[Kō-kō-roh prəs]
Official Website of Susquehanna University's Fall 2018 Publishing & Editing Workshop
Susquehanna University's Small Press class of Fall 2018 is launching two original chapbooks with Kokoro Press! We will be accepting poetry, prose, and hybrid
compositions.
One submission will be chosen for the poetry chapbook and one for the prose chapbook. Submissions are encouraged to reflect Kokoro Press' mission statement in a creative and unique way.
Let exploration begin with your word and will.
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Kokoro Press is accepting submissions for poetry and prose of fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid compositions. Submission is open to all Susquehanna University students. See the submission guidelines below for each.
Prose:
18-44 pages
Double spaced
Times New Roman
One-inch page margins
Paginated
Poetry:
18-44 pages
Single spaced (unless spacing is crucial to the piece)
Times New Roman (unless font choice is crucial to the piece)
One-inch margins
Page numbers
Writers may submit an Artist Statement regarding themselves as a writer and how their piece relates to our theme on a separate document. This is optional.
The DEADLINE for submissions is October 18th by 11:59 PM.
Send all submissions to: SUKokoroPress@gmail.com
Writers will receive feedback on their piece by October 31st.
Jordyn Taylor
PR Team, Co-Head for Special Events Team, Copyeditor
Class of 2021
Creative Writing/Publishing and Editing major
My favorite book: Fearless by Francine Pascal
Quote: "If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There's no way around these two things that I'm aware of, no shortcut." - Stephen King
Mikayla Meyers
Web Designer, Copyeditor
Class of 2019
Creative Writing/Publishing & Editing/English major
My favorite book: The Crow special edition comic book by James O'Barr
Quote: "Why do you write like you’re running out of time? Write day and night like you’re running out of time? Ev’ry day you fight, like you’re running out of time. Keep on fighting in the meantime. Non-stop." - Hamilton
Sarah Bauer
PR Team, Web Desiger, Copyeditor
Class of 2019
Creative Writing major; Photography minor
My favorite book: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Quote: "“A writer is someone who has taught his mind to misbehave.” - Oscar Wilde