What is poetry? Galway Kinnell says, “To me, poetry is somebody standing up, so to speak, and saying, with as little concealment as possible, what it is for him or her to be on earth at this moment.” Robert Frost writes, “Writing a poem is discovering.” Madeleine LeCense, an 18-year-old National […]
Outlook Springs is a new bi-annual, print and online literary journal “transmitted from the town of Outlook Springs, New Hampshire, which may or may not exist in one or more alternate dimensions.” They don’t charge submission fees and they pay their contributors, $25 fiction/non-fiction and $10 per poem + a contributor copy. […]
Submishmash allows writers and other artists to view open submission calls randomly, by type (writing, art, sound, film) or by deadlines. It’s a fun and interesting way to visually wade through the many submission calls available. Built by our friends at Submittable, “Submishmash is a living catalog of […]
It’s so important to do your homework before sending your manuscript to a publisher. Make sure to take notes for each publisher you research. You will most likely want to compare them to each other before deciding where you want to submit. Make sure the press is the […]
In June, my husband Dan and I were on a road trip out to California to see our son. Somewhere in the Rockies, I said to him, “You know, I think it’s time I went back to get that MFA.” When we returned home, I applied, was accepted, […]
Our friends at Entropy have been interviewing small presses and adding them to their Small Press Database which now has over 115 listed! They ask the “editors about their origins, their mission, and what it’s like to run a press. Also find press details, links to websites, and submission […]
The Deaf Poet Society is a new online literary magazine featuring writers and artists with disabilities. They are currently seeking submissions of poetry, prose, cross-genre work, book reviews, and artwork for publication. They publish an online issue four times a year: January, April, July, and October. You can read or […]
