Book Review Guidelines
Authors and Publishers:
We are particularly interested in full length poetry books and books of criticism about poetry.
Please submit the following to reviews@nyquarterly.org
1) press release – including
- isbn
- size
- #pages
- availability
- book’s website
- suggested retail price
2.) pdf of book block or epub **(files no larger than 9mb) Yes, we do review digital books.
3.) cover image (200×300 jpg)
4.) Optional: Short biography and Author Photo (150-200 words)(200×300 jpg)
Authors:
You may send the above information to us directly or you may contact your publisher and have them send it to us.
NYQ review reviews contemporary poetry books and books on poetry criticism but will make allowances for exceptional manuscripts published within the past four years, if the manuscript has not received warranted consideration at the time of publication. However, to be considered for review in NYQ please be aware that we will be working exclusively with digital formats, PDF book blocks.
We now accept professionally published chaps. Send PDF file bookblock and jpg cover image. In the body of the email also send ISBN number, page amount, and author information.
Book Reviewers:
Please look over the press releases and consider reviewing the titles we have on file. If you have a particular interest in the work of a poet, we will consider reviews of bodies of work. To save time, money, and trees NYQ reviews will not request review copies from publishers, rather we will request PDF files to be e-mailed to our reviewers. If you already have the copy of a poetry book, and you have already written a review, yes we’ll still consider it.
Guidelines:
1000-1500 words for poetry books
1800-4000 words for books of criticism
500-700 words for chaps
If your review is accepted to appear on this site, you must be able to provide or obtain for us: a pdf version of the reviewed book for fact checking, a cover image, a press release or all pertinent information.
We are looking for strong opinions and well thought out criticism. It doesn’t have to be academic or overtly literary; however we do expect you to do more than gush over why the book is just so dang good. A drop or two of poetics mixed with a dash of opinion and a dollop of dander will do. But don’t use alliteration or obviously abused and misused metaphors to make a point, because that is just annoying, isn’t it?
**NYQ strictly adheres to copyrights and will ensure that PDF files are shared ONLY for review purposes with a single reviewer.***