SLIPSTREAM
Established 1980
" The poets in Slipstream are all accessible, entertaining, serious, full of zest and no nonsense."
—Small Magazine Review
Slipstream Magazine is a yearly anthology of some of the best poetry you'll find today in the American small press—fresh, bold, and evocative.
Founded in 1980, Slipstream features the work of both new and established writers. Charles Bukowski, Gerald Locklin, Wanda Coleman, Lyn Lifshin, David Chorlton, Jim Daniels, Ron Koertge, Sean Thomas Dougherty and Sherman Alexie are among the many writers whose work has appeared in the pages of Slipstream.
Slipstream accepts submissions year round, with no reading fee.
Slipstream's annual poetry chapbook contest, launched in 1988, awards a $1,000 prize plus 25 professionally-printed copies of your book. Everyone who enters receives a copy of the winning chapbook plus a copy of Slipstream Magazine.
2026 Winner
Slipstream Press is pleased to announce that Sandra S. McRae, of Lakewood CO, has won our 2026 Poetry Chapbook Competition for her manuscript, “The Insomniac's Zoo," to be published in September 2026.
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McRae’s poetry books include "all the way to just about there" (FutureCycle Press) and "The Magic Rectangle" (Folded Word). Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies and she also co-authored the bestselling cookbook, "Weber's Big Book of Grilling (Chronicle)." A former Fulbright scholar, Sandra has been nominated for a Pushcart prize and is an editor of the poetry journal Bristlecone. Sandra is a writing and literature professor at Red Rocks Community College, but also teaches creative writing at the University of Denver and at workshops along the Front Range of Colorado.
SLIPSTREAM MAGAZINE
A single issue of Slipstream costs $15 and generally consists of 80 pages of poetry and artwork. Most back issues are available for $10.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Subscriptions are $25 (USA) and ($50 International) and include two issues of the magazine plus the two most recent chapbooks.
Editors: Robert Borgatti Livio Farallo Dan Sicoli