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Trish Hopkinson

Trish Hopkinson is a poet and literary arts advocate. You can find her online at SelfishPoet.com and provisionally in Colorado, where she runs the regional poetry group Rock Canyon Poets, curates Poetry Happens for KRCL 90.9 FM, and is a Poetry Reader for The Adroit Journal. Her poetry has been published in several magazines and journals, including Sugar House Review, Glass Poetry Press, and The Penn Review; and her fourth chapbook Almost Famous was published by Yavanika Press in 2019. Hopkinson happily answers to labels such as atheist, feminist, and empty nester; and enjoys traveling, live music, and craft beer.

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Wailing & Gnashing, DEADLINE: Always open

Wailing & Gnashing is a new poetry journal for outsiders. They are always open, accept reprints, and while standard response time in the future will be around three months, you can expect much faster response times for their first upcoming issue. Read more about why they created the […]

Why you should experiment with a new poetic form – guest post by Loretta Bushell

Humans are creatures of habit. It’s tempting to find one or two poetic forms you like and stick with them for the rest of your life. But don’t let yourself get complacent! No matter where you are on your poetry journey, it’s always useful to experiment with new […]

Where to submit reprints (just updated!)

If you have poetry or other writing which has been previously published, but the readership was low or perhaps it was only in print and not online, you may want to submit it to literary magazines and journals that accept work as a reprint. There are two lists […]

Where to submit your poems Sept – Nov, 2025 via Tell Tell Poetry

Tell Tell Poetry “is a poetry resource site dedicated to bringing you news about poetry, interviews with poets, and editing services.” They recently posted a great where to submit list for the the next few months. It includes links to each submission opportunity, whether its a call or […]

Lit Radio interview with Trish Hopkinson on KAFM 88.1

It was a great pleasure to be interviewed by Melody Jones, president of Western Colorado Writers’ Forum (WCWF) on KAFM 88.1 Grand Valley community radio near my home on the western slope of Colorado. Click play below to listen to the interview or click here for other past […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Luna Luna Magazine, DEADLINE: Always open

Luna Luna Magazine is a literary journal devoted to publishing lush poetics and the dark ecstatic. They are always open unless otherwise specified on their website and publish eleven poets each month. They have a fast response time to submissions and respond within a month. See my interview with  […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Calul Journal, DEADLINE: Always open

Calul Journal is a new journal of poetry and art. “Hakol Calul” in Hebrew means “everything is included.” Calul poets make up an inclusive and expansive community. At Calul they begin in a place of Jewish humanism and branch out to the world. Each week they pair and […]

26 Respected Literary Journals via Authors Publish

Another great list of literary journals from our friends at Authors Publish! Not to mention additional resource links, some stats, and of course all of these respected journals don’t charge submissions fees. The list is not in any particular order. Authors Publish researches and verifies all listed publishers […]

Poetry Super Highway Contest (non-profit), $1/Poem entry fee, DEADLINE: Sept. 27, 2025

This contest from Poetry Super Highway is a great opportunity for only $1 per poem to enter, especially since you can enter as many poems as you like. ALL of the entry fees go to the prize pool, and the prize money is not too shabby, usually in […]

NO FEE Submission call (Special issue: Women 50+) + editor interview – Gyroscope Review, DEADLINE: Sept. 1, 2025

Gyroscope Review is a print and online poetry magazine published quarterly. You can read their current issue as well as past issue on their site or order them in print. They welcome both new and established poets and are currently open for submissions for their fall special issue […]