Riot in Your Throat

01/16/2026

We're halfway through the month of January so you know what that means: you only have TWO MORE WEEKS to submit your manuscript!! We're looking for 2-4 full length poetry manuscripts to publish in 2026/2027. If you write fierce, feminist poetry and are looking for a supportive press who will work hard to promote your book, submit for a chance to join the RIYT family!

Submission guidelines:
https://riotinyourthroat.com/contact-submissions/

01/13/2026

ICYMI: We're open for submissions!! We're looking for 2-4 full length poetry manuscripts to publish 2026/2027. We publish fierce, feminist poetry and work really hard to support and promote our poets and their books. If you have a manuscript looking for a home, please consider submitting! We're open the entire month of January. Head to the link below for our full submission guidelines and then shine up those poems, we want your words!!!

Submission guidelines:
https://riotinyourthroat.com/contact-submissions/

01/13/2026

The press pups, Piper and Cricket, take their job of supporting our EIC seriously. Today they made sure she got enough exercise (a lovely hike before the sunset), ate properly (including peanut butter which they always get a bit of), and are now keeping her company on the couch as she reads manuscripts. The pups want to remind you we're open for full length poetry manuscripts the entire month of January!

Full submission guidelines:
https://riotinyourthroat.com/contact-submissions/

01/10/2026

It's a very rainy Saturday so we made a soy latte and we've started reading manuscripts!! There's still time to submit, we're open the entire month of January but really, there's no time like the present! ☺️ Shine up those poems, we want your words!

Full submission guidelines:
https://riotinyourthroat.com/contact-submissions/

01/10/2026

🕊️ Renee Nicole Good: Rest in peace, fearless poet.

NOTE: The Loft does not cooperate with or endorse ICE in any way. Our staff is actively undergoing raid resistance training so we can equip ourselves to stand in solidarity with our beloved neighbors and community. We also encourage all to attend the free workshop “What Can Artists Do? What Are We Doing?” hosted by Guante on Jan 13 at 7 p.m. CT (Zoom), to explore how artists can meaningfully support the anti-ICE movement in this historical moment.

🔗 Register at https://bit.ly/icebreakermn

01/09/2026

What are your weekend plans? May we suggest submitting your full length poetry manuscript? We're open the entire month of January and we're looking for 2-4 collections to publish in 2026/2027. Head to the link below for full submission guidelines and then shine up those poems, we want your words!!

Submission guidelines:
https://riotinyourthroat.com/contact-submissions/

01/08/2026

And January 2026 also marks our 5 year birthday!!! This press began from a wild idea and a dream that we could publish poetry that matters, that we could bring fierce, feminist poetry into the world, that we could build a publishing family that supports our poets as we work hard to get their voices out into the world and their books in readers’ hands. It’s hard to believe it’s been 5 years but this press has grown so much and we’re so proud of every single collection we’ve published. To celebrate our 5th birthday you’ll find all our collections — even pre-orders of The Sky Will Hold — on sale for $10 this month! (Please note, The Sky Will Hold will not ship until late March 2026, all other books will ship immediately!)

Shop our books here:
https://riotinyourthroat.com/book-catalog/

01/06/2026

Write with our EIC next week at her Poetry Coven!!

Info & registration:
https://courtneyleblanc.com/poetry-coven/

Join me next Tuesday, 13 January, 7-9pm ET (in-person) or Wednesday, 14 January, 7-9pm ET (zoom) for this month's Poetry Coven!! Kick off 2026 the best way by building community and writing poetry! $20/session or make a commitment to write this year and get the discounted $225/year membership. Let's write together!

Registration and info:
https://courtneyleblanc.com/poetry-coven/

01/05/2026

Good morning and Happy Monday!! Start your week off the best possible way by submitting your full length poetry manuscript!! We're open for the whole month of January and we're looking for 2-4 manuscripts to publish 2026/2027. Shine up those poems, we want your words!!

Dull submission guidelines:
https://riotinyourthroat.com/contact-submissions/

01/04/2026

We are SO EXCITED to announce that The Sky Will Hold by Elizabeth Hazen is now available for pre-order!!!

The Sky Will Hold is a meditation on life: life inside a second marriage, life in middle age, life as a stepparent. It’s a close look at desire and addiction, at love and loss, at learning how to let go while still holding on to what is necessary. Elizabeth Hazen doesn’t back away from sticky topics, we see the inner workings of blended families, parenting a nearly-grown child, and living in an aging body with all the freedoms and pitfalls it can bring. This collection is a mantra of survival and love and continuing to move forward and always, always, believing the sky will hold, even when all signs point to the opposite.

Pre-order here (books will ship late-March):
https://riotinyourthroat.com/product/the-sky-will-hold-by-elizabeth-hazen/

01/04/2026

Three Riot in Your Throat collections of poetry are on this list -- not surprising since Courtney LeBlanc is our EIC! 😁 But we recommend you check out ALL the books that made her Best of 2025 list!

01/03/2026

What are your 2026 New Year's resolutions? We hope submitting your full length poetry manuscript during our open reading period is on the list! We're open the entire month of January so shine up those poems, we want your words!!

Full submission guidelines:
https://riotinyourthroat.com/contact-submissions/