Northern Illinois University Press has a new fiction imprint called Switchgrass Books.

According to the press, “Switchgrass is committed to enhancing the cultural landscape of the Midwest by offering a forum for publishing dynamic, original voices of literary fiction.”

Switchgrass will publish only novels by authors with “significant ties to the Midwest.” The novels will be set in or will be about the Midwest. The press does not accept manuscripts from agents.

See www.switchgrass.niu.edu for more information, including submission guidelines.