Digging Press LLC is based in New Jersey. We publish chapbooks, a poetry series, and an online journal. We also produce a podcast and host a reading series in New York City.
Digging Press is an independent publisher with a strong commitment to fostering experimentation and cultural inclusion in the realms of literature and visual arts. We believe that diversity of voices and eclecticism are essential components of a vibrant creative landscape, and we provide a platform for such voices to thrive.
Our mission is simple: to champion the power of diverse perspectives and artistic expressions. We actively seek out works that challenge the status quo, push boundaries, and open new dialogues. Our goal is to amplify the voices of underrepresented communities and artists, making the literary and visual arts more inclusive and dynamic.
Our Publisher and EIC, Gessy Alvarez, offers developmental editing services for short fiction and poetry. For more information about Gessy Alvarez, go to: gessyalvarez.com
Submission Guidelines
- Submit your manuscript through Submittable. Include a cover note. Please feel free to ask specific questions that you’d like us to address.
- All manuscripts should be double-spaced and formatted in 12-point font.
- If your manuscript is selected for a consultation, Gessy Alvarez will respond with a full critique in 8 weeks. You can expect a cover letter addressing global issues within the manuscript like scope, voice, pacing, arrangement, and more as well as a copy of your manuscript with notes about specific lines or passages.
- Open to English-language writers only.
- If you withdraw your piece before we have begun feedback, we will gladly let you substitute another story of equal length or provide a refund. Send us a note via Submittable, and we'll send you instructions on uploading a substitute.
- We reserve the right to decline any work submitted (fees will be refunded to any submitters declined).
Gessy's consultation fees and parameters are as follows:
- Flash Fiction, up to 1000 words, $25
- Individual Poem, up to 2 pages in length, $25
- Short Stories, up to 24 pages, $45
- Folios, up to 7 pages in length, not to include more than 5 poems, $75
- Fiction or Poetry Chapbooks, 25 - 45 pages, $100
The deadline to submit work for this consultation program is June 30. Gessy Alvarez will respond to all submitters by August 1.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Digging Press accepts submissions and payment of the entry fee through our online submission manager, Submittable. We are not able to accept submissions via email or postal mail.
*All fees collected help us pay production costs associated with our Digging Press Chapbook Series.
We are curating a listing of promising visual artists and their ONLINE portfolios for our Artist Spotlight feature. We are especially interested in painters, illustrators, comic book artists, photographers, graphic artists, mixed media artists, etc. See our past Artist Spotlights here.
Visual artists should submit a link to their online portfolio (Instagram, website, web page, etc.) a short bio, artist statement, and three high-resolution .jpeg images that best represent their body of work via Submittable. Please DO NOT email submissions. We have a limited amount of space but will consider every submission.
Accepted works will be promoted in our online journal, and at our Facebook and Instagram accounts.
With permission from our contributors, we may include accepted works in promotional material for Digging Through The Fat and Digging Press, LLC.
We rely on donations and individual purchases to support our mission. We appreciate any support you can give.
Please note: we offer free U.S.-only shipping with purchases through Submittable. International orders can only be fulfilled at our shop here.
DiggingPress.com (Digging Press and Digging Through The Fat) is a fiscally sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a 501(c)(3) charity. Contributions made payable to Fractured Atlas for the purposes of DiggingPress.com are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
- Short Fiction submissions should be no more than 2500 words. All submissions should be double-spaced, and use a 12-point standard font. Pages should be numbered.
- All submissions should be submitted in a single DOC or DOCX file type.
- Hybrid and combined submissions are welcome, as long as they do not exceed 2500 words.
- Do not submit previously published work. We require first serial rights for accepted works. This includes work published on personal blogs and social media.
- Simultaneous submissions are accepted as long as they are indicated as such and the submission is withdrawn from Submittable immediately upon acceptance elsewhere.
Please do not email your submission.
We shall do our best to respond within three months, but in some cases, this period may be longer. If you have not received a response from us within 120 days, please send an email inquiry to editor@diggingpress.com. Please do not contact our editors directly regarding the status of your submission via Twitter and/or Facebook.
All rights revert to the author upon publication. If your original work is later reprinted elsewhere, we ask that you please note its first publication here.
Contributors receive a $20 honorarium.
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Accepted works will be promoted in our online journal, and in our Facebook and Instagram accounts. With permission from our contributors, we may include accepted works in promotional material for Digging Through The Fat and Digging Press, LLC.
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Add-On Purchases
We rely on donations and purchases to support our literary projects.
U.S.-based submitters can order our chapbooks and broadside with free shipping through Submittable.
We can't accept international orders through Submittable at this time. For International submitters interested in making a purchase, email your name and the date of your submission to editor@diggingpress.com, and we will send you a discount code to use at our shop.
Best of luck!