Cuttlefish Books

Cuttlefish Books A niche press that primarily publishes Japanese short form collections.

We seek voices marginalized by the poetry community make their books as affordable as possible and work directly with bookstores and libraries to make our books accessible to readers.

Coming soon from Cuttlefish Books: Rust on the Saw Teeth by Thomas Tilton  Stay tuned for ordering info! 🐙Cover art is K...
01/08/2026

Coming soon from Cuttlefish Books: Rust on the Saw Teeth by Thomas Tilton

Stay tuned for ordering info! 🐙

Cover art is Kohada Koheiji, from the series “One Hundred Ghost Tales (Hyaku monogatari)” by Katsushika Hokusai. Special thank you to Art Institute Chicago for graciously offering this piece under Creative Commons.

Happy 2026, fellow cephalopods! Thank you to everyone who submitted to the calls for manuscripts and mycology haiku! We ...
01/01/2026

Happy 2026, fellow cephalopods! Thank you to everyone who submitted to the calls for manuscripts and mycology haiku! We can’t wait to read through your work, and will get back to your submissions as soon as we’ve had time to go through them all. May your new year be filled with much writing and reading! 🐙

Only a few days left to get those manuscripts to us! Submit 48-100 haiku, senryu, and/or haibun as a .doc, .docx, or .rt...
12/29/2025

Only a few days left to get those manuscripts to us! Submit 48-100 haiku, senryu, and/or haibun as a .doc, .docx, or .rtf file along with a black and white headshot to [email protected] for the chance to be part of our 2026 book season! Don’t feel like using a headshot? No worries! We’ll work with you! Message us with any questions and we’ll get back to you ASAP! 🐙

The submission deadline for our Haiku of Mycology anthology has been extended until December 31 to accommodate the holid...
12/20/2025

The submission deadline for our Haiku of Mycology anthology has been extended until December 31 to accommodate the holidays! Submission tip: if you’re on an iPhone, screenshot this post, head to your photo app, and hold your finger on the link in the photo to open it in the browser! Link to submit also in bio and comments ⬇️

Busy around the holidays? We completely understand! No rushing necessary to get those manuscripts in today… you still ha...
12/15/2025

Busy around the holidays? We completely understand! No rushing necessary to get those manuscripts in today… you still have another two weeks! The extended deadline is December 31. Check out our previous posts for more information about both calls for submissions. We look forward to reading your work! 🐙

Just TWO days left to get those manuscripts to us! Submit 48-100 haiku, senryu, and/or haibun as a .doc, .docx, or .rtf ...
12/13/2025

Just TWO days left to get those manuscripts to us! Submit 48-100 haiku, senryu, and/or haibun as a .doc, .docx, or .rtf file along with a black and white headshot to [email protected] for the chance to be part of our 2026 book season! Message us with any questions and we’ll get back to you ASAP! 🐙

Just one week left to send us your mycology haiku! We’re looking for haiku and senryu about yeasts, molds, mildew, mushr...
12/08/2025

Just one week left to send us your mycology haiku! We’re looking for haiku and senryu about yeasts, molds, mildew, mushrooms, and fungi for our next charity anthology! Previously published poems are welcome, but no AI please. Link to submit in comments and bio. We can’t wait to read your work! 🍄

Around two weeks left to submit your haiku manuscript! 🐙We aim to publish 12-15 collections next year and we can’t do th...
12/01/2025

Around two weeks left to submit your haiku manuscript! 🐙

We aim to publish 12-15 collections next year and we can’t do that without YOU! Published and unpublished poems are both welcome. Please reach out with any questions. Link to full guidelines in bio and comments ⬇️

Send us your mycology haiku! We’re looking for haiku about yeasts, molds, mildew, mushrooms, and fungi for our next char...
11/24/2025

Send us your mycology haiku! We’re looking for haiku about yeasts, molds, mildew, mushrooms, and fungi for our next charity anthology! Previously published poems are welcome, but no AI please. Link to submit in comments 🍄

Greetings, Cephalopods! 🐙 Just a reminder that we are open for manuscript submissions until December 15, 2025! We aim to...
11/15/2025

Greetings, Cephalopods! 🐙 Just a reminder that we are open for manuscript submissions until December 15, 2025! We aim to publish 12-15 collections in 2026 and we can’t do it without you! Please message us with any questions and we look forward to reading your books 📚

Happy November, Cephalopods! Get those manuscripts ready because we are OPEN for submissions this month! More details co...
11/01/2025

Happy November, Cephalopods! Get those manuscripts ready because we are OPEN for submissions this month! More details coming very soon, but feel free to reach out with any questions! 🐙

Do you love writing about fungi, yeast, molds, mildews, and mushrooms? Keep an eye out for more information on our upcom...
09/25/2025

Do you love writing about fungi, yeast, molds, mildews, and mushrooms? Keep an eye out for more information on our upcoming charity anthology: Haiku of Mycology! 🐙🍄

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