The Backwaters Press, an independent, non-profit press based in Nebraska, has published numerous award-winning titles, including the anthology Times of Sorrow, Times of Grace (2003), which received two Nebraska book awards, and Nebraska Presence: An Anthology of Poetry, which won a Nebraska Book Award for a poetry anthology. Several poets published by the press have had poems from their books read by Garrison Keillor on The Writer’s Almanac.
Please send 3-5 previously unpublished poems (10 pages maximum) to theuntidyseason@yahoo.com. Include a cover letter with a brief bio and statement describing your connection to Nebraska. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere. Poems should be submitted both as an attachment (rtf, doc, or docx) and pasted in the body of the e-mail.
Electronic submissions are strongly preferred, however, postal mail submissions may be sent to: P.O. Box 8067, Omaha, NE 68108. Please list the name and address of contributors on each page of postal mail submissions, and include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of your poems and for correspondence. Please include your e-mail address with your postal mail submission. If you send your poems by US Mail, please do not use any services that require a signature, such as delivery confirmation, express mail, etc. You may inquire at The Untidy Season's e-mail in a few days to see if your manuscript arrived.
Poets whose work is published in the collection will receive a contributor's copy.
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