Queer Poem Club is a physical monthly subscription hosted by Beck's Books. Every month, we will mail subscribers a single poem written by a queer author, as well as a brief letter highlighting the poet and their creative process. The poem will be printed on quality postcard cardstock, perfect for framing or gifting.

We currently pay $25 to accepted submissions, and will mail you Queer Poem Club for free the month we feature your poem. (We are hoping as we grow Queer Poem Club to pay out a percentage of sales instead of a flat fee.)

We encourage submissions from previously published poets, unpublished poets, casual poets, drunk-and-in-my-feels poets, and all manner of wordsmiths who may or may not call themselves poets but nonetheless have the urge to write in stanzas. We also strongly encourage those with intersecting identities to submit. This is a low-stakes, accessible way to get your words out into the world.

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Submission Requirements:

• Work must be your own.
• Work must be previously unpublished. (Sharing on your personal blog/website/socials/etc is *not* disqualifying!)
• Writer must identify as queer or under the 2SLGBTQIA+ umbrella.
• Poems must fit onto a 4" x 6" postcard in size 12 font, single spaced. (Ideally one-sided, but we can make some exceptions for longer poems.)
• Absolutely no AI usage may be used in the creation of your work.
• All accepted submissions will be required to sign a simple contract granting us license to feature your poem. This contract does *not* grant us ownership of your poem, nor does it grant us permission for future reuse, reprinting, resale, or publication outside of Queer Poem Club.

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Submission Instructions:

• To submit your poem for consideration, email shop@becksbooksmpls.com with the Subject line, "Queer Poem Club Submission - YOUR NAME." Attach your submission as a PDF or Word document with the formatting that you wish for your poem to appear in. In the body of the email, provide a bio and short paragraph on the inspiration/process behind your submission.
• We request that you only submit one poem per submission round. If your poem is not accepted, you are encouraged to resubmit or submit a new poem during our next submission round. If your poem is accepted, we will email you with next steps. We will not feature the same poet more than twice a year.