Submissions

Compound Press covets work that is done with intensity and commitment; that asks the question of why it exists, and why its chosen form is the only way it can be properly realised. Writers and artists should be familiar with our books and our ethos before considering an inquiry or submission. See guidelines and requirements for our individual segments below.

Minarets Journal

Our annual print journal of poetry and poetics is usually published in the second half of each year.

Submissions are now closed to our special Issue, connecting the poetics and literature of Aotearoa with that of South Asia and its diaspora, guest edited by Nirvana Haldar and due out in late 2025.

 

Check back in 2026 for an updated submissions call for Issue 16. Any submissions received before a new call has been announced will be disregarded.

Minarets Online

Our online blog seeks expansive and large-scale works that are impractical for our modest print journal, as well as innovative book responses, especially examining new titles from the Pacific Region.

Submissions to Minarets Online are currently closed while we seek a new editorial custodian. Any submissions at this time will be disregarded.

Literature

Our literary collections are expansive yet also cohesive poetic statements, with equal measures of contemporary edge and historical footing.

Before inquiring about submitting a full-length manuscript, authors should expect to build a relationship with the press through Minarets journal, and/or be able to demonstrate in convincing detail why their proposal fits into our literature catalogue.

Proposals with more than one project, or that do not seriously engage with these guidelines, will be disregarded.

ART

Our art collections are expansive yet also cohesive poetic statements, with equal measures of contemporary edge and historical footing.

Before inquiring about submitting a full-length manuscript, authors/artists should expect to build a relationship with the press and/or be able to demonstrate in convincing detail why their proposal fits into our art catalogue.

Proposals with more than one project, or that do not seriously engage with these guidelines, will be disregarded.