Website
Type Of Publisher
Press
Genres Published
Essays, Fiction, Poetry, Visual Art
Year Established
Organization founded 1995; press founded 2010
Address
Philadelphia, PA
Name
Debra Leigh Scott
Title
Founding Director
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
Hidden River Arts is committed to the "outsider artist," living up to our name in the ongoing search for "hidden" creative talent that exists outside of the expected places: those creative people developing their craft and finding their voices outside of the MFA programs, those independent writers' or artists’ groups not affiliated with a university or any funding institution. Of course, there are also artists who, while affiliated in those ways, are "outsiders" to the prevailing or popular methodologies.
We will search for the writers who are finishing their novels while working as Emergency Room nurses, sculptors working as steam-fitters, song-writing dairy farmers or choreographer cowboys. We want the creative talent that is grown, nurtured, and matured in the kiln of real life experience. It is our belief that many, many talented people go unheard because they labor in obscurity or isolation, working with little or no support for the practice of their art.
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
Yes
Submission Guidelines URL
Our blog site: http://hiddenriverarts.wordpress.com
Reading Period
Varies
Response Time
6 - 9 months
Author Payments
royalties, cash
Contests
Eludia Award, Blue Mountain Award, Willow Run Award, Hawk Mountain Award, Tuscarora Award, Panther Creek Award, Tamaqua Award
Distributors
Ingram
Do You Have Any Cover Letter Advice?
Be sure that you provide all necessary information, and be sure that you follow our guidelines.
What Do You Look For In A Submission?
Initially, that all guideline requirements have been met. Second: high quality writing, unique voice, unusual and exciting subject. We are looking for unique voices writing on unique and significant topics.
What Advice Do You Have For First-time Submitters?
Obviously, read and review our books. Know what Hidden River is about. Then, send us only your best work. Be patient. Our reading process is thorough and takes months of deliberation. We. therefore, encourage simultaneous submissions.
Do You Have A Favorite Unsolicited Submission Discovery Or Anecdote?
Each year has a new discovery or a new manuscript to be excited about. There is no one story.
Who Is Your Ideal Reader?
Our readers are in love with literature. They are usually well-read and engaged in the literary community - through Goodreads, or book clubs, or through teaching -- very often also through being writers, publishers or artists themselves.
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