sending work:
please complete purchase above!
once done, please send your work by email at: submit.swimpress@gmail.com with the subject line "feedback submission" and submit your pieces in either Google Docs or Word documents.
poetry & flash fiction.
- up to 5 poems at a time
- £5 per piece
short stories and non-fiction.
- up to 3 short stories at a time
- 5000 words max. per piece
- £10 per piece
novel manuscripts.
- passages of longer fiction / full manuscripts
- please send as a Word or Google doc.
- £1 per page
here at swim press we are offering a feedback service of poetry, flash fiction, short fiction, non-fiction and novel manuscripts to help out our emerging writers when entering competitions, submissions, or while completing their own personal projects!
we are a team of three english literature and creative writing BA and MA graduates, and we are all writers ourselves, capable of offering gentle and helpful commentary of your work, in any of the areas you feel may need some looking over.
if you would like to receive feedback on some of your work, please take a look at our guidelines beforehand. we ask that only one bundle of work be sent at a time so that our team can give every piece the proper time to read and asses everything without feeling overwhelmed with too much. we will aim to get your feedback to you within two weeks of your submission (longer fiction will take more time to review depending on length of submission).
we look forward to reading your work!
Reviews
MJ H.
“Publishing short pieces without revision doesn’t happen, anyone who tells you otherwise is either lucky or lying! I’m so thrilled to have had the editors at Swim Press look over my work, because not only did they take the extreme care to give me the feedback I needed, they dug into the roots of my issues, and gave me real solutions to help me find a path forward to publication. I am so impressed, and I will absolutely come back again and again for this kind of editorial care and compassionate responses to ensure I know what I need to improve my project.”
Alicia V.
“The Swim Press team gave me wonderfully considerate feedback on one of my first ever poems and I found the experience so helpful and reassuring. I would absolutely recommend them to anyone wanting fresh eyes on a piece of work.”
Rhea K.
“I sought Swim Press’ feedback for some poetry I’d written and was keen for some unbiased critique on. The feedback I received was highly constructive, supportive and useful, with some concrete pointers on how to improve. Swim Press’ readers are experienced, informed, and could pinpoint the technical flaws in my work. It was clear they understood what I was trying to achieve and offered useful suggestions that brought the work closer in line with my vision.”
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