Alternating Current Press

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Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Flash Fiction, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Short Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation
Representative Authors: 
Carmen Lau, Eric Shonkwiler, Schuler Benson, Charles P. Ries, David Leo Rice, Allison Boyd Justus, Tabitha Blankenbiller, Lyn Lifshin
Book Types: 
Chapbook, Novella, Short story collections, Essay collections, Novel, Memoir, Poetry collections
Formats: 
Paperback, Hardcover, E-book, Audio
Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Response Time: 
3 to 6 months
Charges Reading Fee: 
Yes
Publishes Through Contests Only: 
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Titles per Year: 
11 to 20
Distributors: 
Ingram, KDP, Asterism Books

Editorial Focus

Alternating Current Press is an indie press dedicated to publishing and promoting incredible literature that challenges readers and has an innate sense of self, timelessness, and atmosphere. The editors love science, history, homebound roots, rural landscapes, sense of place, poetic literary fiction, diverse voices, and all that is electric in the literary world.

Tips From the Editor

OCTOBER 2024 open submissions: Futurist Debut Book Award, Front Range Book Prize, Book-Length Nonfiction, Book-Length Poetry, Luminaire Prose Award, Charter Oak Award/Footnote, The Coil, We've Always Done It!: Poems about Wartime Women, and Maintain the North: An Epic Mountie Adventure Anthology.

Contact Information

Boulder, CO 80302
Contact E-mail: 
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Last updated: Nov 29, 2024

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