The Frogmore Press was founded by André Evans and Jeremy Page at the Frogmore Tea Rooms in Folkestone in 1983. The Press has published hundreds of writers in its now bi-annual magazine The Frogmore Papers and also in individual collections and anthologies. Early work by numerous writers who have gone on to consolidate their reputations elsewhere appeared in the magazine.
Poems by Sophie Hannah, Tobias Hill, Sarah Jackson, Katherine Pierpoint, Linda France, Tamar Yoseloff and many more were published in The Frogmore Papers before re-appearing in their authors’ first collections.
Work by established writers such as Brian Aldiss, John Mole, Clare Pollard, Carole Satyamurti, Pauline Stainer and Andrew Waterman has also appeared, alongside work by unknown or emerging writers.
The Frogmore Press exists for readers and writers. It receives no grant aid and welcomes subscriptions to The Frogmore Papers and purchases from the back catalogue.
Submission guidelines
Submission guidelines for The Frogmore Papers
Editor: Jeremy Page
Submission guidelines
- The Frogmore Papers operates a system of submission windows. Submissions for the March issue are considered from 1 – 31 October and submissions for the September issue from April 1 – 30. Materials submitted outside these windows will be returned with regret.
- From within the United Kingdom only works submitted in hard copy by post will be considered. Please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope for return of manuscript or provide an email address for our response.
- Submission from overseas may be made by email in a single Word attachment, to: [email protected]
- 4 – 6 poems is usually enough; or a couple of pieces of prose (short stories, novel extracts).
- Very long poems and very short poems have more to do than poems of an average length (say, 20 -80 lines). It helps if you’ve seen the magazine and know the sort of work we tend to favour.
- We’re unlikely to have room for very long short stories. 2,000 words is generally plenty.
- Poems where the form drives the meaning are unlikely to find favour.
- Poems written by people who clearly haven’t read any poetry since Wordsworth will not find favour.
- Prose may be experimental or traditional, but is unlikely to be accepted if it’s either very experimental or very traditional.
- We only appear twice a year and, having been around a while, receive a very large number of submissions. You may need to try us more than once.
- Please be patient when awaiting a reply.
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