We offer multiple submission opportunities across our publishing programs and literary awards. These include the Silent River Poetry Prize by River Paw Press (for chapbooks and full-length poetry collections), the Earth Amulet Poetry Prize, and submissions to Life and Legends Magazine, each with its own guidelines and reading periods. As each category serves a distinct purpose, submission requirements and deadlines may vary. Please use the dropdown menu below to select the appropriate category and review the corresponding guidelines carefully before submitting your work.
For your convenience, you may also access our current submission opportunities directly:
Silent River Poetry Prize
Earth Amulet Poetry Prize
General Submission
For General Submission, contact us via email, prior to submitting your work.
Our Literary Vision
We serve a different literary purpose—we amplify original voices that speak with authenticity, both for themselves and on behalf of justice, compassion, and our shared responsibility to care for one another, our planet, and our place in the universe.
We are also more than a publishing venue; we strive to be an ecosystem for writers. Our mission goes beyond the printed page. We support our authors holistically. We’re committed to discovering and nurturing emerging voices, shaping their creative path, helping them find their readers, and creating spaces where literature can contribute to a larger conversation and be a force for positive change.
If you are writing from that sacred space between voice and vision, craft and conscience—welcome home.
While we are open to reading all kinds of poetry, we have a particular inclination toward literature that arises from deeply lived experiences—work that dares to be vulnerable, yet uplifts, reassures, and offers profound insights into the aesthetics of life. We believe in the power of words to reflect, inspire, enlighten, and reveal the beauty and meaning of our existence.
If your work resonates with these ideals, we would love to read it and be honored to consider it for publication.
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River Paw Press is a small, independent press committed to discovering, publishing and supporting emerging writers, raising awareness about important issues and fostering creative activism through the power of words and action. You can support our mission by purchasing a book directly from the River Paw Press Bookshop, where we offer free shipping within the USA. International readers can support us by purchasing our books on Amazon and other online book retailers worldwide.
