Fremantle Press and Alphabet Soup Books are excited to announce that submissions are open for a poetry anthology for children, the companion to Right Way Down and Other Poems.
The anthology will be published in 2026 and will be co-edited by Rebecca M. Newman and Dr Sally Murphy. The editors are looking for poems for 21st century children – poems that are clever, thoughtful silly, fun, scary, loud, quiet … and everything in between.
Western Australian poets from all backgrounds are invited to submit up to three unpublished poems of 45 lines or fewer. Shorter poems are preferred.
- The editors will be choosing poems across a variety of styles and forms, including free verse.
- Poems must be suited to children aged 9 to 12.
- We recommend that you read a copy of the first anthology, Right Way Down and Other Poems, to get a feel for what is called for.
- Send original unpublished poems. Do not submit work generated with the use/assistance of AI.
SUBMISSIONS CLOSE: 11.59pm AWST, 21 February 2025
For Submission Guidelines, please visit FremantlePress.com.au/Submissions