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WE ARE WORKING ON IMPLEMENTING
A SYSTEM THROUGH WHICH WE WILL BE ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR THE PRINT
ISSUE ONLINE. WHILE THIS IS GOING ON, WE WILL TEMPORARILY REFRAIN FROM
ACCEPTING ANY SUBMISSIONS BY REGULAR MAIL. WE SUSPECT THIS HIATUS WILL
LAST APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS. THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING.
FOR NOW, PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL SUBMISSIONS SENT VIA REGULAR MAIL WILL
BE RETURNED UNREAD.
We consider fiction, essays and poetry that have not been
previously published in English. For the print issue, please submit
only one manuscript at a time (1 story, 1 essay, or 3-5 poems). We accept
novel or memoir excerpts provided they have not yet been published in
English and can stand alone as short stories or essays.
We make every effort to respond within twelve weeks. There are no set
guidelines as to content or length. Submissions must contain your name,
address and a telephone number where you can be reached, and must be
accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Simultaneous submissions
are accepted provided you notify us immediately, either in writing or
by email at swinkeditors[at]gmail.com, if your work is accepted elsewhere.
Please note that we do not accept submissions
for the print magazine via email or fax.
For work published in the print magazine (after edits are done to our
satisfaction and the piece is accepted for publication) we offer authors
four copies of the issue in which their work appears. We acquire first
North American serial rights, non-exclusive, one-time anthology rights,
and online serial rights. Payment may also be offered, depending on
length and genre.
Takes One to Know One features essays
in which a writer, musician, filmmaker, lawyer, postal worker, football
player, funeral home director, scientist, circus clown, or just about
anyone, writes about someone else, living or dead, who shares his or
her vocation or avocation.
Peregrinations features essays on travel or
journeys.
Damaged Darlings is a section for collaborative writing
in which one author hands off a story of theirs that's been abandoned
for whatever reason, to another writer they trust to complete. This
experiment in literary genetics is meant to yield a final product that
is superior to the original, and that, like offspring, bears the literary
DNA of both its parents.
You can also submit to Swink’s
expanded online edition, featuring new material monthly. Click
here for information and submission guidelines!
Fiction and essays should be mailed to:
Swink
244 Fifth Ave. #2722
New York, NY 10001
Poetry should be mailed to:
Swink
5042 Wilshire Blvd. #628
Los Angeles, CA 90036
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