Prolific PressIndependent Publisher
Independent Literary Publisher · Since 2009

A publishing house for readers and writers.

Prolific Press is a full, traditional publisher — being published here is selective, and it never costs our authors a cent to publish. We pay to make the book. For the wider writing community, we also build tools that save writers money, starting with our free ISBN barcode creator. Better publications through innovation.

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For Readers

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Chapbooks and journals from poets around the world — printed to keep.

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Full, traditional publishing — selective, and never a fee to be published.

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Free Publishing Tools

Barcodes, submission software and more — built to save writers money.

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The Journals

Four open journals. One home for new writing.

From our flagship quarterly to the smallest forms in the language, these four journals are open for submissions — and open for readers to enjoy, in print and online.

Our Flagship Imprint

The International Chapbook Series.

The chapbook is one of poetry's oldest and most intimate forms — and it's the heart of our publishing platform. We accept a small, carefully chosen list each year and publish it in full: hand-finished editions, an ISBN, distribution, and the shelf presence of any full title. It's traditional publishing — the author is never charged to be published. Submitting carries a $10 reading fee.

  • Selective — a juried, curated list
  • Full publishing, never a fee to be published
  • 10 copies free; author copies 50% off at 100+, and the profit is yours
  • Hand-finished printing & binding
  • Poets from 30+ countries
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The Bookstore

Books worth holding.

Hand-finished chapbooks and journals from our international series — printed, packaged, and shipped by the people who edited them.

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Best value

Chapbook Sampler Pack (10)

Ten hand-picked chapbooks from across the series — a shelf-ready introduction to our poets.

$76.00$65.95
Tools for the Writing Community

Publishing tools that save writers money.

Being published by Prolific Press is a selective, full-publishing process — but every writer deserves a fair shot. So we build and share the professional tools that make publishing more affordable, whether we publish you or not.

ISBN & Barcode Creator

Create print-ready ISBN and price barcodes free — and skip the pricey third-party fees.

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Submission Software

Manage manuscript submissions, readers, and decisions from one dashboard.

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Chapbook Printing Service

Printing, binding & packaging for your own run — a paid service, separate from our juried Series.

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Launch a Journal

Free first-year hosting and our submission manager — so new journals launch owning everything.

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Daily Writing Prompt

A fresh prompt every day — plus open submission calls to keep you writing and submitting.

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Author Help Desk

Real support from real editors — ticketed, tracked, and answered by people.

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For Editors

Starting a literary journal? Keep it yours.

We've spent more than a decade building the infrastructure of small-press publishing — and we hand it to new journals so you can launch without the fees and third parties that get between you and your writers. Free website hosting for your first year, our submission manager included, and full professional control from day one.

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Free hosting, first yearA fast, cached home for your journal — hosted and maintained by us, free for your first year.
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Submission manager includedRun reading periods on our software — no per-submission fees paid to a third party.
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You own your submissionsEvery entry, reader note, and decision stays yours. Export it or take it anywhere, anytime.
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Professional controlYour masthead, your workflow, your standards — you run the journal, not a platform.
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