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Nashville is a town of vagabonds and roots, a destination and a homeplace for generations. The act of creation thrums beneath the skin of this city: at any moment, you know a great song is being written or performed, a poem discovered, a story set free-- “Every morning a new arrival.” Swing wants to be the home for the emerging writer to the renowned, from the discovered to the too-long neglected. We are looking to build a print magazine with the energy and verve of its home city, where new influences course through the old. We are imagining a collection of literary works both regional and far reaching that embraces contradiction and complication. We like the idea of a magazine lightly built with high ceilings—a space for difference and dialogue. In the same way that a poem can be reborn the second it is read aloud, filling the air with sound, readers of Swing will thrill to the way an essay can flicker with new possibilities alongside a well-selected poem. Suddenly monologue becomes dialogue, friction becomes ignition. If it’s starting to sound like I’m describing a good house party, you’re getting the idea.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions, except for members of The Porch. The fee is USD $3.
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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2022

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 2 x per year.

Fiction Temp Closed
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General.

Lengths:
Flash FictionUp to 1,000 words.
Short Story1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette7,500 - 8,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown payment Provides free copy/copies Unknown payment. Provides free copy/copies. Details: Contributors are paid a flat rate.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Nonfiction Temp Closed
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
EssayUp to 8,000 words.
Narrative NonfictionUp to 8,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including....
Travel.

Payment:

Unknown payment Provides free copy/copies Unknown payment. Provides free copy/copies. Details: Contributors are paid a flat rate.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Poetry Temp Closed
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General.

Lengths:
PoemNo line limits known; Up to 5 pieces.
Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown payment Provides free copy/copies Unknown payment. Provides free copy/copies. Details: Contributors are paid a flat rate.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Visual Art Temp Closed
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Graphic NarrativeNo page limits known.
Art Media:

Cartoon/Comic strip.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown payment Provides free copy/copies Unknown payment. Provides free copy/copies. Details: Contributors are paid a flat rate.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Swing Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.
AccuracyWe have received 45 reports from 39 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported1 min | 81.1 mean avg | 96.5 median | 202 max days (48.7 std dev)
Responses84.45 %
Acceptances8.89 % of submissions accepted (87.3 avg. days per acceptance) | 10.26 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections75.56 % (94.4 avg. days per rejection) | 29.4 % personal, 38.2 % form, 32.4 % unspecified
Non-Responses15.56 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded-
Withdrawals15.56 % (17.9 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending24 responses are pending (29 min | 59.8 mean avg | 77.0 median | 149 max days waiting | 54.5 std dev) from 23 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 90 days. (55.6 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 90 days.)
The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00.
Submissions are acknowledged within 2 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 19 Apr 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 12 Jan 2025.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 Apr 2025
Last Audited: 22 Apr 2025. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 01 Dec 2022

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