

"Downvoting the Good Lawyer" by Daniela Olszewska
A few weeks ago, I went through a five minute registration process on NPR's website just so I could downvote the comment pictured above...


Marisa Crawford on Thelma & Louise
We called it a horror movie. Because of the end. Because they almost made it. Because they maybe could’ve made it. Because they never...
"In Praise of Inefficiency, Or: Why I Love Reading for the Gatewood Prize" by S. Whitney H
When I joined the staff of Switchback Books in 2009, I was excited to be a part of something that combined a strong mission in which I...


Manifest Reviewed at Horseless Press
"I’ve been thinking about your title poem, 'Manifest,' and how this word functions conceptually in this collection. When something...


The Gatewood Prize Deadline is Approaching!
If you identify as a woman and have a manuscript for your first or second book of poetry, be sure and send it our way before June 1. Our...


Friday Switchlinks
For those in Chicago, be sure to check out the Poetry Foundation's Sitting Between the Sea and the Buildings symposium tomorrow...


Mónica de la Torre
Switchback's own Mónica de la Torre, author of Four, has a nice long conversation with Andy Fitch at The Conversant.


An Eleventh Hour Editorial from Nicole Faust
Don't get me wrong, reader, I genuinely felt excited when asked to contribute to the Switchback Blog v2.0 (is that what we're calling it?...


Staff Profile: Ellen Fogelman
1. What do you do for Switchback? I'm the Development Coordinator, which means I research grants and other funding opportunities and...