Welcome to Steel Toe Books

Founded in 2003, Steel Toe Books publishes
one to three single-author poetry collections per year.

Our authors have been featured on Garrison Keillor's radio program, "The Writer's Almanac," on Ted Kooser's newsletter, "American Life in Poetry," as well as on Poetry Daily and Verse Daily.

Our books have been reviewed in fine publications such as Harriet, The Briar Cliff Review, The Comstock Review, Cranky, Diner, The Green Hills Literary Lantern, The Midwest Book Review, New Orleans Review, Poet Lore, Rattle, Review Revue, Rhino, Small Press Review, and Verse.

Our books are professionally designed and printed. We read unsolicited submissions during advertised open reading periods only. Check the "Submit" page for updates.

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We encourage our authors to give readings. Our authors may post upcoming readings on our Facebook page. Join our Facebook page by liking us.

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January 5, 2011

Update on Open Reading Period:

Many thanks to all who submitted during our November/December open reading period. We received over seventy manuscripts and are now hard at work taking it all in. By Valentine’s Day we hope to offer some love to at least two poets – one who has already published at least one book and another to a poet with significant ties to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Check our website for an announcement in mid-February.