To join Airlie Press, you may subscribe to receive our new titles each year, submit a manuscript for consideration, or make a donation to the Press.
The deadline for our open submissions for this year was September 24th, 2011. Two manuscripts were selected, to be published in the fall of 2013.
Airlie Press is a not-for-profit, shared-work poetry collective. Our author-members live within reasonable transportation distance of the village of Airlie, in Polk County, Oregon where we hold our monthly meetings. Prospective members submit their manuscripts during our annual open submission periods.
Briefly, the highlights of our publishing protocol include the following:
- Authors attend monthly meetings throughout their three-year tenure, and commit the necessary time each month to fulfilling their specific duties.
- Airlie Press follows a consensus-based model of decision making (details of this process will be made available to those actively seeking membership).
- Authors also do the work of publishers, including book design, production and publicity. Certain specialized skills may be assigned to outside professionals when necessary.
- Authors receive no money from the sales of their books; profits from sales go toward the publication of the next two authors selected by the press.
- Each new member will spend the first year helping previous authors, the second year producing her or his own book, and the third year mentoring new members and helping with the current books. There are no monetary requirements for new members.
- Press members are also editors. Each manuscript undergoes a thorough reading and editing, but authors have final decision on the look and contents of their own books. Authors retain copyright for their books.
The process for submission of manuscripts and application for membership in the collective includes:
- Manuscripts are submitted electronically to airliepress@yahoo.com. We are not currently accepting submissions. The deadline for submitting a manuscript during our next open submissions period will be September 2012.
- Manuscripts should be 65-80 pages in length, with the line spacing set at 1.5. Documents may be sent as .doc, .rtf, or .pdf files. The manuscript file should be paginated, with a title page, a table of contents, and an acknowledgements page. Your name and contact information should not appear anywhere on your manuscript.
- The subject line of the e-mail should read: manuscript submission.
Please submit with your manuscript file a second file that includes 1) a personal statement page explaining why you would like to join the group and what interests and skills you might bring, and 2) a copy of your manuscript’s title page that includes your name, address, phone number, and email address.
If we are interested in publishing your manuscript, we will invite you to a meeting to talk about how the group works and to answer your questions. The meeting is a chance for both you and the Press to decide if our collaborative approach is right for you at this point in your writing life. We’ll announce our decision as soon as possible.
Subscriptions
For lovers of good poetry we offer the pleasure and convenience of a one-year subscription during the month of September, which includes two full-length volumes at a very reasonable cost.
If you would like to subscribe, please go to our order page. If you would like to be added to our mailing list to be notified of forthcoming books, email us at airliepress@yahoo.com.
Airlie Press is delighted to accept supplemental support from donors who especially appreciate the quiet way that poetry does positive work in the world. Our order form includes provision for this additional way to encourage poets and poetry to thrive in this region.