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.
ELJ Publications believes “publishing a book should be an interactive and personalized experience.” You can read more about ELJ Publications and their editors, on their Masthead page. ELJ is currently reading chapbook, full-length, and novel length manuscripts for both poetry and prose. Read there submission guidelines carefully and browse their many current titles […]
ELJ Publications believes “publishing a book should be an interactive and personalized experience.” You can read more about ELJ Publications and their editors, on their Masthead page. ELJ is currently reading chapbook, full-length, and novel length manuscripts for both poetry and prose. Read there submission guidelines carefully and browse their many current titles […]
Black Warrior Review (BRW) doesn’t charge subscribers fees for submitting, but they do charge non-subscribers a small admin fee of $2 to submit. Per their site, “BWR pays a one-year subscription and a nominal lump-sum fee for all works published.” BWR was “established in 1974 by graduate students […]
Thank You for Swallowing is a fairly new online lit mag described as a “protest in poems.” “Poetry is a form of protest. So let this be another one, in the spirit of Against Rape, in the spirit of Catechism, in the spirit of Binders Full of Women's […]
Take a deep breath before reading this poem of poison and love. A shorter poem of only 15 lines that captures longevity in a way that forces every to count. Coles’ poem “Longevity” is meant to be read over and over again. The first stanza begins: In a world […]
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 the press is the […]
Submissions are open for Issue 2 of Atomic… Deadline is March 1… send them your short poems!
Rob Carney shares a story of learning to spell and homesickness in his December blog post for his series Old Roads, New Stories: A Blog Series on Terrain.org. The blog posts are short and full of writing inspiration. This post provides inspiration for how to describe emotion using imagery. "I miss […]
Another great prompt and submission call from SBP… deadline is end of February.
