SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

ABOUT US

Milk Press merges the poetic, visual, and digital art worlds by cultivating, presenting, and publishing multi-disciplinary and collaborative work. The projects we publish are fluid, nourishing, essential; spilt and split-open. Launched in 2018 by Jackie Braje, Milk Press aims to foster new and known talents across the five boroughs and beyond. Over the years, our journal has been a home for the work of many emerging and established creatives, including Chen Chen, John Reed, Major Jackson, Donna Masini, Matthew Yeager, and more. Please read our previous issues to see what best resonates with our journal.

Milk Press is now open for submissions from September 23 through November 1st.

Milk Press only considers previously unpublished works. We do not publish the same contributor back to back. Our reading fee of $5 will be put towards the free and accessible programs that the Poetry Society of New York offers. We hope to make our selection process as equitable and diverse as possible. That being said, BIPOC, queer, and gender non-conforming folks are especially encouraged to apply.

All submissions are handled through the Poetry Society of New York’s Submittable page.

COVER LETTER

Please tell us a little bit about yourself, where you’ve been published before (if applicable), what brought you to submit to Milk Press, and whatever you feel might be important for us to know. We ask that you provide a separate, brief, third-person bio to accompany your work.

POETRY

Poetry submissions are limited to 5 pages total. Please mark clearly where each poem begins, unless part of your intention. We only accept simultaneous submissions for Visual Art and Poetry.

VISUAL ART

Visual art submissions are limited to 5 pages total. Video submissions are limited to 1 video, counted as 1 page per entry. Please make clear the title of the piece(s) in either the cover letter or the submission title. Include the medium(s) and dimensions of the work where applicable. We only accept simultaneous submissions for Visual Art and Poetry.

HYBRID

Hybrid work submissions are limited to 10 pages total. Please make clear the title of the piece(s). Include the medium(s) and dimensions of the work where applicable. We will NOT consider simultaneous submissions if you submit to this category and another.

READING PERIOD

Milk Press publishes thrice annually—Spring, Summer, and Fall/Winter. Our reading period typically lasts 3-4 months. General submission windows range from January-March for Spring, June-August for Summer, and September-October for Fall/Winter. Please follow the Poetry Society of New York‘s social media for updates, as opening and closing dates are subject to change.

rights statement

We request the right to publish first and to electronically archive the work. In addition, the work may appear in future promotional materials for Milk Press and the Poetry Society of New York. Upon publication, all rights will revert back to the contributor. We ask that Milk Press be acknowledged as the original publisher in any future republication.