Turning Point is a poetry publisher dedicated to the art of story in poetry. We seek to publish collections that tell the essential human stories of our times.
Turning Point publishes books chiefly through two competitions. The first, Tales: A Poetry Series, has an annual deadline of April 15. The second, The Turning Point Prize, has an annual deadline of October 15. For each competition, submit a full-length manuscript (minimum of 48 pages), a $20 reading fee payable to Turning Point, and your e-mail address for notification.
Our first title is A Talent for Sadness by Jendi Reiter. This collection, Reiter's first, is a hard look at the demands and challenges of love. The poems tell their difficult tales with a stunning lyric skill. Reiter's poetry has appeared in The Best American Poetry 1990, The New Criterion, Alaska Quarterly Review, and elsewhere. Her work was a finalist for the Yale Series of Younger Poets Award before being selected by Turning Point. A Talent for Sadness will be published in the fall of 2003.