Guides for chapbook writers.

Publishing a chapbook raises the same handful of questions for almost every writer who submits to us: what counts as a chapbook, whether you need an ISBN, how binding actually works, and what a $10 reading fee buys you. These pages answer them plainly, the way we'd answer if you called and asked.

We wrote them from inside the print shop, not off a marketing calendar. The binding guide covers what saddle stitch and perfect binding actually do to a manuscript's page count — the difference matters more than most poets expect. The ISBN piece explains when you need one and when you don't, then points you at our free barcode generator either way. The FAQ covers everything else: submissions, the reading fee, rights after publication, what accepted authors receive.

Start with whichever question is actually yours. Ready to submit? The International Chapbook Series is open now.