Lit Fox Books is a nonprofit, woman-owned press located in Austin, TX. We're looking for poets to lead virtual poetry workshops as part of our commitment to supporting poets and creating accessible literary spaces.
Date: To be scheduled in collaboration with the selected poet
Duration: 60–90 minutes
Where: Online (via Zoom)
Compensation: $100 honorarium
Audience: Open to all poets with a “pay what you can” registration model (all payments will go towards supporting Lit Fox Books)
Lit Fox Books is now offering editorial feedback on poetry manuscripts.
100% of your fee goes towards supporting Lit Fox Books!
Lisa Mottolo, our Founding Editor, will closely read your poetry manuscript and provide detailed comments including line edits and general feedback on the manuscript as a whole. Please allow up to four weeks for feedback.
Bio: Lisa Mottolo is the Founding Editor at Lit Fox Books and she lives in Austin, TX. She is the author of the poetry collection How to Monetize Despair (2023, Unsolicited Press) and her poetry has appeared in Penn Review, DIAGRAM, The Laurel Review, Santa Clara Review, and others. Lisa has attended writing programs at UC Berkeley and Kenyon College, and she has been involved in the publication of hundreds of books in many genres, although she particularly enjoys working on poetry collections.
Lisa is currently providing feedback for poetry chapbooks and full-length poetry manuscripts.
- Chapbooks, 16-40 pages in length, $200
- Full-length collections, 41-80 pages in length $275
Lit Fox Books has recently established Austin Poetry Review, a review site for poetry collections.
We are seeking reviews of poetry collections published within the past three years as well as forthcoming poetry collections.
Guidelines:
- Ideally, reviews will be 250-500 words, although we are happy to consider reviews outside this range.
- Please include at least two quotations from the collection.
- Please do not merely summarize the collection.
- Reviews previously published on your social media or website are acceptable.
Lit Fox Books has established the new poetry book review site Austin Poetry Review, and we're looking for our first collections to review!
Guidelines:
- Books must be either forthcoming or published within the last three years.
- Please attach the entire manuscript and include acknowledgements.
- Please note that not all books will be accepted for review.
Lit Fox Books, a nonprofit press based in Austin, TX, is a woman-owned organization dedicated to preserving authors’ artistic visions in a vibrant and supportive environment. We set ourselves apart with eye-catching book covers, custom book merchandise, and fee-free submissions.
Although we are highly selective, our commitment is to be approachable to every writer, regardless of their publication history, audience size, educational background, or previous accolades.
We're interested in receiving submissions of poetry manuscripts for publication in 2027 and 2028.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Please include acknowledgements for any previously published poems.
Lit Fox Books, a nonprofit press based in Austin, TX, is a woman-owned organization offering opportunities for writers that require zero fees, including a poetry book award, a poetry residency, a quarterly poetry series, and an author interview series.
The Lit Fox Poetry Series is a publication featuring one exceptional poem per quarter. Payment is $150, and the selected poem will be our featured poem for three months. As always, there is no submission fee.
We tend to like free verse poetry, prose poetry, and vivid imagery. That being said, we are open to all types of poetry.
Please submit 1-5 poems in a single document.