Submission Guidelines
NOW ACCEPTING
SUBMISSIONS FOR ISSUE 16: CURRENT:
Switchback publishes fiction, poetry, nonfiction and art. We publish
only the very best work we receive and submissions need not address the theme.
Please read the guidelines carefully before submitting. The deadline to submit
is August 31, 2012. Current will be published in November 2012.
FICTION
Please send us only one piece of fiction at a time and only
previously unpublished works. We accept simultaneous submissions but please
notify us immediately of acceptance elsewhere. Make sure your name DOES NOT
appear on the submission itself. (Word Limit 7500)
NONFICTION
Please send us only one piece of nonfiction at a time and only previously
unpublished works. We accept simultaneous submissions but please notify us
immediately of acceptance elsewhere. Make sure your name DOES NOT appear on the
submission itself. (Word Limit 7500)
POETRY
Please send us no more than three poems per submission period and SEND EACH
POEM SEPARATELY. We accept simultaneous submissions but please notify us
immediately of acceptance elsewhere. Make sure your name DOES NOT appear on the
submission itself.
ART
Please send submissions in .gif, .jpg, or .png format with a resolution of 300
dpi or higher.
Each month Switchback provides a prompt and we want you to send us your best work inspired by that prompt. The winning entry as decided by our editors will be featured on Switchback. Contest submissions can be poetry, fiction, nonfiction, or even art but must be 500 words or under. Please send us only one submission per prompt and only previously unpublished works. We accept simultaneous submissions but please notify us immediately of acceptance elsewhere. Make sure your name DOES NOT appear on the submission itself. The deadline for submissions is 5:00 pm on the last day of the month.
The May prompt is: "It's a lot easier to say when something ended rather than when it began. Most of us can recognize the end from a mile away, but the beginning always slips up on us, lulling us into thinking what we're living through is yet another moment, in yet another day."
LITERARY REVIEWS:
Switchback publishes reviews of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. We greatly prefer reviews of lesser reviewed books or works from small presses published within the last two years. Reviews should be unpublished and run between 500-1500 words. In your cover letter please specify to which genre editor the review should be directed. Publicists interested in sending us catalogs and review copies of forthcoming titles are asked to email the editor first at editor@swback.com.
Switchback does not accept email or hard copy submissions. SUBMIT TO SWITCHBACK USING SUBMITTABLE.
If you experience any technical difficulties uploading your submission, please contact us at: submissions@swback.com.
