2025 Vinyl 45 Chapbook Contest is open for submissions!
 The contest is open to poetry, prose, and mixed genre chapbook manuscripts, 20-25 pages in length including title page and table of contents. Collaborative manuscripts are eligible for submission. Submissions will be open from mid-April  to Aug 31, 2025 or until Submission Cap of 400 is reached. 

Winner will receive the following:

• Publication by YesYes Books (2 print runs of 200)
• $500 prize
• 25 author copies per printing (50 copies total)
• An additional $250 toward tour or promotion expenses 

Additionally, at least 2 Finalists will receive much sincere public congratulations and possible publication by YesYes Books. If a finalist is chosen for publication the contestant will receive all of the items the winner will receive except the $500 prize. YesYes Books does not guarantee publication of finalists.

Entry Fee: $20. If you were a semifinalist or finalist in the Vinyl 45 Chapbook Contest in a prior year, you are invited to email KMA at kmasullivan@yesyesbooks.com for a free submission link.

Eligibility and Other Contest Details: 

• Manuscripts must be 20-25 pages in length including title page and table of contents. 
• The winner and finalists will be chosen by KMA Sullivan, YesYes Books Publisher, and YesYes Books editorial staff. 
• The manuscript may include pieces that have been published previously, but the manuscript as a whole must be unpublished.
• Simultaneous submissions are fine (indeed, expected), but entries should be withdrawn immediately through the Submittable system if accepted elsewhere. The entry fee will not be refunded. 
• Once submitted, manuscripts may not be revised during the reading period without a complete withdrawal and resubmission which would include the payment of a new entry fee. You may enter the contest as many times as you like, but each entry will require its own separate entry fee.
• Your manuscript must be a single Word docx or PDF. Please include a title page and table of contents (if applicable). We prefer paginated submissions. 
• Please check that your name, email address, and other contact information does not appear anywhere in the document, including the title page. Do not include publication acknowledgments. Your identifying information will be contained within the Submittable system from your Submittable account.
• When you submit your manuscript you will be asked to pay the fee first and then be invited to upload your manuscript.
     

If, after reading these guidelines, you still have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact KMA Sullivan at kmasullivan@yesyesbooks.com.