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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.

My poem “Crimes of Compassion” published alongside gorgeous artwork by W. Jack Savage in Window Cat Press

So pleased to have my found poem “Crimes of Compassion” published this week by Window Cat Press in their Winter 2016 issue! There’s nothing like a beautiful journal that pairs poems with artwork, and Window Cat does exactly that. I’m honored to have this found poem on the […]

Get Ready! National Poetry Month 2016 is coming up in April

"National Poetry Month is the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, K-12 teachers, librarians, booksellers, literary events curators, publishers, bloggers, and, of course, poets marking poetry's important place in our culture and our lives." Read more about the creation of National […]

Why I'm Giving Up On Being Published

Poets and writers… remember why you write, be “selfish!” Excellent personal essay on staying true to your writing self by Woz Flint from Brevity’s nonfiction blog.

My new poem "What" published in #thesideshow today . . .

My poem “What” inspired by Sharon Olds’ poem “When” was published up on Five 2 One Magazine‘s online companion site #thesideshow today. For information on how to submit your poetry to #thesideshow or Five to One Magazine, see my post: 2 NO FEE Submission Calls (Print and web) […]

My new poem “What” published in #thesideshow today . . .

My poem “What” inspired by Sharon Olds’ poem “When” was published up on Five 2 One Magazine‘s online companion site #thesideshow today. For information on how to submit your poetry to #thesideshow or Five to One Magazine, see my post: 2 NO FEE Submission Calls (Print and web) […]

10 Amazing Independent Online Literary Magazines (you should definitely read and submit to!)

Thrilled to see some of my favorite online lit mags included in this article by Jocelyn Mosman in The List on Feb 16, 2016; along with some new ones I can’t wait to check out! Some of my favorites included in the list are Muzzle, The Offing, Silver Birch […]

Call for Submissions: LEARNING TO DRIVE Poetry & Prose Series

Another great series by Silver Birch Press for poems and short prose! DEADLINE: March 15, 2016

Call for Submissions: LEARNING TO DRIVE Poetry & Prose Series

Another great series by Silver Birch Press for poems and short prose! DEADLINE: March 15, 2016

PAYING Submission call – Contrary Magazine pays $20, DEADLINE: Mar. 1, 2016!

Contrary doesn’t charge fees for submissions, but they do pay contributors. Per their site, payment “for original commentary, fiction, and poetry, Contrary Magazine pays $20 per author per issue, regardless of the number of works or nature of the submission. Reviews and Contrary Blog posts are usually unpaid.” […]

NO FEE Chapbook Publishers and other Chapbook Listings

The individual listings below are the chapbook publishers I found which do not charge submission fees, reading fees, or contest fees. The majority of chapbooks are published via contests and do typically require a fee from $10 – $25. Research each market thoroughly and make sure submitting is […]

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