will receive a prize of €150 and 10 copies of their manuscript. Additional copies will be available to the author at a discounted rate.

  8. The winners will be expected to attend launches and readings as required.

  9. Three Pillars Press will promote all books through selected literary festivals and readings in Ireland, in bookshops and libraries where possible, and on-line.

How to Submit?

  1. Initially, you are asked to submit 10 pages of poetry from your pamphlet.

  2. Submit using MSWord, Times New Roman, Font Size 12, use 1.0 line spacing.

  3. Poems may have been previously published individually, or have won competitions, but  should have not been included in a previous pamphlet publication.

  4. Pay the entry fee of €25 using the paypal button at the bottom of this screen [BUTTON WILL BE ACTIVE FROM JANUARY 2026].

  5. In the body of the email submission, please provide the following information in this order:

    • Full name

    • Title of your pamphlet

    • Postal address

    • Phone number

    • Email address

    • Paypal transaction ID - this can be found on your paypal receipt

    • short bio (max of 50 words)

    • Indicate whether you would like to be added to our newsletter email list.

    • How you heard of Three Pillars Press. 

  6. Attach poems as a single document to the above email body without any identifying information as entries will be read blind by the editors, and email to [EMAIL].

  7. A longlist of up to 30 poets will be selected by our editors. The longlisted poets will be directly informed and their provisional pamphlet titles will be published on our website, and in our newsletter. Unsuccessful poets will not be directly informed, so please check the website, our newsletter and social media channel for results. The longlist will be available within two months of submission close.

  8. The longlisted poets will be asked to submit their final pamphlet of 20-25 pages of poetry within two weeks of being informed of their success.

  9. The editors will produce a shortlist of ten from the longlist.

  10. The external judge will then select a winner and a runner-up from the shortlist. The final result will be a winner, a runner-up, four highly commended poets, and four commended poets.

  11. The winner and runner-up will be offered a publishing contract with Three Pillars Press, and will work with our editors to finalise the pamphlet before publication.

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