We accept chapbook-length manuscripts (up to 48 pages) of collaborative poetry for print publication. Conceptual, formal, & speculative works are particularly welcome.
Collusion is a design-forward press, and we love collaborating with poets on the editing process and on exploring design options that compliment or enhance their work. Only in rare circumstances do we print chapbooks that have been pre-designed by the poets, so if submitting your chapbook as print-ready as a PDF, please explain your design decisions in the “collaborative process” field.
Each manuscript must be a unified collaborative project. While poems or components of the project may be created individually, the manuscript as a whole should be conceived and composed by two or more actively & equally contributing authors. At least one collaborator must currently reside in the Indigenous territories claimed by Canada (regardless of citizenship status).
We’re currently considering titles for print publication in 2026. Initial print run is 70 copies.
Compensation is 20 print copies (+ free shipping within Canada) divided evenly among collaborators. Each collaborator has access to more print copies at cost (printing + shipping).
Collusion welcomes sequences of collaborative poetry—as well as cross-art collaborations with poetic elements—for digital publication in the occasional anthology series 2×4.
Each submission (6 to 10 poems and/or artworks) must be a unified collaborative project. While individual poems/artworks may be created solo, the project as a whole must be conceived and composed by two actively & equally collaborating artists. This shared
Publication is digital, with 2×4 editions offered on a pay-what-you-want basis. All reader donations toward an edition of 2×4 are split among that edition’s contributors, and all contributors & donors receive an exclusive ebook adaptation of the digital chapbook.
Submit via the form below by AUGUST 31 to be considered for publication in 2×4^3 (fall, 2021). Submissions received by this date will also be considered for publication in 2×4^4 (spring, 2022).
Having trouble with the submission form?
Email us at longconmag@gmail.com
