Website
Type Of Publisher
Online
Genres Published
Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Reviews, Visual Art
Year Established
2014
Address
Washington, 98059
Name
Christopher T Garry
Title
Founder and Managing Editor
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
Black Denim Lit is an imprint of Black Denim Press, LLC. Black Denim Lit welcomes thoughtful writers, new and established. Without entering into a debate as to what qualifies as "literary," we are looking for fiction up to 7,500 words that has unique and lasting artistic merit. We may consider novelettes up to 17,500 words on a case by case basis. We accept novel query letters, including no more than 5,000 words in the query. Why "Black Denim"...? In work clothes, black denim is a less pretentious than khaki and more understated than blue jeans. This typifies the tone of writing style that appeals to us: grounded, approachable and unassuming. Don't get us wrong--bring the grit, complexity, humor and strength. We look at a lot of genre work after all. But our tastes consider that "lasting artistic merit" can emerge from almost anywhere. Does the denim reference imply that we are looking for only "American" stories? No. The work we love comes from all over the world--Afghanistan, India, France, Korea, China, Australia and so on, written by students, graduates, academicians and working-class folk. They are all writers, meaning they write out of pure love for the art form. It shows. We're open for submissions through Submittable.
Reading Period
Year round
Response Time
2 - 4 weeks
Average Unique Visitors Per Month
700
Do You Have Any Cover Letter Advice?
Read the magazine first. Write to be read. Promote yourself.
Do You Have A Favorite Unsolicited Submission Discovery Or Anecdote?
Editor: We don't like it. Writer: I have another version. Editor: we like it--why didn't you submit that version? Writer: I didn't like it. Editor: ...
Who Is Your Ideal Reader?
Undistracted.
