Starboard Press® is a family-run publishing house that is passionate about discovering quality prose and verse in new and old voices.
We are excited to welcome submissions in our preferred genres. Read our submission guidelines.
Please check back frequently for announcements related to contests and publications.
Fall 2025 Poetry Contest Results
We are excited to announce the results of our Fall 2025 Poetry Contest (contest #1). Contest Judge Oliver Khan carried out a blind reading and picked his top choices. Winners …
First Light Spring 2026 Poetry Contest (#2)
Deadline: March 9, 2026. Submissions will open in the middle of November for our Spring 2026 Poetry Contest.
The Poetry of Oliver Khan
Slightly Breathless by Khalid MukhtarSipping on the Poetry of Oliver KhanRead on Substack
Annual Children’s Poetry Contest
Annual Children's Poetry Contest SUBMISSIONS CLOSED Download Flyer Meet Contest Judge, Maryam Chida Maryam Chida works in the children's department at a public library. She also serves as the Chief …
First Light Fall 2025 Poetry Contest
Deadline: August 26, 2025; Entry Fee: $5 for up to three poems, $3 for each additional poem; Cash prize for winner. Publication in First Light Fall 2025 Issue for all …
Steeled is now available to order
Our very first publication, an autobiographical nautical memoir penned by the late Captain Salim Chida, is now available to order. Order will be fulfilled as early as June 13. Order …
Steeled is now available
