JackLeg Press: Market Spotlight
For this market spotlight, we look at JackLeg Press, a publisher of poetry and short fiction.
While they publish select literary novels and creative nonfiction, JackLeg Press is a small press that focuses primarily on publishing short fiction and poetry collections. They publish between six and 10 full-length collections, no chapbooks or novellas.
The editors say, "JackLeg Press is writer-centric and believes in a collaborative partnership with our writers. No contributions or revenue support our staff. Instead, earnings are reinvested into the press to support the development of our titles."
What They're Looking For
JackLeg Press is a literary press. As mentioned earlier, they will consider literary novels and creative nonfiction submissions. However, their bread and butter is short fiction and poetry.
The editors say, "At JackLeg, we stress authenticity, collaboration, and bold thinking."
How to Submit
Potential authors can submit their work online on JackLeg's Submittable page.
The editors will request a full manuscript if interested, but the initial submission should be 10-15 poems or two chapters, stories, or essays.
Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Editor of Writer's Digest, which includes managing the content on WritersDigest.com and programming virtual conferences. He's the author of 40 Plot Twist Prompts for Writers: Writing Ideas for Bending Stories in New Directions, The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms: 100+ Poetic Form Definitions and Examples for Poets, Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming, and more. Also, he's the editor of Writer's Market, Poet's Market, and Guide to Literary Agents. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
