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.
This is a really cool prompt and submission opportunity from the folks at Golden Walkman Magazine for a project they are calling “Dialogue Submissions.” Every few months, they will publish a Dialogue Starter Issue with poetry and prose inspired by an original, contributor-provided piece of instrumental music. “Writers will have (1) […]
I really can’t say enough great things about the staff at Lunch Ticket. They are kind, responsive, and organized. I wanted to know a little bit more about what they have going on and they are up to a lot of amazing things! Including two free writing contests […]
I recently came across concÄ«s, a fairly new lit mag that not only pays contributors, but also supports Room to Read, an organization dedicated to educating children in need in Asia and Africa. You can opt to donate your payment and concÄ«s will double it. They also provide a Donation Tracker so […]
I recently came across concÄ«s, a fairly new lit mag that not only pays contributors, but also supports Room to Read, an organization dedicated to educating children in need in Asia and Africa. You can opt to donate your payment and concÄ«s will double it. They also provide a Donation Tracker so […]
I’m honored to be featured in Les Femmes Folles (LFF) for their 2017 series of women artists. They do a custom interview and include artwork in each feature. My feature includes two found poems previously published in Wild Horses, Women on Fire by ELJ Editions: “Salvage great love […]
A fellow poet recently had the courage to complain about the expense of our chosen vocation. It's a sad fact that the net proceeds for poets are usually negative. We often have to pay to develop our craft and get ourselves read. Perhaps it's not unlike many art forms in this […]
Publishing … and Other Forms of Insanity is the blog and writing resource site by writer Erica Verrillo. Her site is loaded with great articles for writers and the writing life, including listings of publishers, agents, where to get reviews, submission calls, free contests, writing conferences and more. […]
Entropy is a “website featuring literary & non-literary content. A website that seeks to engage with the literary community, that becomes its own community, and creates a space for literary & non-literary ideas.” They recently posted an article on where to submit in August and September. Click here to read […]
Franciscan University Press is accepting 48-100 page manuscripts during August 2017 for its Jacopone da Todi Poetry Prize. “We want work which reflects a disciple’s heart.” I wondered how and why this poetry prize came to be, so I asked editor David Craig a few questions to find out. […]
Brain Mill Press is a small, independent publisher of 10-15 titles a year in fiction, memoir, and poetry, with a strong interest in promoting the voices of women, writers of color, and LGBTQIA+ writers. They run an open call for poetry chapbooks on odd years and full-length poetry manuscripts on […]
