Submissions

Submissions

Submissions are open for our Opening Day Issue.

Fiction

We are interested in short stories up to roughly 5,000 words. Anything we deem significantly over the word count will not be read out of respect for the number of submissions our editors receive.

We are looking for writing that displays a strong personal style and a connection to the game of baseball. Most of all, we are excited by stories that situate baseball in a broader context, beyond the action of an individual game or at-bat. The more surprising connection to baseball, the better. There is a $25 honorarium per accepted story.

Creative Nonfiction

Creative Nonfiction at The Twin Bill is a place for true stories, boldly told. We have no formal requirements or word count, and we encourage experimentation in the name of contemporary storytelling.

That said, we urge writers to consider their story carefully and to use not a word more than strictly necessary.

There is a $15 honorarium per accepted piece.

Poetry

Please send up to five poems per issue. We love baseball from all eras, but we would particularly like to see poems of a more contemporary style or subject matter.

There is a $10 honorarium per accepted poem.

Guidelines

We are on Submittable. Please submit here. There is a $3 submission fee. Writers retain all rights to their work. We are only interested in previously unpublished work. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please let us know if it’s accepted elsewhere. Send any submissions, questions, or ideas to scott@thetwinbill.com. We would love to hear from you.

For more about what we’re interested in, you can read this interview our founder did with Six Questions For…

2026 Contest

Guidelines for the E. Ethelbert Miller Poetry Prize, Sidd Finch Fiction Prize, and Jackie Mitchell Creative Nonfiction Prize are below. Submissions will reopen in October.

The Twin Bill‘s annual contest for best baseball fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry will open for submissions on October 1. Winners will receive $100 and an engraved baseball trophy. The runner-up in each category will receive $50 and will be published in our January 31 issue. An honorable mention in each category will also be published at the standard rates.

All submissions are $10 and will be considered for the contest and the Opening Day issue. Please don’t have your name anywhere on the document.

Please read below for more information on each category.

Sidd Finch Fiction Prize

We are interested in short stories up to roughly 5,000 words. We are looking for writing that displays a strong personal style and a connection to the game of baseball. Most of all, we are excited by stories that situate baseball in a broader context, beyond the action of an individual game or at-bat. The more surprising connection to baseball, the better.

Jackie Mitchell Creative Nonfiction Prize

Creative Nonfiction at The Twin Bill is a place for true stories, boldly told. We’re looking for pieces that tell a story and show growth or change, not recapping a game or moment, but putting it into a broader personal context.

E. Ethelbert Miller Poetry Prize

Please send up to five poems.

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