Manuscript Bootcamp 2025 (Poetry)
In the sixth edition of Manuscript Manuscript Bootcamp (Poetry), 4-6 finalists will have their work critiqued by a selection of Singapore’s most preeminent and influential poets.
To maintain our priority on new voices, two-thirds of the Bootcamp finalists will always comprise of writers who are either unpublished or who have yet to publish a manuscript; longlisted participants will also be allowed it sit in and observe our Bootcamp panels.
Bootcamp will take place over an intense weekend on 6-7 Sep, designed to take our finalists through the stages of (poetic) revision, thinking through core aspects of poetic technique while learning to identify the through-lines of their poetry collections.
Each participant is required to submit an anonymised manuscript of 20-25 pages / poems; once longlisted, that manuscript will be judged by an external panel of 3 judges, chaired by AFTERIMAGE's Chief Publisher Pooja Nansi. For more on our submission criteria, visit: <afterimage.press/bootcamp>
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AFTERIMAGE (est. Oct 2024) is a Singapore-based publisher of local literature focussed on poetry. As the publishing arm of the literary non-profit Sing Lit Station, the press is committed to supporting impactful and efflorescent work that extends and renders anew the country’s rich literary lineage. For more info, visit: <afterimage.press>
SING LIT STATION LTD (est. July 2016) is a non-profit organisation, registered charity and Institution of Public Character (IPC). Our core mission is to grow the local literary community. Through our programmes and initiatives, we aim to be a platform where readers and writers can meet. For more info, visit: singlitstation.com
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PR&TA Issue 5: RE: _____
The journal invites submissions of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, essays, visual work, reviews and research articles, particularly if they feature a Southeast Asian focus or re:sonance.
New year, Re:birth. Re:peat. Now is a re:cursive moment when history re:coils and re:lapses. Crisis seems permanent; the old regimes and the robots are back, re:booted. The latter is AI. Yet we re:ad and write to re:flect; to re:view; to re:sist and to re:dress.
As with our inaugural Issue, all submissions should be complete with a brief Critical Praxis. For an example, see here.
Submission guidelines for genre, length and cover letter are found here on our website.
In the fifth edition of Manuscript Bootcamp (Poetry), six finalists will have their work critiqued by a selection of Singapore’s most preeminent and influential poets. As always, Bootcamp will take place over an intense weekend, designed to take our finalists through the stages of (poetic) revision, thinking through core aspects of poetic technique while also learning to identify the through-lines of their poetry collections.
The 2025 edition of Manuscript Bootcamp will be open for submissions of poetry manuscripts from 1 Mar to 30 Apr, 2359 hours, for a Bootcamp on 6-7 September. For more info on our selection critera, visit: <afterimage.press/bootcamp>