Finding a Poetry Publisher

Category: Publish Your Poetry

If you write poetry and you want to be paid for your work then you are going to need a publisher. In order to find a good publisher the first step you need to do is to figure out what category your work falls into. There are different categories of writing and different publisher for each style. Some to the categories are children’s books, educational, poetry, cooking, how-to and several others. The large publishers will specialize in one field so they know their business and their customers inside and out. They will be experts at advertising your book they will have contracts with the largest booksellers.

Since we are talking about poetry, let us talk about how to find a publisher that concentrates on poetry. Research is going to be a key factor when it comes to finding a publisher. The first thing you can do is go to the library and look at the publishers of books that are similar to yours. You may also want to look in bookstores for newer books that are similar to yours this way you can find the publishers that have been in business for a long time. Do not ignore the small publishers if you are new to writing. A small publisher can still be a good one. You have to be realistic if you are an unknown writer the large publishing companies may ignore you until you have become better known.

When you are choosing publishers get a list of potential publishers. Once you have a list research the individual publisher and get all of the contact information on each publisher. Once you have done this, contact several of your top choice publishers and discuss you manuscript. Do not pick just one publisher because you may not have any luck with your top choice. Another thing you can do that may help in making your choice is that when you have you list narrowed to the top five you can also research the editors that work for the publisher. Researching the editors can give you a good idea of the ones that may be more interested in your manuscript.