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Switchback Books Switchback Books is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit feminist press publishing poetry by self-identified women and nonbinary writers.

Switchback Books challenges gender inequity in literary publishing by producing and promoting books of poetry by women, including transgender women and all other female-identified individuals. Publishing exclusively women poets comprises a feminist act. We aim to change the unbalanced ratio of genders represented in literary publishers’ catalogs, making women’s voices and perspectives accessible to the literary community and the general public.

22/10/2024
Thanks to Thriveni C Mysore for an insightful review of Jill Khoury's earthwork over at Compulsive Reader! Khoury "ackno...
13/05/2024

Thanks to Thriveni C Mysore for an insightful review of
Jill Khoury's earthwork over at Compulsive Reader! Khoury "acknowledge[s] the panoramic view of the vicious cycle of human complexities through her amazing observations":

Book Reviews, Poetry Reviews A review of earthwork by Jill Khoury May 10, 2024 Reviewed by Thriveni C Mysore earthwork by Jill Khoury Switchback Books ISBN 979-8-9855356-2-4, Feb 2024, Paperback The White Rabbit put on his spectacles. “Where shall I begin, please your Majesty?” he asked. “Begi...

This is sure to be amazing!:
31/03/2024

This is sure to be amazing!:

Featuring Marina Blitshteyn and Elizabeth Clark Wessel

31/03/2024
We're looking forward to exhibiting at Denver Small Press Fest this weekend! Come see us (and other amazing small presse...
28/03/2024

We're looking forward to exhibiting at Denver Small Press Fest this weekend! Come see us (and other amazing small presses/zines) at the Globeville Center this Saturday (3/30), 11-4.

The Small Press Fest celebrates artists and activists who are making a difference through zines, journals, prints and more.

Two more weeks to send us your Gatewood Prize manuscripts!!!
12/03/2024

Two more weeks to send us your Gatewood Prize manuscripts!!!

A quick reminder: we're open for Gatewood Prize submissions until the end of March! Send us your first and second book m...
20/02/2024

A quick reminder: we're open for Gatewood Prize submissions until the end of March! Send us your first and second book manuscripts, women/nonbinary folks! www.switchbackbooks.com

Visit us at table 1721 today between 10:30 and 11:30 for a FREE copy of Kathleen Rooney’s Oneiromance. :)
09/02/2024

Visit us at table 1721 today between 10:30 and 11:30 for a FREE copy of Kathleen Rooney’s Oneiromance. :)

Come pick up The Ancestor Tarot Deck this week at table 1721! In order, these epic women writers are Hannah Crafts, Loui...
07/02/2024

Come pick up The Ancestor Tarot Deck this week at table 1721! In order, these epic women writers are Hannah Crafts, Louisa May Alcott, Julian of Norwich, Enheduanna, Jahan Malek Khatun, and Ghosha!

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07/02/2024

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A very happy PUBLICATION DAY to Jill Khoury's earthwork! 🥳🥳🥳We're so happy this book exists. Get yours now:
01/02/2024

A very happy PUBLICATION DAY to Jill Khoury's earthwork! 🥳🥳🥳We're so happy this book exists. Get yours now:

Winner of the 2023 Gatewood Prize "In earthwork, Jill Khoury plunges us into the heartbreak of caregiving, maternal relationships, disability and abusive dismissal. Khoury's Plathesque battle tones, brilliant formalism, and attention to a white hot star of pain show the speaker taken apart and reass...

We're excited to launch our newest project: The Ancestor Deck, a meticulously crafted tarot deck celebrating pre-1900 f...
23/01/2024

We're excited to launch our newest project: The Ancestor Deck, a meticulously crafted tarot deck celebrating pre-1900 feminist writers. Check it out!

Embark on a transformative journey with the Ancestor Deck, a revolutionary tarot experience inspired by pre-1900 feminist writers. Immerse yourself in the wisdom of literary legends like Phillis Wheatley, Mary Shelley, Murasaki Shikibu, Jane Austen, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, and Sappho as their em...

Our New Year’s resolution: to read your manuscripts! The Gatewood Prize is now open for submissions, and we’re honored t...
04/01/2024

Our New Year’s resolution: to read your manuscripts! The Gatewood Prize is now open for submissions, and we’re honored that Emilia Phillips will serve as our judge. Link in bio.

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Our New Year's resolution: to read your manuscripts! The Gatewood Prize is now open for submissions, and we're honored t...
04/01/2024

Our New Year's resolution: to read your manuscripts! The Gatewood Prize is now open for submissions, and we're honored that Emilia Phillips will serve as our judge.

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Switchback Books challenges gender inequity in literary publishing by producing and promoting books of poetry by women, including transgender women and all other self-identified women. Publishing exclusively women poets comprises a feminist act. We aim to change the unbalanced ratio of genders represented in literary publishers’ catalogs, making women’s voices and perspectives accessible to the literary community and the general public.