[Alternate Route]

Welcome to [Alternate Route], beatnik! We value rebellious, transgressive writing with attitude. Some examples of beat poets include Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, Elise Cowan, Diane di Prima, and William Burroughs. If your work isn't strictly beat, don't worry! You should submit anyway.

The submission window for spring 2024 is now closed. Thank you to all writers and artists who contributed their work for consideration in Issue 13 Spring 2024. Note that if you don't get a response after the end of May, you can consider your piece(s) unpublished. To those here to carouse: Issue 12 Winter 2024 is out (see icicle card under Zines) en plein air (digital format / PDF). Paperback for ibid. is out and can be found on our printing provider, Lulu.com. (See link below). Please keep litter in the bins and hold your elbows perpendicular to your waist. Thank you for your time and please enjoy the journal.

Submission Guidelines

Author/Artist Biographies

Recognitions

Paperback & eBook

Irrelevant Quotes

Notices

• We are working on releasing e-book versions of all issues. Please be patient with us and come back later for progress.
• [Alternate Route] is now open to publishing of poetry chapbooks and poetry books with our printing provider Lulu.com. Inquire with us electronically for more information.
• Worried that we'll go out of business and your publication history will be tarnished? Fear no more! [Alternate Route] is now listed on the Internet Archives at <https://archive.org/details/@alternate_route>! (Issues 1-11 thus far). Check it out!
• [Alternate Route] is investigating funding opportunities and hopes to pay the creators of accepted submissions in the near future.

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