TrueLeaf

True Leaf Publishings

Where Words

Find Their

Form.

Every voice in our community has a story worth publishing. We turn the best of our writers' work into beautifully bound collections — for the world to read.

120+

Published Authors

18

Anthologies

34

Countries Reached

2019

Est.

The Artist's Way
Letters to a Young Poet
The Poetry Home Repair Manual
Book Fair in Pictures
A Memoir of the Craft

Our Catalog

Published Works

Every title in our catalog began as a submission from one of our community members. These are their stories.

Voices Unbound
Poetry
2024

Poetry Anthology Vol. I

Voices Unbound

A landmark collection gathering forty-two voices from across the globe, bound by the singular impulse to transform raw experience into verse.

42 contributorsRead more
The Writer's Mirror
Fiction
2024

Fiction Collection

The Writer's Mirror

Eighteen short stories that hold up a mirror to the human condition — raw, tender, and profoundly honest in equal measure.

18 contributorsRead more
Ink & Identity
Non-Fiction
2023

Personal Essays

Ink & Identity

Twenty-four essayists reckon with memory, belonging, and the strange alchemy of putting private truth into public words.

24 contributorsRead more
Letters from the Edge
Short Fiction
2023

Short Story Collection

Letters from the Edge

Stories from the margins — of cities, of relationships, of language itself — where the most vivid truths often live.

31 contributorsRead more
The Collective Verse
Poetry
2022

Community Poetry 2022

The Collective Verse

The most ambitious of our anthologies: fifty-six poets, one vision. An annual tradition that has grown ever since.

56 contributorsRead more
Hidden Narratives
Literary Fiction
2022

Debut Novellas

Hidden Narratives

Six debut novellas that announced the arrival of extraordinary new voices in contemporary literary fiction.

6 contributorsRead more

How It Works

From Manuscript
To Masterpiece

01

Submit

Send us your manuscript, poem, or essay through our open call portal. We review all submissions personally — no algorithms, just editors who love to read.

02

Review

Our editorial team reads every piece with care. Shortlisted works receive detailed feedback regardless of final selection, because growth matters more than rejection.

03

Edit

Selected authors collaborate with our editors through a thorough but respectful editing process. Your voice stays yours — we only sharpen it.

04

Publish

Your work is typeset, designed, and printed into a beautifully bound volume. Distribution spans digital and physical channels across 34 countries.

"We don't publish books. We publish people — their courage to write, their willingness to be seen, and their gift to the reader."

— Editorial Team, True Leaf Publishings

Open Calls

PoetryPoetry Open CallDeadline: Feb 28, 202640 slots
FictionShort Fiction PrizeDeadline: Mar 15, 202620 slots
Non-FictionPersonal Essay SeriesDeadline: Apr 1, 202612 slots

Your Story Deserves to Be Read

Submit Your
Work Today

We read every submission. Even if your work isn't selected for this volume, you'll receive a thoughtful response — because your writing matters.

No Reading Fees

We will never charge you to submit your work. Publishing should be accessible to everyone.

You Keep Your Rights

Authors retain full copyright. We license anthology rights only — your work stays yours.

Paid Contributors

Every selected author receives a contributor fee plus royalties on all sales of the anthology.