Switchback Books

Switchback Books [1]

Basic Information

Address:

PO Box 478868

Zip / Postal Code:

60647

Submission Guidelines:

https://switchbackbooks.wixsite.com/switchbackbook… [2]

City:

Chicago

Website:

http://switchbackbooks.com/ [3]

Logo or Cover Image (Choose a file, then click upload.):

State:

Illinois

Country:

United States

Contact Information

Contact Title:

Editor

Contact First Name:

Whitney

Holmes

Contact E-mail:

Details

Genres Published:

Poetry

Publishes Through Contests Only:

Reading Period:

Sunday, April 15, 2018 to Friday, June 15, 2018

Reporting Time:

3 to 6 months

Charges Reading Fee:

Yes

Accepts Simultaneous Submissions:

Yes

Accepts Electronic Submissions:

Yes

Accepts Unsolicited Submissions:

Tips From the Editor:

Please see http://switchbackbooks.com/contest.html

Editorial Focus:

The Gatewood Prize is Switchback Books' annual competition for a first or second full-length (48-80 pp.) collection of poems by a woman writing in the English language. It is named after Emma Gatewood, the first woman to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. 2012 Judge: Brenda Shaughnessy

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

Subgenres:

Cross-genre [4]

Experimental [5]

Feminist [6]

LGBTQ [7]

Micro-poetry [8]

Political [9]

Pop Culture [10]

Prose Poetry [11]