Going Down Swinging
Literary Magazine
Going Down Swinging works across platforms to produce high quality publications and events that support writers and artists telling stories worth sharing.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: ?
- Acceptance rate: ?
Payssee Genres section for details
Find more details in the Genres section
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 2000 words max
Max words: 2000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary
Payment: AU$60-170
Nonfiction - 2000 words max
Max words: 2000
Max pieces: 1
Payment: AU$60-170
Poetry
Max pieces: 6
Payment: AU$ 100 per piece
Hybrid
Max words: 2000
Max pieces: 1
Payment: AU$ per piece
Art
Payment: AU$ per piece
Comics
Payment: AU$180-220
No specific limitations
Audio
Payment: AU$ per piece
How to submit
Processs
Google / other forms
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
We don't have rights information for this magazine
Additional info
Dip into our archives to get a feel for what we’re looking for. Please only send us your very best – one prose piece or up to three poems every six months. We pay all our contributors. Prose under 500 words $60 Prose over 500 words $170 Poem $100 Comic (less than 5 frames) $180 Comic (longer than 5 frames/demonstrative of extensive effort) $220 Illustration accompanying text (1 image) $100 Illustration accompanying text (multiple images) $200 Please note: Payments may vary slightly at the editor’s discretion and in conversation with the creator. This is dependent on the length, format and other specifics of the piece (and will exclusively be in the form of a boost where appropriate).
Tracker statistics
12
Total submissions tracked
21 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
8 days
Fastest response time
57 days
Slowest response time
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Submission calls
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Masthead
Georgia Coldebella
Editor-in-Chief
Hollen Singleton
Co-Editor
Wai-Mun Mah
Associate Editor
Pip Grylls
Online Editor
Sophie Tegan Gardiner
Online Editor
Joanna Guelas
Online Editor