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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.

Not all rejections from lit mags are created equal . . .

We all receive many more rejections than acceptances. I recently learned that there are ways to help interpret the rejections literary magazines and journals send your way. Rejections actually come in many forms, including standard forms, tiered, and personal. Specifically, a “tiered” rejection means the lit mag sends out […]

Need FREE public domain art for your poetry projects?

The British Library via Flikr now offers a huge variety and multiple albums to browse through of illustrations and art that are completely public domain and free to use! From beautiful typography, to bazaar illustrations, book covers, cycling, architecture, decorative papers, and so much more–the possibilities are endless. I’m […]

The Fem has a blog!

Want to get published while supporting an awesome feminist lit mag? The Fem is now taking articles for their new blog! Send them your pitch or finished article…

Deadline Extended to 5/15/16: STARTING TO RIDE Poetry and Prose Series

This awesome series at Silver Birch Press has been extended! Go check out some of the great work published in their current series and send in your own by May 15! They are accepting both poetry and short prose.

NO FEE Submission Call – Reservoir, DEADLINE: May 20, 2016

Reservoir, is a new semi-annual, online literary journal. They publish poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction and art. New issues are released in the summer and in the winter. To read their inaugural issue, click here. For more info on how to submit to literary magazine and journals, read my Submission Tips […]

PAYING/REPRINTS No Fee Submission Call, [SOFTNESS] Anthology, Deadline: July 15, 2016

Deadline extended to July 15, 2016!

"SHASHIN – KAKU, a new style of Haiku" – guest blog post by Wayne Scott Ray

In developing a new haiku style of poetry, I had to come up with a name. During my investigations into the history of haiku (l) I came across two Japanese words that I have chosen to describe this new style; Shashin, meaning photograph and Kaku, meaning picture (to […]

“SHASHIN – KAKU, a new style of Haiku” – guest blog post by Wayne Scott Ray

In developing a new haiku style of poetry, I had to come up with a name. During my investigations into the history of haiku (l) I came across two Japanese words that I have chosen to describe this new style; Shashin, meaning photograph and Kaku, meaning picture (to […]

31 Contemporary Poets You Need To Read by Sarah Galo of Buzzfeed #NaPoMo

Where to Submit in May by Entropy–the list of all lists!

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.” In April they posted an article on where to submit in April and May. Click here to […]

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