Tin House-gate is how it has been described, the topic of conversation dominating lit mag chatter this past weekend (such as here, here, and here). Tin House announced last Friday that for the rest of 2010 all unsolicited submissions must be accompanied by a receipt of purchase for a book from a bookstore. This goes for submissions to both Tin House magazine and Tin House Books. Here’s their original press release:

In the spirit of discovering new talent as well as supporting established authors and the bookstores who support them, Tin House Books will accept unsolicited manuscripts dated between August 1 and November 30, 2010, as long as each submission is accompanied by a receipt for a book from a bookstore. Tin House magazine will require the same for unsolicited submissions sent between September 1 and December 30, 2010.

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