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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 for QPOC + editor interview —— the Shade Journal, DEADLINE: Feb. 1, 2017

The Shade Journal is a new online poetry journal recently founded by Editor-In-Chief, Luther Hughes. It is “focused on the empowerment of queer people of color (QPOC); publishing poems that inspires, devastates, and howls—work that challenges forms and upsets the canon, but understands its rigorous and traditional roots.” I […]

NO FEE Submission call for QPOC + editor interview —— the Shade Journal, DEADLINE: Feb. 1, 2017

The Shade Journal is a new online poetry journal recently founded by Editor-In-Chief, Luther Hughes. It is “focused on the empowerment of queer people of color (QPOC); publishing poems that inspires, devastates, and howls—work that challenges forms and upsets the canon, but understands its rigorous and traditional roots.” I […]

62 NO FEE poetry book publishers (updated Jan 2017!) + important tips on submitting your manuscript

UPDATED JAN. 9, 2017 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 […]

300+ NO FEE Literary Mags & Journals to submit to —— guest blog post by Niccolea M. Nance

Back in September, I was inspired by an article on Lit Hub by Kim Liao about setting a goal of 100 rejections per year. The idea being that making the rejections the goal would take some of the sting out of getting them and hopefully remove the mental block most […]

300+ NO FEE Literary Mags & Journals to submit to —— guest blog post by Niccolea M. Nance

Back in September, I was inspired by an article on Lit Hub by Kim Liao about setting a goal of 100 rejections per year. The idea being that making the rejections the goal would take some of the sting out of getting them and hopefully remove the mental block most […]

NO FEE Submission call & editor interview —— Underblong, DEADLINE: Feb. 5, 2017

Underblong is an intriguing new online poetry journal recently founded by poets Chen Chen and Sam Herschel Wein. I wondered how and why this literary magazine came to be, so I asked them a few questions to find out. See my interview with Chen and Wein and a link to their […]

NO FEE Submission call & editor interview —— Underblong, DEADLINE: Feb. 5, 2017

Underblong is an intriguing new online poetry journal recently founded by poets Chen Chen and Sam Herschel Wein. I wondered how and why this literary magazine came to be, so I asked them a few questions to find out. See my interview with Chen and Wein and a link to their […]

In Defense of Rhyme —— guest blog post by Kathy Lundy Derengowski

  At a time when rhyming poets and free verse poets are like armed camps, perhaps it is time for us to find a middle ground, a time for truces and treaties, mutual respect and support for colleagues who have common interests and face common challenges, because in […]

In Defense of Rhyme —— guest blog post by Kathy Lundy Derengowski

  At a time when rhyming poets and free verse poets are like armed camps, perhaps it is time for us to find a middle ground, a time for truces and treaties, mutual respect and support for colleagues who have common interests and face common challenges, because in […]

NO FEE Submission call —— Lunch Ticket's Amuse-Bouche: Spotlight, DEADLINE: Jan. 31, 2017

I really can’t say enough great things about the staff at Lunch Ticket. They are kind, responsive, and organized. They are a twice-yearly literary and art journal, as well as other special projects, published by the MFA community of Antioch University of Los Angeles, a program that is devoted […]

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