Eddie Brophy could be the American van Gogh of our generation. He writes with a deft command of vernacular that feels as timeless as it is tortured. His brilliantly complex titles, like This Is Not The Dystopia We Imagined and The Caustic Prophets and the Idiots Who Buy Them on the Black Market of Fact, add their own flourish of gold paint.

because I don’t fancy myself / a martyr beauty queen / I don’t seek my truth / through the conspiracy machine (Napalm Security Blanket)

Neurotica for the Modern Doomscroller questions everything: fatherhood, divorce, religion, abuse, abandonment, and addiction. Brophy’s poems growl in the face of society and forces open the cage of toxic masculinity that American men are born into.

PAPERBACK / EBOOK

• All submissions must center around the theme of mental health in some way. Please read one of our anthologies or chapbooks before submitting.
  
• We accept poetry manuscripts somewhere around 50 poems. Poetry with art is a bonus! Collaborations are allowed - see our very first book, Anti/Muse.
  
• Simultaneous submissions are okay, but please let us know immediately if accepted elsewhere.
  
• We expect work submitted in its final draft. You will be able to make minor edits if your manuscript is accepted.
  
• Previously published poems are okay, but the manuscript as a whole should be unpublished. Self-publishing is published.
  
• Please include a 50-word bio and short synopsis of the work.
  
• Please submit as .pdf or .docx.
• If selected, you will be responsible for cover art, so please start brainstorming. If you don’t know an artist, we can recommend a few.
• Selected authors receive 10 free copies upon publication. We pay 60% royalties.
• Submission reading fee is pay-what-you-can: $5, $10, or $15.
• We prioritize historically marginalized voices, such as LGBTQ+ and BIPOC.

The submissions form will appear here when we open in January!

"Hey y’all - it’s Sarah, the co-founder of Beyond The Veil Press. Some of you know that I am a recent survivor of sexual assault, and it’s no exaggeration when I say that YOU and this press have been my lifeline over the past 2 years. We know community heals - poetry and art can be a lifeline too."

After reading something in the news like “why didn’t you ask for help” and “if you live with a man, why are you running around getting rxped?’ and were reminded that we need more survivor stories out in the world. We need more awareness, more anger, more action. We want Justice.

The world needs your story.

We’re looking for poetry and art expressing your experiences of coping, healing, suffering, grieving, and surviving.

Submit anonymously, under a pen name, or your real name — in whatever way you feel safe. Your editors for this anthology will be Kris Kaila and Sarah Herrin. DM us on Instagram if you have any questions!

Thank you in advance for sharing in your vulnerability and courage with us. You are not alone.