Dancing Girl Press: Doesn't Send Out The Chapbooks After Payment
This is a little different to our posts about literary magazines, journals or retreats, because Dancing Girl Press is a publishing outfit that solicits and "publishes" work from writers. The problem is that the press doesn't actually ship the chapbook out after receiving payment. This is hugely disappointing for writers and readers alike.
Here's a screenshot from Dancing Girl Press' Duotrope page, calling the project one of the Most Unresponsive Poetry Publishers in their database:
And, perhaps most damning of all, here's just a taste of some of the Yelp reviews left by writers and readers who've had poor experiences with Dancing Girl Press:
It seems they will be opening for submissions again on 1 June 2025.
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