Website
Type Of Publisher
Online
Genres Published
Fiction, Poetry, Reviews, Visual Art
Year Established
2005
Address
Provincetown, MA
Name
Elizabeth Bradfield
Title
Editor-in-Chief
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
Founded in 2005 with the mission of putting literature and art on the streets, Broadsided publishes monthly visual-literary collaborations as free posters for anyone to download and print. Special features punctuate the monthly publications. Writing is chosen from open submissions. Art is created by a pool of artists invited to the project who “dibs” selected writing and create visual responses. Distribution is managed by you, the grass-roots “Vectors” who print the letter-sized pdfs and post them in your neighborhoods.
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
Yes
Submission Guidelines URL
Reading Period
From 09 / 05 / 15 -15
Response Time
10 - 06 weeks
Author Payments
subscription
Contests
Annually, in spring, we run The Switcheroo: a call for ekphrastic writing in response to art we post.
Average Unique Visitors Per Month
700
How Frequently Is Content Updated?
monthly
Do You Have Any Cover Letter Advice?
We primarily care about the quality of the work submitted. We like to know a writer's background, and we celebrate equally finding work to publish from established and emerging writers.
What Do You Look For In A Submission?
Our format requires short work so that writing and art can sing alongside one another. We consider readers "on the streets": would this writing speak to someone who does not usually seek out literature? Strong subject, imagery, craft a must.
What Advice Do You Have For First-time Submitters?
The old chestnut: read some of what we've published.
Do You Have A Favorite Unsolicited Submission Discovery Or Anecdote?
95% of our submissions are unsolicited. We delight in opening our Submittable to find names new to us and names known. Getting an unsolicited submission from Jane Hirshfield was quite an honor.
Who Is Your Ideal Reader?
The curious, alert person at a bus stop whose eye catches one of our broadsides and is drawn in.
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