CRWROPPS Post: Broadsided Press

Since 2007 we have offered "The Switcheroo" in March/April.  Write in response to this original painting... winner published May 1 as a broadside.

Dear Writers, Teachers, Staff, Faculty, ...  We are excited to share this call for submissions to the 18th annual SWITCHEROO from Broadsided Press. If you could share this widely with your community, we'd be appreciative.  We hope to reach as diverse a community of writers as possible. We are always open for submissions, but until April 10, we are inviting responses to Meghan Keane's painting.  Below are specifics that can be repurposed in email as well as a PDF, should that be a better way to spread the word. Thank you -- and happy creating! Elizabeth Bradfield, Miller Oberman, Jennifer Perrine, Alexandra Teague Broadsided Press SUBMISSIONS WANTED: THE SWITCHEROO BROADSIDED PRESS 18th ANNUAL SWITCHEROO WANTED: Ekphrastic Responses to Meghan Keane's painting DEADLINE: April 10, 2021 Broadsided Press is seeking submissions of poetry and short prose that respond to this painting by Broadsided artist Meghan Keane.   We are looking for short, evocative work that engages the art we've offered not as illustration but as inspiration.  Because the final selection will be published as a broadside, with art and writing resonating alongside one another, we invite writers to be free with their responses.  No need to describe anything other than that which moves you. The winner will be "Broadsided" on May 1.  What is The Switcheroo?  Every spring, we like to turn the tables and invite writers to respond to art we post, rather than asking artists to respond to writing we've chosen. Broadsided artists were invited to submit up to three pieces of work for the Switcheroo. We then asked Janice Redman, the 2020 Switcheroo artist, to choose one piece of art she thought would be generative for writers and would work in Broadsided's unique format. Of her decision, Redman had this to say:  I was drawn to the mountainous range of the shiny, tightly-pulled hair over the perforated rollers with sharp grips holding everything in place, the intimacy and the physicality of it, the early childhood memory of my own mother sitting there, the strange otherworldness of these alien, plastic, spiky things forced in place, precariously held by the grips, pushing along the scalp… visceral memory and curiosity pulled at me. There is a story here, a moment revealed—intimate, private.  Or maybe the opposite, public, open, social.  But whichever way, a moment caught, a ritual performed. –Janice Redman GUIDANCE: Poems should be UNDER 20 lines.  Prose should be UNDER 300 words.  Entries should be sent via Submittable. Further guidelines can be found there. Curious to know what we're looking for?  See past Switcheroo examples.  We've favored responses that are not literal interpretations but instead amplify some emotional aspect of the visual art or use it as a springboard. As both image and text will appear together in the final publication, we seek writing in conversation with the art such that a new piece is created by the two together. A pdf of this announcement can be downloaded here: 2021 Switcheroo Call for Submissions PS: We are are also open now for non-Switcheroo submissions.  See our guidelines.  If selected, a Broadsided artist will respond to your work.  See what you inspire! More About the Switcheroo pdf of the call for submissions to print and post STORIES WANTED Have you posted a broadside?  Then you're a Vector. Tell us where, and why, and we'll share it on our Instagram. Copyright © 2021 Broadsided Press, All rights reserved. Dear Friend, you have shared news of Broadsided Press calls for submission in the past, and we hope you will continue to do so. We have moved over to MailChimp for our communications, and we are adding you to the call for submission list. Our mailing address is: Broadsided Press PO Box 24 Provincetown, Ma 02657