We accept submissions between August 15th and March 15th.  All submissions should include a brief cover letter that includes contact information (name, address, phone number, email) and a self-addressed stamped envelope for our response. We do not read submissions outside the deadlines. Manuscripts or other materials will be recycled. We do not return manuscripts.

All submissions must be previously unpublished.  The Pinch purchases first North American serial rights upon acceptance; after publication, rights revert back to the author. Payment for publication is two copies of The Pinch issue in which the work appears. We accept simultaneous submissions.

You can submit either ONLINE or BY MAIL!

1. ONLINE:

Submit to The Pinch Journal
Please select the genre for which you are submitting for and then pay the $3 reading fee. Subscribers can submit for free through the “Subscriber’s Submission” category. People expressly solicited by a member of The Pinch staff can also submit for free through the “Solicited Submission” category.

Fiction:
Manuscripts should be typed and double-spaced.  Please use 1″ margins and include page numbers.  Manuscripts should be no more than about 5,000 words.

Creative Nonfiction:
Manuscripts should be typed and double-spaced.  Please use 1″ margins and include page numbers.  Manuscripts should be no more than about 5,000 words.

Poetry:
A maximum of 5 poems may be submitted. Poems must be typed.

Art & Photography:
In order to expedite the submission process, we request that art & photography are submitted electronically. Attach each image as a .jpg, .gif, or .png. Each image should not exceed 72 dpi. If accepted, we will request 300 dpi tiff files.

2. BY MAIL:

Mail all submissions to the appropriate editor at:
The Pinch
Department of English
The University of Memphis
Memphis, TN 38152-6176

Fiction:
Manuscripts should be typed and double-spaced.  Please use 1″ margins and include page numbers.  Manuscripts should be no more than about 5,000 words. We do not accept email manuscripts.  Address to FICTION EDITOR.

Creative Nonfiction:
Manuscripts should be typed and double-spaced.  Please use 1″ margins and include page numbers.  Manuscripts should be no more than about 5,000 words. We do not accept email manuscripts.  Address to CREATIVE NONFICTION EDITOR.

Poetry:
A maximum of 5 poems may be submitted.  Poems should be typed.  We do not accept poems by email.  Address to POETRY EDITOR.

Art & Photography:
In order to expedite the submission process, we request that art & photography are submitted electronically. Attach each image as a jpeg and email to:
art@thepinchjournal.com
Each image should not exceed 72 dpi.
If accepted, we will request 300 dpi tiff files.

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