Our 2026 Open Reading Period will begin on June 22 at 9:00 am PT / 12:00 pm ET! We can only review a maximum of 850 submissions, so send us your manuscript sample and other requested materials early!
We encourage you to read our complete submissions guidelines at buff.ly/j5XxGD3.
This multi-year operating grant, which will provide support to every area of the Press, is a vote of confidence in the value of poetry and our ability to be its steward.
Because of your generous support, our poets and team at Copper Canyon Press never have to walk alone.
With only $2,000 left to raise and five days remaining in our campaign, will you take these final steps with us? Visit buff.ly/WD871wS to make your gift and browse exciting rewards!
We are elated to share that, thanks to your generosity, we have raised 101% of our campaign fundraising goal! Your support has affirmed that poetry belongs in our collective future—that it is not only a pleasure of life, but a purpose worth rallying for.
We are proud to announce that Copper Canyon Press is a 2026 general operating grant awardee of the Literary Arts Fund! A charitable coalition and new national project, the Literary Arts Fund is committed to uplifting the work of America's creative writers and the nonprofits who serve them.
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The project of writing and sustaining poetry has always been a collaborative one, and we are deeply grateful to YOU—our poets, translators, donors, and readers—who have shown up for us for decades and in countless ways. We also congratulate and commend our fellow grant awardees!
Poetry, and the nonprofits who publish it, could not persist without the dedication of people like you. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.
With several days still remaining in our campaign—and arts funding on the decline—your gift still matters tremendously. Please, give at buff.ly/39QT7W0
If you have any questions or need accommodations to make the submissions process more accessible, please email us at [email protected].
Thank you for your interest in submitting to Copper Canyon Press—we can't wait to read your work!
Happy pub day to DANIEL HALPERN's AIR! In AIR, HALPERN writes to French actresses, old lovers, a pot of stew, insomnia, and to friends past and present, sharing lessons of the literary world. He proves that poetry is quite literally all around us. Get your copy at buff.ly/0MM1sxE!
We're so excited to explore the possibilities that the 2026 general operating grant represents for our poets and Press. Together, we have a bright future ahead, advocating for poetry. Read more about the Literary Arts Fund and this year's awardees at buff.ly/XLhAsot
