Xlibris is a self-publishing service. As we note in the summary to the Griffin Poetry Prize rules (How to Enter – http://www.griffinpoetryprize.com/how-to-enter/ ): “No self-published book is eligible. This requirement is consistent with major literary prizes around the world.” On the How to Enter page, we also provide links to information about publishing companies around the world.

Thank you very much for your question.

Elizabeth, you have left your comment on a page that leads to a treasure trove of information about poetry publishers around the world. Click on the link at the top of this page (http://www.griffinpoetryprize.com/read.php) and it will take you to a database of publishers who have submitted entries to the Griffin Poetry Prize since its inception. You can browse through the entire database, where you will see links to the web sites of various publishers, such as Copper Canyon Press (https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/index.asp), Bloodaxe Books (http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/), Frontenac House (http://www.frontenachouse.com/) and so on, and so on. You can also search on specific criteria, such as country. If, for example, you searched on Ireland, you would get results for such publishers as Salmon Poetry (http://www.salmonpoetry.com/), Seven Towers (http://www.seventowers.ie/cms/), The Gallery Press (http://www.gallerypress.com/) and more.

We hope you’ll find this database to be a useful starting point for finding out more about poetry publishers around the world.