ABOUT:
BACKROOM SUBS IS AN INDEPENDENT LITERARY DATABASE PROVIDING A SUBMISSION DIRECTORY WITH 100% FREE MARKET LISTINGS, FREE SMART SEARCHES, AND FREE PUBLISHER INSIGHTS. WE ALSO OFFER OPTIONAL, AFFORDABLE, PREMIUM PAID RESOURCES FOR WRITERS AND ARTISTS AVAILABLE IN OUR SUB COLLECTIVE AND A COLLECTION OF BOOKS CREATED JUST FOR WRITERS.
WE HOST A WIDE VARIETY OF CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT RANGE FROM ANTHOLOGIES, ONLINE JOURNALS, LITERARY MAGAZINES, GENERAL INTEREST MAGAZINES, BOOK PUBLISHERS, CHAPBOOK PRINTERS, AND MORE.
SORT OPPORTUNITIES BY SMART FILTERS SUCH AS:
- GENRE SPECIFIC: "FICTION" ONLY, "POETRY", "HORROR", "SCI-FI," OR "FANTASY."
- WORD COUNTS: MICRO TEXTS, FLASH PIECES, SHORT STORIES, 80,000+ WORD COUNT MINIMUMS, ETC.
- WRITER PERKS: FIND MAGAZINES AND PUBLISHERS WHO OFFER EXPEDITED SUBMISSIONS, FEEDBACK, AND NOMINATE FOR AWARDS.
- PAIR FILTERS TOGETHER: COMBINE SEARCHES SUCH AS "NO-FEE" JOURNALS, "PAYS" (PAYING WRITING MARKETS), AND "OPEN."
THE SUB COLLECTIVE:
JOIN THE SUB COLLECTIVE TO GAIN ACCESS TO OUR COMMUNITY CALENDAR AND A WIDE SUITE OF TOOLS THAT CAN ASSIST WITH THE WRITING AND SUBMISSION PROCESS. UTILIZE ACCOUNTABILITY TIMERS FOR FOCUSED WRITING AND SUBMISSION SESSIONS, TRACK YOUR GOALS, AND ENJOY THE SUBMISSION PROCESS.
YOU'RE IN THE WRITE SPOT.
OWNERSHIP:
FOUNDED AND MANAGED BY EMMA GREY ROSE, A WRITER AND EDITOR. BUILT BY A WRITER, FOR WRITERS.