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Switchback Books [1]

Basic Information
Address: 
3333 Regis Boulevard
Address (line 2): 
H-16
Zip / Postal Code: 
80221
Submission Guidelines: 
https://switchbackbooks.wixsite.com/switchbackbook… [2]
City: 
Denver
Website: 
https://switchbackbooks.com [3]
Logo or Cover Image (Choose a file, then click upload.): 
State: 
Colorado
Country: 
United States
Contact Information
Contact Title: 
Editor
Contact First Name: 
Kate
Partridge
Contact E-mail: 
Details
Genres Published: 
Poetry
Publishes Through Contests Only: 
Yes
Reading Period: 
Thursday, January 1, 2026 to Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Response Time: 
3 to 6 months
Book Types: 
Poetry collections
Formats: 
Paperback
E-book
Charges Reading Fee: 
Yes
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Distributors: 
SPD
Titles per Year: 
1 to 5
Editorial Focus: 

Switchback Books challenges gender inequity by publishing books of poetry by women and nonbinary authors. Switchback has published more than 20 books since its founding in 2006. They accept submissions once a year through the Gatewood Prize, their annual competition for a first or second collection of poems.

Representative Authors: 

Monica de la Torre, Kathleen Rooney, Jessica Bozek, Marisa Crawford, Jennifer Tamayo, Cynthia Arrieu-King

How many authors debut in each issue?: 
1-2
Publishing type: 
print only [4]
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices [5]
Cross-genre [6]
Experimental [7]
Feminist [8]
Formal Poetry [9]
LGBTQ Voices [10]
Micro-poetry [11]
Political [12]
Pop Culture [13]
Prose Poetry [14]

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/small_presses/switchback_books

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/small_presses/switchback_books [2] https://switchbackbooks.wixsite.com/switchbackbooks/submissions [3] https://switchbackbooks.com [4] https://www.pw.org/category/publishing_type/print_only [5] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/bipoc-voices [6] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/crossgenre [7] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/experimental [8] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/feminist [9] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/formal [10] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/glbt [11] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/micropoetry [12] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/political [13] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/pop_culture [14] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/prose_poetry